diane303
Posted : 4/23/2015 6:11:11 PM
We recently adopted a 6 year old Elk hound from a reputable breeder in the area. This breeder has been showing and breeding elk hounds since the 70s , has health problems and is getting out of dogs. We toyed with the idea of leaving her intact and doing conformation with her in UKC just to have fun. I do obedience and agility with my other dogs, now. I'm thinking otherwise, though, because her behavior toward my spayed pointer is testy. My pointer is the dog that my other dogs defer to. My pointer usually invites a new dog to play after she has made it clear that the newbie needs to show respect. She did this to the elk hound and the elk hound challenged her status, standing over her with teeth bared and growling. My pointer is a non-aggressive assertive leader. The Elk hound also seems to be flirting with my male neutered border collie mix. He is leery at best and defensively hangs with my pointer . I also have a spayed English Setter who manages to stear clear of the drama. I just have to make sure that everyone in the crew understands that I am the giver of everything good and will not tolerate bad behavior.
I worry, though, that when she goes into heat, she is going to be a handful with the other dogs and someone is libel to get hurt, so I'm pretty sure we will be going under the knife this coming month. Oh, well. Maybe we can trial in Rally.