I really hope someone can give me some advice. I have 3 english staffies. 2 females (approx 4 & 7) and 1 male (approx 3). All got along together superbly. In fact, we were just bragging the other night how good it is that they all get along, good natured and all will eat together. Well, the other night, I feed to to females together in one of the girls pens and a fight started. It was instigated by the younger bitch but the older bitch of course, didn't back down. I yelled, hit, did everything possible trying to break them up with no luck. I eventually got the big hose with high pressure and it took some doing but I managed to pick one up in the air (adrenaline!!) and throw her into the other run. The older bitch was pretty beat up but she's ok now with some antibitics. I've kept them separated until last night, when my husband decided to see what happens and let the 3 of them out for a run together (as they have done for years). Well again, the younger dog went over to the older dog and started growling and mouthing her. She was trying to instigate a fight again. My husband broke her away and locked her up. What's going on? Why all of a sudden is this happening to 2 dogs that have always gotten along?
Please give me some honest frank advice as I have two children (one of which was attacked by a previous staffy that I owned and had destroyed). I will not tolerate a dog in the yard that I can't trust.
Hope someone can help me.
