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Originally Posted by altigger74  It sounds like the little one is going to be going into heat and the spayed one is trying to enforce her dominance. I am having the same problem with my two girls. Lately Gracie who is 1 1/2 snaps at Bella (who turned 1 today) when they go outside or comes in. Other than that they are fine together. She doesn't hurt Bella at all and Bella just stands there and takes it (not submissive but not attacking her either). But it has gotten to the point that Bella will not go outside unless I go out there too. I spoke to my vet about it and he told me it was a dominance issue and that I need to reenforce that I will not put up with that and that I'm the big sh*t in the family not her. |
Thank you so much for your reply; gosh can't believe you're the only one so far
I had wondered if the heat issue might be the problem, or part of it. Halle is NOT in heat yet, nor do I see any signs at all (I've been checking daily), but I have wondered if maybe the dogs could sense it even BEFORE it was time. I've tried googling that scenario to no avail. Luckily for you, Gracie has not hurt Bella. Another problem with our situation is that Lexie is a teapot and twice the size of Halle; which may explain why it's easier for Halle to be hurt by her. So, I'll keep doing what we've been doing, keep searching for more answers, and hopefully be able to contact a behaviorist soon. Wish us luck.