Have You Ever Had A Dog Fight Between Your Dogs?

[vicky2200]

Yes. Female/male. 6/2. GSD chow mix/ GSD. Spayed/neutered.

[2GSDmom]

jetscarbie--sounds familiar--Mara, our SF Husky/Pyrenees X used to attack Smoky, our SF Sheltie seemingly at random, for no apparent reason. They were very close in age--only a year apart, but a huge size difference--25 lbs as opposed to 125 lbs! After the third trip to the vet--this one at midnight on New Year's Eve--we separated them until we dicovered the cause--Smoky had been peeing on Mara's things--her bed, in her dog house...etc. Apparently, she was under the mistaken idea that because she got special treatment (got to sleep on the bed, couch, etc) that she ranked higher than the dog that was 100 lbs larger!

Our solution was to fence a small area of the yard off and make it exclusively Mara's--Smoky was not allowed to ever go in it for any reason. We also took the feather bed off our own bed and replaced Mara's bed with it, so her new bed smelled of Mom & Dad. Smoky was no longer allowed up on the bed or on the furniture--no more "special treatment" for the "cute little dog".

Smoky got the message very quickly that Mom & Dad decided who was the "Big Dog". After that, we had no problems, no more trips to the vet for stitches and we were able to eliminate the "Mara compound" in less than a year. We had many years of peace and tranquility up to Mara's passing 2 yrs ago at age 13. Smoky is still with us and is now 14 and still a little spitfire--she is currently riding roughshod on our two GSD NMs, Skete (14mos) and Teddy (3-1/2yrs).

[marti]

Yes, 2 male GSDs. 2 yrs apart, brothers

The fight would start with the younger who put on his stance and glare routine. The older would growl. I blamed it on the growler. Took me awhile to realize it was the younger jealous over attention to the other GSD or to the cat FGS!

The last time they got into a huge fight, the younger always started it, it was in a City Park when I threw the older's Frisbee for him The older was adored by everyone and many wanted a puppy like him.
I was mortified. They were LOUD!

So I sold the younger. I attributed it to his past owner when as a very young puppy he acquired Parvo at the breeder. His owner trying to make him feel better took him to bed and cuddled him all night. He expected all the attention all the time when I rescued him off a chain in a dirt pen.

One of the most gorgeous GSDs I've ever owned once his tail grew hair back and the crook in his tail disappeared, the ears were medicated for fly bites and put on good food, vaccinated and heartwormed.
He sucked at fence jumping or should have learned to take his tail with him.