My Malamute keeps growling at my Shiba Inu?

Ammy the Malamute is very loving and affectionate and she gets along with dogs at the dog park, dogs on the street, and my girlfriend's beagle Naya.

Recently my girlfriend and I adopted a Shiba Inu. He likes to follow us and sniff, just lots of doggy stuff. But when Ammy sees him sniff us or even if he gets near her. She will start growling. Ammy also growls and Naya when Naya is laying down at certain parts of the room(ie. sleeping next to the bed, couch.) Recently Ammy has not been growling at Naya *whew*.

I have tried using a prong collar for minor corrections and I do not "blow" up at Ammy for growling. It seems to work at times but she keeps on doing it.

It seems as if Ammy is trying to protect my girlfriend and I as members of the pack. So my question is how to have Ammy the malamute and Kaji the shiba inu to get along? The problem seems to be Ammy, or me the dog owner.

Any tips with positive reinforcement? Negative reinforcement? You're own experiences?Thank you!

Actually it seems like Ammy is the dominate dog when compared to Naya and Kaji.

Most likely they will eventually get along. The old dog is probably just getting defensive over his/her territory. When the old dog tries to growl at the new dog, then scold him/her.

All I can suggest is to watch Cesar Millan, The Dog Whisperer... you, as human, have to be the "leader" of the pack. Obviously, your new dog is establishing HIS authority as pack leader.... and Ammy probably accepts her place as a submissive dog... but he isn't going there. You are going to have to be calm and assertive with him... respond to him with positive reinforcement ONLY when he is acting the way you want him to act... if you give him attention during his "bad" moments, you will be reinforcing that behavior.

your malamute may be "guarding" your gf (or you too). the way you can tell that a dog is guarding you is that when you sit down or stay in one place (like say you're washing the dishes.. youre not moving too much) and then the dog lays down with the back to you and the head is propped up and watching.
Ammy might be thinking that she is the dominant one out of the dogs. well, hopefully under you guys (the humans) cause it might become dangerous if it isn't (growling, attacking, biting..etc) I mean, Ammy WAS the first dog that was at your house.
when your dog starts growling, you should become really serious. no frustrating thoughts or mean thoughts or something that can make you mad. be calm and assertive. and kind of "poke" your dog but you use about 3 fingers. you have to "poke" at the right parts too. nothing too soft or harsh though, something that stimulates a dog bite in the wild (the alpha does this to keep order in the pack) not the head. usually the side of the neck would be perfect. and then a firm "NO" can work. by growling, usually, the dog doens't move the head and just starts growling and looks over with their eyes to the other dog/human. so, TIMING is cruitial. you have to do the "poking/bite" when she starts growling. and then stop when she stops growling and puts her ears down to look at you.
I suggest you should keep your dog away from the couch and away from the couch or sleeping on the bed (if this has been allowed from before) cause it makes her even more dominant and aggressive to your other dogs if they try to get near her "spots".

if anything other than a growl happens, you have to pin your dog down on their sides and let the other dog that was bitten to be sitting right next to the bitter. it means that the bitter needs to be more submissive to the other dog and biting is a no-no.

a negative way to do this is by "calming her down" by petting. DO NOT DO THIS. it just makes her think that it is OK to growl at the other dogs.

my solution isn't the only way, but this is what I suggest you to do.

one thing to think about....though the Mal is the one growling, the Shiba just may be instigating it with a look or body language, egging the Mal to react.....