Hello,
We have been given a 12 year old Jack Russell Terrier for about a week by my wife's parents while they are on vacation. This JRT comes from a long line of dogs with bad temperament and the apple sure didn't fall far from the tree. All his life he has never had dominance shown over him and has been the alpha dog in my in-laws house. He's been kept away from other dogs and people because of his aggressive nature and bad temperament. We have a one year old female Shiba Inu with a very sweet disposition as well who is in heat which makes matters even worse. So we have a 12 year old Super Alpha aggressive and unsocialized JRT in a new environment with a bad attitude and around a bitch in heat (something he's never been around). The next week is going to be hell.
I have raised a JRT before (and I have the bite scars to prove it) but after a few years and a lot of training he mellowed out. This dog is old and ornery and I have no clue what to do. I don't want to just leave him in his kennel all day, but when putting him in his kennel, feeding him, and putting his leash on he went exorcist and drew blood in a couple places. It's gotten to the point where I don't let him out unless I have heavy leather gloves.
What do I do for the next week? I don't want to leave him locked up in a kennel because JRT need to run around, but I'm not sure what else to do.
Please help!
EDIT: PS: He's allergic to grass so we can't let him run around outside by himself or he has to go to the vet and he'll almost die.
We have been given a 12 year old Jack Russell Terrier for about a week by my wife's parents while they are on vacation. This JRT comes from a long line of dogs with bad temperament and the apple sure didn't fall far from the tree. All his life he has never had dominance shown over him and has been the alpha dog in my in-laws house. He's been kept away from other dogs and people because of his aggressive nature and bad temperament. We have a one year old female Shiba Inu with a very sweet disposition as well who is in heat which makes matters even worse. So we have a 12 year old Super Alpha aggressive and unsocialized JRT in a new environment with a bad attitude and around a bitch in heat (something he's never been around). The next week is going to be hell.
I have raised a JRT before (and I have the bite scars to prove it) but after a few years and a lot of training he mellowed out. This dog is old and ornery and I have no clue what to do. I don't want to just leave him in his kennel all day, but when putting him in his kennel, feeding him, and putting his leash on he went exorcist and drew blood in a couple places. It's gotten to the point where I don't let him out unless I have heavy leather gloves.
What do I do for the next week? I don't want to leave him locked up in a kennel because JRT need to run around, but I'm not sure what else to do.
Please help!
EDIT: PS: He's allergic to grass so we can't let him run around outside by himself or he has to go to the vet and he'll almost die.