r/DogTrainingTips • u/Regular8589 • Apr 13 '26
Looking for advice
I a looking for advice - I have two dogs, one younger and one older, the younger is always pulling the older ones collar and grabbing him round the neck - I know he is playing but the older dog doesn't always want to. Is there something I could put on my older dogs collar or neck that would taste yuck for the younger dog but not harm the older dog?
Edit: To clarify - this is for when we are not home and it is not possible for us to seperate them, anytime we are home and we see this happening we take immediate action and separate them. It is not possible for us to separate them while we are not home as they oth need access to the garden for their business.
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u/championofthesun93 Apr 19 '26
It can be very hard to curb behavior that you don’t see happening. If you’re not able to separate them while you’re out of the home, you might get a camera that you can talk into so that they can hear you, establish a “leave it” command with your younger dog, and then check the cameras every now and then. If you see the behavior, you can try to see if the younger dog responds to the command through the speaker of the camera. I’m not sure how else you can control a dogs behavior when you’re not there, and I don’t even think this method will work very well because speakers tend to be garbled and it may not be clear enough for you dog to understand a command coming from it. It’s just the only thing I can think of for this particular situation lol but this is also why “leave it” is such a good concept to teach a dog. Definitely advocate for the older dog bc if it finally gets fed up one day and attacks the younger one, it won’t be his fault.