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["I would be very concerned at a young puppy showing that type of aggression. Do you know anything about the pup's background? How does she react to people when there are no other dogs around?" (forgive the clumsiness of this reply - I am new to all this stuff!) Yes, we are very concerned. Both dogs are from the RSPCA and according to their staff the father of the doberman X was quite "pushy", no news on the mother. Vet check has been done and she is thriving. When no dogs are around she is a joy - a real lap dog and great with the kids - a little on the excitable side - but she still is young. We will definently look into the behaviour therapist - does any one have any good ones?

Does anyone have any suggestions regarding dog to dog aggression? We have 2 puppies a 19 week old doberman cross border collie and a 17 week lab cross border collie. They are both desexed females. They are roughly the same size and where brought into the house together. They have attended puppy school and the problem is the aggression of the doberman to not only her housemate, but to most all dogs. It is not only the normal sort of "puppy play" where they work out who is boss, it is outright frank aggression and biting. The lab is terrified and very submissive - She won't touch any toys because the other dog immediately will begin to snarl and try to attack her. She spends a lot of time cowering. Puppy preschool is obviously not enough and we need some more assistance. We had been considering Dogtech, but after reading some of the posts - we have reconsidered. We were considering some home training where both dogs and their interactions can be observed - has anyone used a reputable company in Sydney that they can recommend? We were considering Hanrob as they were recommended by a friend - has anyone used them? In the meantime, whilst we sort out where to go for training, if anyone has any great ideas that would be great.