Oliver Hurt Angel Tonight

[Kimberly Baxter Packwood]

Oliver hurt Angel, our 15 year old 12 pound sheltie, again tonight. Hubs said it  was dominance behaviour he tried to mount her after flinging her about the room  which apparently all happened in the bit of a heart beat.  I was doing  laundry so wasn't present. 

I'm at a loss as to what to do when he tries to  dominate her, and it's NOT playing!  I did finally find out from the  previous owners that he's an alpha male to the point that even the husband cowed  to him.  

He's ONLY nine months old and weighs 75-85 pounds already!  Submission techniques are  not working on him he wants to push everyone and everything onto the floor and stand on top of them.

No he's not neutered.

[Donna K & Quincy]

Just a quick thought, maybe you could feed Angel first, pet her first, treat her first, hoping this would teach Oscar that Angel has higher status in the pack than he does.

[Kimberly Baxter Packwood]

This is what we have been doing.

[Donna Bay & Buzz]

My heart aches for Angel. Poor baby. You need to keep them separated until you figure it out. And i agree. Bringing an experienced trainer in after olivers surgery is crucial. Sounds like Oliver would have done better in a home with no other pets or kids either. Best wishes