 Who is really the Pack Leader?
Apparently your "Pack" breaks down as Sopie - Alpha and the rest of you in no specific order b/c there is only 1 first place position!
It shouldn't be Sopie's position it should be yours (assuming they are your Dogs not your Husbands?) It should'nt matter what the rest of the Dogs are doing? Whether or not Bindi & Malibu want to play with each other! Some how you have given Sophie the impression that what she thinks and wants is more important than what everyone else wants? All dogs want to be told what to do or what is expected of them by your rules. Sopie only has as much power as your giving her!
I have 3 Yorkie's of my own but they are a "Family" unit, Father,Mother & their daughter so the dynamics of my "Pack" are different. Any time you have more than 1 Dog it becomes a "Pack". I have had as many as 5 at one time.
Dogs do not recognize age, size or color just "Energy". Sounds like you Love all 3? I would'nt re-home any of them if I were you. A Yorkie is a Luxury item whether you have 1 or 3, there are people begging for a Yorkie left and right.
Along with the Luxury of having 3 you have to invest the time and effort to "Train" them. Training does'nt just mean sit & stay or go potty!
You need to control the situation and re-train Sopie to accept you as "Pack
Leader". By just breaking the fight up you are allowing it without facing the problem. In actuality you are the source of the Fighting since you are not
controlling the situation from the beginning. They obviously have a problem with each other and will get worse the older they get. Does this help at all? |