I need to know why??????

Hi all,

First time here.
I need some advice about my staffy cross Irish wolfhound. He is 4 years old, a rescue dog, and not neutered. I've had him from a pup, and never had any problems with him!
I also have a Bitch Jack russell whom is 6 months old and due in season anytime soon.
For the last three days he has began growling at my wife and I for no reason at all! Im concerened because I have a 16 month old daughter who loves to cuddle him, this has NEVER been a problem before, but like I said he groals at her too!
I just wanted to know if is behavour is because of my other dog begining her season or if I have to get him neutered?

Thanks for all replies in advance.

it could be that, have a check to see if hes hurting anywhere and it would be a good idea to get him neutered if you have female dog in the house

Thanks for the advice, I'll get him checked out.

Was he a private rescue or from a rehoming centre?

TBH if you have a female and a male in the same household at least one should be done.

He is probably getting frisky due to fact the bitch is giving of a lot of sexy smells! lol

x

I take it he's a big lad?

It sounds as though your bitch is giving off scents he's never smelt before & although he likes them they're confusing him. He's probably warning you off her! You obviously can't allow this - as you say, you have a young child to think of.

I don't normally say this, but I do feel you should get him neutered and the sooner the better. Don't forget that the hormones will stay in his body for some months after castration and you want this over with asap.

Make an appointment at the vet, get him checked over to make sure he's healthy & then book him in.

Thanks for all of your replys il book him in as soon as! Thanks again

Hope u get an answer to your problem Massive. Do u have a pic of your dog? i am trying to imagine what a staffy x irish wolfhound would look like.

HazelJ wrote: Do u have a pic of your dog? i am trying to imagine what a staffy x irish wolfhound would look like.

Yes, I was wondering that! Pics please!

id say he a tall looking dog with a staffy head. ive seen plenty of staffys crossed with hounds over here in Ireland. they call them bull hounds, they look like monsters they use them for hunting deer

shane wrote:they use them for hunting deer

Are they any good?

yeah they are killing machines sad to say caryll.

Shame. I'd rather hoped they'd lose the hunting/killing instinct with the cross.

unfortunately not, that was the whole idea to get a dog with the speed and stamina of a greyhound and the masculinity of the bully breed. these two combination's are lethal when it comes to hunting,

Maybe a wolfhound would be too slow?

i don't know that now but Irish wolfhounds are fast dogs, and have plenty of stamina they can run all day. probably fast for the first 100 yards but will slow down then. but will still keep going at a slower pace

Just googled bull hound,very interesting i had never seen one before now allthough id heard the name before i never realised they were bred for this reason,is there allot of cross breeding for 'sport' dogs in ireland

Double_G wrote:Just googled bull hound,very interesting i had never seen one before now allthough id heard the name before i never realised they were bred for this reason,is there allot of cross breeding for 'sport' dogs in ireland

. yeah there's a fair bit OK the Irish like their hunting.

they have a new breed over here now its a cross between a collie (lassie dog)
and a rottweiler. its eats you then it goes for help

haha thats nearly as bad as the bull dog and shih tzu cross joke

Double_G wrote:haha thats nearly as bad as the bull dog and shih tzu cross joke

il send a pic of him tomorrow. He is very fast, lots of stamina and loves to sniff things! He loves chasing small creatures ( not that I let him ). He is a bit bigger than a staff, wire furr and big chest. I've never seen a dog like him! We only say he is crossed with an irish wolfhound because that is what our vet guessed he maybe crossed with, but not 100% sure.

Really looking forward to seeing a pic! He sounds a real character!

Oh, he's gorgeous, what a cracker!

Thanks, he reminds me of Splinter from the teenage mutant nija turtles!!!

ye hes a cracker al right

Diffren't.. but nice lookin dog !!

he has either Irish wolf hound or deer hound, but there's definitely some type of hound in him.

Iv seen long legged staffs but never a long haird staff

Different but still a handsom dog

im leaning more towards the deer hound judging by the pics

you would probbably find its staffy x lurcher..and that the lurcher was greyhound x deerhound or irish wolf hound, but more probbably deerhound.

Lovely looking dog though.

He looks quite like the "patterdale" cross I was on aboutaybe the owners here ton it wrong,she did say she wasn't 100% on what the cross was! Handsom chap you got though!!

Wow what a fantastic looking dog! I've not see them before either but I can see why thye are used for hunting. With that extra bit of bulk it could easily take down a deer.

I am anti-neuter aswell but agree with others on this post. If your bitch is due in season and he is growling at the people in his pack chances are he is reacting negatively to his own hormones and your JRT's.

Hi all thanks for all of your help!

We decided not to give George the chop. He and Molly (my JRT) are getting on fine now. We are all happy with his behavour now, if anything Mollie is in charge of George!

Thanks again for all of your help,

George and Mike

Glad the problem solved itself without anything too drastic! And George got to keep his crown jewels!! Lol, He was probably just being protective of your bitch the smells and hormones coming from her were new and unusual to both dogs.