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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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Why Are My Dogs Fighting After a New Dog Arrives?
Why did the Cairn Terrier and Labrador–Cocker mix start fighting when each dog was perfectly friendly on their own? An elderly family member is no longer able to look after her dog and he now has a new home. Cairn Terrier Ben has gone to live with the couple and Read more
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Male Dog Suddenly Fighting with Female Dog
There have now been four serious fights with the young man having been bitten when separating the dogs.
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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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Over-Arousal Caused Tension Between Their Three Little Dogs
Many humans feel it’s the right thing to do to play wildly exciting games (‘but the dogs love it’) or give manic greetings to dogs. They don’t understand that they may be pumping them up to such a degree that something eventually will have to give. It’s hard to convince people that it’s kinder to wait and respond to the dogs only when they are reasonably calm.
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Two female Beagles and fights
Beagles Tilly and Cassie are both exactly the same age – two – but not sisters. They play together and sleep together in harmony. Up until about a month ago they got on famously. Fights Then they had three very scary fights, with blood and leaving scars. It seems that Read more
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Two Little Jack Russell/Parson Terriers
Lugh and Idris are gorgeous very well-loved 14-month-old Jack Russel/Parson mix Terriers with a few unwanted behaviours creeping in. The owners are ‘bringing them up’ in a fair and caring way and the dogs are mostly well-behaved, although they may be doted on a little too much by the lady Read more
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Aggression at Home is Escalating
It is a difficult situation for Kaloo, a Newfoundland. Until recently he lived with another Newfie and their male owner. Recently they moved in with a lady who has two Springer Spaniels and two children, so two ‘packs’ are merging. Adjusting For Kaloo there are two areas of stress. One Read more