sophiebssn
Young Bun
Hi all, long time no post actually! We are after some advice for our two (spayed) girls who are 1.5 years old, we have had them for just over a year and they have been together since birth. Willow has always been the dominant one. As they've got a bit older she has begun nipping Poppy's bum and trying to hump her aggressively. Poppy takes it really well and just runs away with willow chasing her or just sits there not bothered.
They hop in and out of our house from their hutch by our back door (good girls). However when they are inside the house, Willow has become really aggressive towards poppy (and sometimes us) near the back door. They get excited when its time to go back to their hutch, and think any time someone is near the back door that they get to go out. Willow also gets very jealous of Poppy so I think she wants to be the first out the door and so 'defends' it form Poppy. She does do it to Poppy more often when we are near the back door too, btu also seems to do it a lot when Poppy might move behind her - maybe catching her off guard? When they are anywhere else in the house, or outside in their hutch and run, Willow doesnt exhibit this behaviour at all
We really want to discourage this but dont know how to, and want to know what is causing Willow to do this. It upsets us because something is obviously upsetting Willow to make her do this, but also she is biting Poppy when she launches herself at her, growling, and often leaving chunks of P's fur on the floor or hanging out
Thanks for any advice you may have!!
Sophie
They hop in and out of our house from their hutch by our back door (good girls). However when they are inside the house, Willow has become really aggressive towards poppy (and sometimes us) near the back door. They get excited when its time to go back to their hutch, and think any time someone is near the back door that they get to go out. Willow also gets very jealous of Poppy so I think she wants to be the first out the door and so 'defends' it form Poppy. She does do it to Poppy more often when we are near the back door too, btu also seems to do it a lot when Poppy might move behind her - maybe catching her off guard? When they are anywhere else in the house, or outside in their hutch and run, Willow doesnt exhibit this behaviour at all
We really want to discourage this but dont know how to, and want to know what is causing Willow to do this. It upsets us because something is obviously upsetting Willow to make her do this, but also she is biting Poppy when she launches herself at her, growling, and often leaving chunks of P's fur on the floor or hanging out
Thanks for any advice you may have!!
Sophie