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lindacpnp · 03-05-2008, 10:51 AM

I have 4 Yorkies--2 girls and 2 boys. The problem is between my two girls--Millie and Maggie. Millie is 5 yrs old and Maggie is 1 yr old. The aggressive behavior began about 6 months ago when Millie came into heat. They began to fight like they were pit bulls. I sent Millie to stay with my daughter for about a month--until her cycle was over. When Millie returned home, things were a little better--they would still fight but not as much--until Millie came back into heat--guess she had a split cycle? I mentioned the 2 males? one is neutered and one is not. Miles was a busy boy! And once again the fighting started again--with a vengeance! Once again sent Millie to stay with my daughter--for about a month. Brought her home and realized she was pregnant. And the fight was on between the girls--this time I was caught in the middle of them--and Millie bit me--hard--she had a death grip on my hand. This battle was around the middle of January. So this time Maggie went to stay with my daughter. Although I cleaned the bites, put antibiotic cream on them, and started myself on antibiotics (I'm an NP)--the wounds became infected which resulted in surgery to clean it up. Meanwhile, Millie has her puppies--so cute! only 1 survived--a male. And again the wounds wouldn't heal--Millie bit through the bone--resulting in a bone infection--so was admitted to the hospital for more surgery and IV meds. Still on meds. Still home from work with a possibility of another surgery. Maggie is back home and things seemed better for a while. When they fight--they are serious. I have sprayed cold water on them, I have poured water on them, I have spanked with a newspaper, but nothing works. I finally grab one of them to separate them--and usually they still have a hold on the other dog. Yesterday, they had a pretty bad one. What should I do? My daughter would like to keep Millie. She has Millie's brother Teddy. Teddy is an only child and could use the companionship. Millie seems as happy with my daughter as she does with me. I spoke to the vet about spaying both of them. He said it would help somewhat but probably wouldn't eliminate the fighting completely. I really don't want to let Millie go, but the fighting is so bad! But right now, it seems to be the best alternative. A sibling for Teddy and a peaceful home for me. Has anyone else had a problem similar to this? Millie is normally sweet natured--she will even groom Maggie and play with her at times. She gets along fine with Miles and Max. I also have 2 cats--Millie hates one of them--Sugar--but Sugar can be stinker too. But otherwise she is sweet and appears docile. Help!

03-05-2008, 10:51 AM	#1
lindacpnp YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Louisiana Posts: 8	Yorkie aggression with siblings I have 4 Yorkies--2 girls and 2 boys. The problem is between my two girls--Millie and Maggie. Millie is 5 yrs old and Maggie is 1 yr old. The aggressive behavior began about 6 months ago when Millie came into heat. They began to fight like they were pit bulls. I sent Millie to stay with my daughter for about a month--until her cycle was over. When Millie returned home, things were a little better--they would still fight but not as much--until Millie came back into heat--guess she had a split cycle? I mentioned the 2 males? one is neutered and one is not. Miles was a busy boy! And once again the fighting started again--with a vengeance! Once again sent Millie to stay with my daughter--for about a month. Brought her home and realized she was pregnant. And the fight was on between the girls--this time I was caught in the middle of them--and Millie bit me--hard--she had a death grip on my hand. This battle was around the middle of January. So this time Maggie went to stay with my daughter. Although I cleaned the bites, put antibiotic cream on them, and started myself on antibiotics (I'm an NP)--the wounds became infected which resulted in surgery to clean it up. Meanwhile, Millie has her puppies--so cute! only 1 survived--a male. And again the wounds wouldn't heal--Millie bit through the bone--resulting in a bone infection--so was admitted to the hospital for more surgery and IV meds. Still on meds. Still home from work with a possibility of another surgery. Maggie is back home and things seemed better for a while. When they fight--they are serious. I have sprayed cold water on them, I have poured water on them, I have spanked with a newspaper, but nothing works. I finally grab one of them to separate them--and usually they still have a hold on the other dog. Yesterday, they had a pretty bad one. What should I do? My daughter would like to keep Millie. She has Millie's brother Teddy. Teddy is an only child and could use the companionship. Millie seems as happy with my daughter as she does with me. I spoke to the vet about spaying both of them. He said it would help somewhat but probably wouldn't eliminate the fighting completely. I really don't want to let Millie go, but the fighting is so bad! But right now, it seems to be the best alternative. A sibling for Teddy and a peaceful home for me. Has anyone else had a problem similar to this? Millie is normally sweet natured--she will even groom Maggie and play with her at times. She gets along fine with Miles and Max. I also have 2 cats--Millie hates one of them--Sugar--but Sugar can be stinker too. But otherwise she is sweet and appears docile. Help!