Chasejax

Hi Guys thank you all for the advise, especially mingaling. after more fights this weekend and many tears we have re homed one of the dogs with a good friend who has a large property, with no other dogs. we are able to visit whenever we want and our door is open in case the adoption doesn't work out. my wife and I understand that we were keeping the dogs together for our own benefit and not truly looking out for the dogs happiness and wellbeing. thank you again for all the honest replys over the weekend, sometimes we need to look beyond our own needs/wants in life, and do what is truly the right thing to do.. all the best

Good Morning Can someone please help me? I have two English staffs, the older male has become very aggressive towards the younger one over the past 2-3 months, they are 3 and 4. last night my wife was bitten as we tried to break up a fight. the older one has attacked out of the blue, for example the other dog just walking into a room. they have been on and off with each other over the past 12 months however the las 2-3 has escalated to fights every few days. both dogs are not desexed, I have spoked to 2 vets and both have said that desexing them may not solve the problem. the younger dog has seemed to be the boss of the two since a pup, however I think the pack order may be changing?? both dogs have grown up with each other since pups, they have their own crates and sleeping spaces any information will help! Thanks Mick

thank you for the feed back Diva and Thistle, I will go down the path of de sexing the boys, I think I put to much of my own emotion into that side of things and should of done it sooner. both boys have their own seperate crates, they are pushed together and are in our bedroom at night. I will slide the crates apart tonight and see how they wake up in the morning. I will also try to find a professional to come to the house and help with the boys to learn to get back together again. do you think the behaviourist will be able to get them to eat out of seperate bowls again? with the operation, is there an advised time to keep them apart while they heal? jax still has a sore foot, I think you may be correct in saying that he doesn't want chase annoying him at the moment, he is like me when I have a cold! thank again for all the advise Mick

Hello Everyone I would like to tell you about my two boys Chase and Jaxon and see if anyone could give me some advise that will help us get back to a happy family, just a quick back ground on both boys. Chase is a 4 year old brindle English Staffy, my wife and I have had him since he was a pup. he is a little bit naughty, very independent , doesn't always listen to commands however with a treat he will relax his selective hearing and do as is told, chase loves to be inside on his bean bag or chair, he is not obedient off the leash. chase has not been desexed Jaxon is our 3 year old English staffy, he is white with a little black patch over his left eye, we have also had him since a pup Jaxon will listen to every command I give him, he loves toys and especially the ball. Jaxon will do anything for the ball, he doesn't really care about treats, follows me everywhere and is extremely obedient off the leash. Jaxon has not been desexed both dogs have been crate trained since pups, and to this day they are still crate trained. they sleep in the crates at night, and occasionally when guests come over they will go into the crate just until they calm down a bit. both dogs are inside dogs, we have an acre property so lots of room to run around however they prefer to be laying by the fire watching TV. so here is the problem......... Jaxon has always seemed to be the more dominant dog of the two, up until about 6 months ago both dogs have never had a fight, tiff or any sign that they weren't going to get along. they have been both happy playing together, sleeping together and eating together. we noticed that Jaxon had hurt his paw (his jew claw got pulled out somehow) we took him to the vet for a check up, everything was ok and off home we went. the next day after I had left for work my wife called to say both dogs had a huge fight. no large or deep cuts, only small scratches and a whole lot of noise. for the next week both dogs were at each other, we tried feeding them in separate rooms, outside, one at a time etc, but after each feed they would give each other stink eye and kick off again. this was a very stressful week as we were worried about their safety. so for the last 6 months we haven't been able to feed them unless by hand, this seems the only way they can eat without having another fight. Both dogs have seemed to sort them self out and were friends again, no fights but still hand feeding however 2 months ago we moved to our ace property, the boys have been having a few scraps, about 10 in the last 2 months. we have taken toys off them, never get treats when we are not home and we have even made sure no dog receives attention more than the other. this week Jaxon hurt his back leg. I came home to see chase has had a fight with him again, now don't get me wrong jax also has attacked chase a couple of times. my wife and I have decided together to de sex the boys, I had spoken to vets in the past and I have had both opinions on de sexing them and keeping their parts. we feel that by de sexing them hopefully it will get rid of the testosterone, and stop the fighting. the only problem we have is we are not sure if this will stop the fighting, we have no children so our dogs are our family and all we want is for things to get back to the way they were. I would appreciate any feed back on the dogs behaviour, and if de sexing them will help or is there any techniques we can do to make things better? we are prepared to take time from work to stay at home and do any other training that may be required until things are back to normal. thanks again Mick and Chelsea