#dogbr

[leatherpearlslace]

Bean at 5:30am on a Friday.

[darkwood-sleddog]

Hi,

do you know if Canadian Eskimo Dogs and Greenland Dogs have same sex aggression towards members of their pack in a similar way as Alaskan Malamutes?

Same-Sex Aggression is not a Malamute specific trait and is present in many breeds such as GSD, many bully breeds, terriers, etc., although is quite common amongst primitive dog breeds.

The standards of all three dogs (Malamute, Canadian Inuit Dogs, and Greenland Dogs) mention their friendliness with people, but don't elaborate very far on their attitudes towards other dogs. The Canadian Inuit (Eskimo) Dog standard mentions that they are pack oriented which is very true, but also mentions their desire to fight and battle torn ears are allowable in their standard. Historical dog sledding accounts describe these dogs desire and enjoyment of fighting. Additionally, both the Greenland and the Canadian Inuit Dog are known to be more intense, and more energetic than malamutes. When you get one of these three breeds you must be prepared to potentially deal with same-sex aggression. It is genetic, so there's no training away from it, but in my opinion it can be managed quite easily.

It's common, not only because it is a common primitive dog trait, but because a vast majority of adult dogs are not 100% dog friendly. Many are dog tolerant at best while most adult dogs would be considered "Dog Selective" meaning they enjoy a few individual dogs, but could do without the others. Like this scale of general dog aggression, same-sex aggression is a sliding scale from mild to quite intense, with most dogs being in the middle. A squabble between my two males in the same pack is intense to witness, but the dogs barely touch each other, they've never drawn blood, while if my female were to get into it with a strange female she is likely to go for the jugular.

One thing I will mention is that with the primitive dog in a modern environment they are often interacting with other strange dogs that are not raised in a pack environment who thus have a poor understanding of intra-dog communication and language. Dogs who are raised with a related family pack of dogs act so much differently than those raised without. Intra-dog communication is often more subtle and I personally find my dogs raised in family pack environments value politeness. Bold, overly rude behavior as is present in many solo-raised modern dogs is not desirable to them, is considered very rude, and is therefore something to be corrected which can sometimes exhibit as aggression. To them, it is puppy behavior gone unchecked in a mature dog, like an asshole who gets in your face for no reason as if they've never been taught manners. I mean, I would react quite poorly if some random stranger came running up to me and got in MY face, so I don't fault my dogs for this behavior.

[alittleblackdogblog]

He’s full of wanderlust

[novathesheltie]

ma’am...

[smoothexpression]

Road trip vibes 🦊🚘🌃

[eightbigpaws]

Kaamos aka Gandalf the Great 25 weeks (almost)

First weeks in Big Boy harness!

[doomspaniels]

Making some progress with "look up at me" when we are outside. Also, Merlin and Yvaine are adorable in every setting. Florida is bright. I don't blame the Spaniels for looking down all the time, with their big fluffy ears blocking out the light on both sides. [Image Description: the ground is covered in bright green spring grass. Two cocker spaniels sit facing the camera. The dog on the left is buff, the dog on the right is white and red. The eyes of both dogs are partly closed. The mouths of both dogs are partly open.]

[joejoetheracer]

Do other breeds of dog do this cheek puffing thing, or is it another weird greyhound trait? Joe does it a lot when he’s happy about something (food, walk, tummy rubs) but also in his sleep sometimes.