Man Gets Obligated By His Fiancé's Family To Buy Toys For Their Chihuahuas After Buying Only One For His Dog

It seems that the man isn't aware that toys trigger fights among dogs.

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• Published in Animal Stories
• October 1, 2022

Dogs fight for a variety of reasons. Even dogs who live under one roof or are related to each other tend to fight.

Sadly, these creatures won't stop until one of them is injured and retreats. But if you identify and remove the triggers of these fights, you can prevent such situations.

Dogs are more likely to fight if they're of the same sex. This is because they have a constant desire to keep a hierarchy in place.

Since the hierarchy structure for males and females within a pack in the wild differ, a male and a female living in the same home may be more likely to preserve harmony because they are both keeping their top-of-the-pack statuses. The likelihood of fights between related dogs is not lower than between unrelated dogs.

Once the puppies become adolescents, the fight between family members will occur. Canines that aren't spayed or neutered are the ones that will likely be in a fight with other dogs.

Food and toys are the top reasons behind dogs that brawl. And it looks like a Redditor named dwarven_baker isn't aware of this.

According to him, he bought his dog a toy. Since he gave it to his pet in front of his fiancé's family dogs, the fight among the canines instantly ensued.

He already admits that he's at fault in the situation. But he feels that his fiancé's family should not obligate him to buy stuff for their dogs too.

The original poster (OP) lives with his fiancé and her family.

He gave his pupper a treat. The fight ensues.

The parents told the OP that he should've bought toys for the other dogs too.

Fortunately, he owned up to his fault.

The challenges of shared living.

A number of Redditors believe that he's wrong for instigating the fight.

Small dogs have a higher tendency to be aggressive.

The parents don't even care that it's their dogs that became aggressive.

Those aren't the OP's dogs so he can't really discipline them.

While it's not really his responsibility, giving all the dogs of the house their own treats eliminates the inconveniences.

Dogs = Children

In his living situation, it's also practical to get a little something for the other dogs.

If he gave the other dogs some treats, he could've prevented the fight.

If the treats are only for the dog, he should give them without the presence of other dogs.

The OP provided more info about their living situation.

If it's not their job to worry about his dog, then it's not his job to buy treats for the other dogs.

He didn't expect they'd fight.

In some cases, giving all the dogs treats doesn't prevent the fight.

It's up to the OP.

Another Redditor thinks he's in the wrong.

Ignorance was the cause of the fight.

There may be differing opinions on the matter. But the most important thing is that the OP learned from his mistake.

Ultimately, Redditors decided he isn't wrong, but he could do better. Next time, it's either he buys treats for every dog or purchases only for his dog, but only gives the goodies without the presence of the chihuahuas.

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