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I truly appreciate the honest advice. I've learned with previous dogs that they will sometimes hold a "grudge" against a certain dog, even though they got along great with most others. We already had been keeping them separated when we weren't there to supervise them, but even when we are supervising them, they take advantage of any time that we let down our guard and start fighting. They are both equally guilty.

We've talked about rehoming Griff, but that would be very hard on us. He is such a sweet and fun dog: a big ol' goofy goober, except when he's around Buddy. And Buddy just has too many remaining emotional issues from his previous abuse to safely rehome him, plus he's completely stolen my wife's heart. In addition, Buddy is one of those dogs that truly has a "spirit" or "soul", and it's a sweet, loving one (except towards Griff). You can see it in his eyes and feel it when you're around him.

We've talked about seeing an animal behavioral specialist and will certainly pursue that option. If we go that route, we'll deal with Buddy's issues first, because he's usually the first instigator of the aggression. The trouble is that we are out in the middle of nowhere, and it's 3 1/2 hours to the nearest specialist. But we will do it anyway. These dogs are worth it.

I'd still like to hear anyone else's ideas too!