How do I keep my 2 female dogs from fighting with each other?
How do I keep my 2 female dogs from fighting with each other? General Dog Discussions
We adopted a border collie around Christmas, she was pregnant & had 6 puppies (we kept 1 male). The girls have always been a little jealous of the attention the other gets, but we never had any problems until we went on vacation 2 weeks ago when the girls got in 2 fights where one had to go to the vet. We got home and they got into it again & the border lost a tooth. My beagle had been the alpha by default before I got the border, I had 2 greys at the time and neither of them wanted to be alpha. The border has a more dominant personality, but the beagle doesn't want to give up her throne. We've made sure to always treat the border as the alpha, always taking her out first, petting her first, giving her treats first, etc. They're separated now, but that's not a long term solution. I started giving them anxiety droplets, they seem more calm, but I still haven't put them in the same room together. Am I going to have to take them to a behavioral specialist? Any other ideas?I've taken the beagle and the puppy to the dog park to let off some of their energy. Am I okay to take my border there too, or will she start fights with dogs there? I'm not sure if it's safe to take her there, but she needs exercise too & I live in a condo where the dogs can't be unleashed.Oh yeah, both dogs are spayed. The border is usually the calm quiet one, which makes me wonder what's going on.The beagle doesn't have a dominant personality, and can barely defend herself against the border. That's why we've tried to show the border as alpha, because she's definitely more dominant.I also try submitting both dogs every day - just hold them down until they submit to me. They both see ME as the alpha, but I'm still not a dog and they know that & they're fighting for MY attention. I feel bad...