My rescued dogs are aggressive with other animals. What to do?

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We recently rescued pudding and her companion dizzy (who is 5, medium mix breed) from a shelter that told us that they were good with other animals. Upon walking them and meeting other animals we have found that both of them bark and growl, pudding reacts the worst by lunging and biting also which riles up dizzy until they bite and growl at each other. Dizzy will calm down if we walk away but pudding just pulls and bites and barks even after the other animal I'd gone. What can we do to help? Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Small (up to 22lb) | Female | spayed | 2 years and 3 months old | 11 lbs

Jeffrey Milner · Accepted Answer

If the two are a bonded pair, I would consider trying to introduce the more aggressive one toe the other animals alone without her buddy. See if this makes any difference - she may have been being protective. Unfortunately, this doesn't necessarily resolve your problem. While I hate to say it, you only just got these guys and they may not be best suited for your home. If I were you, I would contact the shelter or rescue from which you acquired them and let them know what is happening. Usually, if the place is reputable, they will understand and take the dogs back in order to place them somewhere else. Rescuing an animal should not become a big project for you if it was not meant to be one in the first place. If you decide that you are going to keep them anyway, they will need to be introduced to your other animals very slowly and carefully, and under strict supervision for an extended period of time. The use of positive reinforcement training will hopefully allow them to coexist at some point. There are no guarantees however. Hope this helps. Let me know if I can assist you in any further manner.

My rescued dogs are aggressive with other animals. What to do?

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