Male pup is attacking female pup

Frenchiemomof2 · Mar 5, 2018

We have a 9 month old male and a 10 month old female. The male is becoming very territorial and stalks our girl and many times attacks her to the point she is afraid of him. Her personality is changing out of fear. We had a male previously that after neutering he became super aggressive and but people, he attacked another dog we had and our breeder took him back after he bit my husband in the face. That is how we got our girl. We added the boy as a playmate not having any idea that we would be dealing with this again. I don’t know what to do! Both of these males changed majorly after neutering and they have completely different parents and the breeder is very reputable! I need some advice!

Mavis · Mar 5, 2018

Hmmm; I would think the neutering would calm him down. Sounds like he is naturally dominant and your girl naturally more submissive. Is he "playing" (even though rough), or is he being aggressive? I will be interested to see what others say.

mattcantwin · Mar 5, 2018

Frenchiemomof2 said:
...and our breeder took him back after he bit my husband in the face.

That is how we got our girl.

...and the breeder is very reputable! I need some advice!

Does not sound like a good situation.

Is there an option to return the male to the breeder?

Cbrugs · Mar 5, 2018

Both my boys (Frenchie and bulldog) calmed down after neutering. As mentioned, is it playing or being vicious? Bulldogs generally tend to play rough as it is and can be construed as attacking.

Also, it sounds like your male is alpha. YOU need to be alpha. Look up Nothing in Life is Free for some training techniques. Have you done obedience classes? If not, it might be a good idea.

Frenchie Grrrl · Mar 5, 2018

I have read some studies that showed a link between increased aggression in male dogs after neutering.

I know there are some natural remedies out there for post spay/neuter, although, I don't have any personal experience using them. I want to say that Adored Beast has one.

I would get a professional trainer to come to the house, as well. Someone who has experience dealing with aggression.

Alice Kable · Mar 5, 2018

Get started with a trainer that knows Bulldogs; the sooner, the better.

2bullymama · Mar 7, 2018

Frenchiemomof2 said:
We have a 9 month old male and a 10 month old female. The male is becoming very territorial and stalks our girl and many times attacks her to the point she is afraid of him. Her personality is changing out of fear. We had a male previously that after neutering he became super aggressive and but people, he attacked another dog we had and our breeder took him back after he bit my husband in the face. That is how we got our girl. We added the boy as a playmate not having any idea that we would be dealing with this again. I don’t know what to do! Both of these males changed majorly after neutering and they have completely different parents and the breeder is very reputable! I need some advice!

You need to make him know you are boss ... get him in training and set up limits and rules.

Nothing in life is free is very easy technique to get him in line. Basically he gets nothing unless he responds to your command/direction.

At his age he is pushing limits and trying to take over to see how far you'll let him go.

Look for a trainer to come to your home and help show you how to reinforce your 'alpha'. . It can be fixed with little effort

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