Aggressive Behaviour Between My 2 Females Dogs

[Mas1981]

I had 2 bitches that would have huge fights every now and then, now at almost 11 they have settled down and dont fight anymore. Whenever we were around they would fight, once an empty meat bag blew into our yard and they fought over that, they fought over a bone the time before. After that I had to seperate them when feeding, I stopped feeding bones as one would bury and one would eat their bone.

[becks]

I would de-sex your other bitch - Why leave her entire?

Some evidence suggests that speying a bitch with a history of aggression can lead to further aggression. There are theories about why this might be the case, although causality has not been proven.

Yes, I have also read this.

[redangel]

Bitches can be exactly that. In past years I had a group of 6 bitches all living together, eating together off the same plate sharing the same space. However these bitches were originally three......each had a daughter which I kept and as they were born of the group were raised in the hierachy they were born in to. At one stage I tried to get a foster of the same breed into the group......fail. She fought, peed on beds guarded me..... eventually she fit in (closely supervised) but troubles began again when the alpha bitch died at 18. Aged 13 she decided she wanted to assume top rank......my troubles began again.

Currently I have a 2yrold bitch and a 13mth old bitch, unrelated. The older girl is the alphadog but doesnt always act like an alpha- when this happens the younger bitch will assert herself at the opportunity. They have in the last 3 months settled down, they eat happily from the same plate alpha dog first, then younger dog second. The only spats threatened I have is when they are on the bed- position nearest me is prime spot. We have had one big spat (I awoke to 2 fighting dogs on top of me) but nowdays they have their spots and my dominance sees them respect eachother. I NEVER leave them together alone. They are crated seperately when I am at work. The kids are under strict instruction NOT to have them out together as they do not respect the kids authority (or lack of) and I am sure they would try to fight. In my opinion as the dogs need their behaviours looked at, as the head of the pack we need to look at our own behaviours as we might inadvertenly not have made our pack position clear or encouraged a challenge between the two bitches by our actions.

I hope it all settles for you, it is upsetting to see such behaviours between 2 loved pets.