any advice

[big d 1]

any advice lads and lasses... i have two border terriers one just gone two and one just gone one, both working and been together since pups, the younger one has took to trying to kill the older one over the last few months,after numerous vet visits due to puncture wounds the vet said i should think about gettin the youngun castrated to wich i agreed, this was done just before christmas but again out of the blue the little beggar decided he was going to have a piece of the big fella, another trip to the vets. dont want to get rid of him if possible he,s a cracking little worker but its only a matter of time before i find one them dead. anyone else had any problems similar?

[Guest SJM]

Yes, having a similar problem with my 2 males. The pure border is the sire to a 9 month old border cross dog (he has a bit of bull in him and has been fiery from an early age) they started fighting from when Freddie was around 6 months old, mainly Freddie trying to bully his way up the pecking order. If theres no food or females, the 2 of them can be left happily together in the paddock and can be seen lying curled up together quite content, allthough I would never put them in the same kennel together, if they have enough space and nothing to compete over they are ok. But as soon as you introduce food or a female to the scenario, Freddie goes ballistic and flies at his dad and really goes to town on him. If I seperate them straight away and then let go again, They both go mad to get back to each other and fight again. Allthough Freddie is always the instigator, his dad gets fired up and wants to fight over and over once they start, and he usually comes off worse as Freddie is slightly taller, stronger made and has a more bully head and powerful bite. What I tend to do now is let them fight for a few minutes and if it doesnt get sorted out within that time and looks to be a tit for tat scenario, I break them and put them in seperate kennels for a couple of hours to cool off. I think the time is goig to come when Freddie will have to go as my pure border was here first and he is an affable and friendly wee dog when Freddies not around. If I left them unsupervised I think Freddie would kill him and then assume role of "pack leader" something similar to what happens in the wild if a male cant fight well enough to defend his gang of females, a stronger male will come in and take over

[big d 1]

thanks sjm and scent. i,ll keep at them for the minute cos there two cracking dogs, i,ll keep an eye on them see how they get on. thanks again big d

[marko 30]

you may find that no matter what you do you may have to part with one before the other ends up toasted.

[johnv 0]

Ive heard muzzle the 2 dogs and leave them together. If/when they fight they cant injure each other. One will come out on top and settle pecking order then should be ok.

[littlefish 586]

"Ive heard muzzle the 2 dogs and leave them together. If/when they fight they cant injure each other. One will come out on top and settle pecking order then should be ok. "

 

I would not risk doing this - the minute you leave them unmuzzled and turn your back they are likely to be at it again, perphaps with disasterous consequences. I think some dogs(and bitches) just do not get along and the least stressful option for all involved, if you cannot keep them separately kenneled and under close supervision, is to get rid of one. .....a tough choice

[redrob... 0]

had same thing happen here years back ,the six mt pup would circle round his sire and they would set to, had to let the pup go in the end, to much hassle, its a pity you took the vets advice and had him done,