Aggression
Conflict Between Two Young Bitches Living Together
The conflict leading to fights began with the usual eyeballing, growling, competition and probably jealousy.
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When Sister Dogs Start Fighting
Underpinning everything is keeping stress/arousal levels as low as they can. Too much of anything, whether it’s attention, fuss, exercise or play, causes stress of sorts. Arousal primes the two dogs so that the smallest, most insignificant thing then tips them over and can trigger an explosion. Just a look, even.
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Female Dogs Fighting in the Same Home
Being weaker and wary seems to make eleven-year-old Poppy a target. Dogs aren’t always sympathetic (I don’t actually know if they do ‘sympathy’ in the way that we do) but a yelp of fearfulness or pain can often trigger an attack from the already dominating dog.
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Two Female Dogs Suddenly Fighting in the Same Home
It’s quite common for a younger dog, as she matures, to challenge the older one – particularly when they are both of the same sex.
Aggression
Jealous Dog Fighting When Owners Give Attention to Another Dog
Why would a normally friendly dog begin fighting whenever another dog is cuddled or fussed? Nellie isn’t very happy. This is despite being treasured, along with their other two tiny dogs, Luna and Sandy. Nellie is a two-year-old Pomeranian, the last to join their little dog family of three. Luna Read more
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Female Dogs Fighting — When Stress Changes Everything
Why do two dogs that have lived together peacefully suddenly start fighting? The two females have had several minor fallouts over the past year, but during the last few weeks things have escalated with the two dogs fighting in ernest. Three big fights in three days. Blood has been drawn Read more
Aggression
‘Operation Calm’
Once an attack happens, its done. It can’t be undone, The clock can’t be put back. If nothing changes it can only go one way – downhill. With every incident it becomes more likely to happen again – rehearsed behaviour that becomes a habit.
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They Don’t Want Their Females Fighting
The two dogs got on very well to start with, but as they reached maturity, what was a bit of bullying from excitable Rosie became rougher as she jumped on the more placid Rottie, Missy.
Missy retaliated
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Out-of-Control Bull Terrier Learns to Listen Without Being Shouted At
t’s amazing what tiny pieces of cheese and a quiet voice can achieve!
It took a long while – most of the three hours that I was there discussing all the things necessary in a consultation. By the end Millie was sitting down in the corner beside my chair. I did it by simply not trying to tell her to do anything.
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Fighting females
At the time of the first incident the family were there including young children. Dolly suddenly roared and leapt on Flossie, grabbing her by the throat. So much noise and panic ensued that neighbours down the road were asking what happened.