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Thanks for that ! Very interesting ifnormation indeed makes you think !

Thanks so much we do have the SAME story ! Im actually in Perth but have found a fantastic behaviourist no one ha actually said they have used one but you and if you can say it worked then ill give it a go ! Thanks again :-)

Thanks so much guys to all of you. They have been seperated since the incident my partner and i took them for a walk last night and the Purebredd Bulldog once again tried to attack the Staffyx - but we were able to control the situation with the leads. We have a massive back yard so will be seperating the area so both dogs can run freely during the day as everyone has suggested :-) The bulldog obviously wont get over the incident and keeps trying to have a go so a lot more dominace is being used on our part - i feel a lot more confident after all your comments with being able to keep them both - by keeping them seperated and applying a hell of a lot more dominance on my part. We just now have to try to work with the behaviourilist and us as owners to help them be in the same room when we are all at home. BUt as you all know we love the dogs and will try everything ensuring there both safe as well as us :-)

Thanks so much for your direct approach and thanks for taking the time to answer. The fight was last night and i have kept them seperated since then so would you suggest that i do not "introduce" them back to eachother tonight on leads of course?

WOW GUYS ! Thanks so much for all of your inputs and they are all so similiar who knew that having these two breeds would result in this stress and sadness. I guess getting her spayed is the first step in getting the aggression out of her - and as a lot of you have suggested keeping them seperate which i hate to do in case one thinks im favouring the other and then they fight again! I have looked into Doggy Boot Camp and a behaviouralist to try to get the aggression out of the bulldog her name is Kathy Kopellis McLeod. But i guess in the interim it's a matter of not letting them near eachother which is going to be hard to do! I am sad to think that i just wont be able to get the aggression out of the Bulldog...huuufff :-(

I have been madly trying to seek advise on the below incident that happened last night between my two very much loved dogs. I have 2 dogs one is a StaffyxRotty 18 months Spayed Female and the other is an American Bulldog 8 months Not Spayed Female. They have grown up together - yet last night they had an extremely VISCIOUS FIGHT it was devastating and I could not get them of each other. Eventually I did with cold water and the Bulldog came out worse for wear but not seriously injured just scratched up here and there. They have had a little tiff here and there but last night it was like watching 2 stray dogs fight I could not believe it. They were standing by there food bowls at the time of incident but there was nothing in the bowls. I have the bulldog booked in to get Spayed on Friday and am keeping the dogs separated until she has had and recovered from the procedure. But will getting the bulldog Spayed really help the situation? I can see that the bulldog is trying to be the alpha dog of the house she pees in her bed and she constantly “annoys” the older dog and can sometimes get jealous but she is a fantastic dog aside from that. She will keep on hounding the staffy x but nothing has ever happened like it did last night. People all have a different opinion and the vet said that having her Spayed may get rid of the aggressive hormones especially considering she has not yet been on heat. But i'm petrified that I get her Spayed then leave them alone and come home to find the Bulldog ripped to shreds. Neither of them have ever been aggressive like this towards each other aside form the occasional push & shove. They are both loving family dogs – yet the bulldog over the last 2 weeks has been pushing the Dominance boundary. I don’t want to give either one up and am desperate for advise or help on what I should do if ultimately I have to part with one to save one then I will have to but i’m willing to try anything !