Help.....Dogs are fighting!

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Ill keep this short.

We have 4 staffies, 2 males and two females (All are related). Both males have been castrated and have started fighting. One is more aggresive than the other but we dont want to resort to rehoming or having one PTS.

Is there anyone who can help solve the problem?

Thanks in advance for any help.
 
i think u need to concentrate on the dog that is starting all of this i.e the male who is the most aggresive! also if they have recently been castrated then it takes a while for them to 'settle down' as it were. another thing to do is just let them sort themselves out and work out who the dominant one is!!
 
Thank you for your reply.

They have been castrated for nearly two years. We had them done so they didnt start fighting.

They had a fight yesterday and again today.

We know which is more dominant but he is getting older now so do you think the younger one (his son) is trying to take over so to speak?
 
oh my god i have the exact same problem. we have some sheep dogs and two of them are father and son.. the father is about 12 and the son is about 4. suprisingly its the father who is starting the fights i dont know whether it is becasue hes trying to remind the son that he is still in charge or what, but obviouslky the father loodes because he has athritis and is to slow on his feet. i think the son is trying to take over and saying 'look dad im the alfa male here your to old and weak to be in charge of me' i think the only thing u can do is basically be the 'alfa' dog and say 'hey im the boss here not u' and when u see them even look at each other in a bad way stop it and take one away. thats the onyl way weve done it. hope this helps!!
 
Try this, it worked for our two dogs when the older one was attacking the puppy for absolutely no good reason. We were going to puppy classes and the dog trainer suggested it.

When the aggressive dog starts, say nothing, but take him by the collar and put him in another, empty room, so that he is left alone away from everyone else. Leave him there for about 5 minutes, if he barks or scratches ignore him and pick a moment when he is quiet to let him out. When he comes out do not do or say anything but continue as normal. If the aggressive dog is so aggressive you are worried about touching him, then remove the other dog, take everyone else (people and animals) and leave the room. Again stay away for about 5 minutes.

We tried it with our aggressive male and it only took 3 times before he stopped the aggressive behaviour completely. Before that things had been so bad we were worried we would have to rehome the puppy but the problem was resolved in a couple of days.

Good luck!
 
That definately sounds worth a try.
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Thank you and hopefully it will help even if just a little bit.
 
The idea is that you punish the dog for its behaviour by removing it from the pack which is a more severe punishment, in doggie terms, than shouting or hiting, either of which may be seen as encouragement as the aggressive dog may think you are joining in the telling off of the other dog.

I have to say it worked a treat with our dog and I didn't really expect it to.

Good luck and let us know how you get on.
 
We have 2 brothers who would kill each other if they had the chance, the problem is caused by the fact that one of them is a little bit strange ( I think he is a little retarted but my mum tells me off for that) and he is very unstable (he reminds me of the psychos that you see on films, he will sit for hours and just stare at me!!)
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.. He doesn't act how he should around the more dominant brother and just will not stand down how he should. They are now kept apart as it is so distressing to see how they are with each other.
I did see something on the dog whisperer the other day that said it is the more unstable dog of the two that you should address, the aggressor is simply behaving as a dog should and trying to remove the unstable influence from the pack. You have to try and stabilise the behaviour of the weaker dog, I have no idea where we would start with ours as it is such engraved behaviour and they are so incredibly violent with each other!!
There must be some behavioural experts on this forum who could give us all some advice in what is obviously a failry common occurance
 
So basically the problem here is that your not the pack leader which you should be!
So you need to assert you dominance in any way you can think of.
You pretend to eat from their plate before it gets put down
No dogs on beds or couches
you walk up the stairs or out the door before you let them follow you.
This should help with the aggression but if one of them goes to go for the other one you need to grab the aggressive one round the scruff then let go like your hand is biting them? and make a loud noise.
The you need to take the dominant one away from the situation into a room where they are on there own for a while.
When you bring them back in you need to hold them so that the other dog can come and sniff them without the aggressive dog looking at the submissive dog.
 
I have the same problem, with a doberman and and a mongrel english bull terrier..the doberman also fought with a rescue german shepherd we had...I have to keep the two of them apart...ie 1 in house other out...the doberman lives in the house with two bitches that he was brought up with...and the bull terrier lives in stable with the other bitch (all bitches are speyed) no matter what I try I can not get them to accept each other, I have to say it is the doberman who is the aggressor, but the terrier has decided to take no more chances and will now attack first given the opportunity....It is an awful situation, and until you have seen two dogs fight properly it difficult to understand the sheer terror it can cause to the owner....it took my husband and I over 5 minutes the last time they started, and he (my husband) is very strong...ever he was taken aback at the ferocity of it....I have been watching the dog whisperer and we have tried everything we can....the worse thing is we do not dare go away and leave them with anyone else at home, becouse people find it difficult to understand the real problem....I to am at my wits end.
 
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