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Originally Posted by Ellie May  Let them sort it out?
There was a thread started on YT not long ago about two Yorkies fighting.
One of them had to have their eye removed because of it.
Anytime you let dogs fight, you are taking a risk.
Even if you are alpha over both of them, Mocha is obviously taking second place. You could start between them and face Mocha when this happens and give some kind of verbal discipline (but the people who only use positive reinforcement will disagree with this).
When big dogs get in Ellie's face and she growls and snaps to get them away, I sometimes allow it because she is telling them to stop but I always hesitate because then she may carry that behavior over to other situations with dogs where she has no right to do that. I also think it is possible for Ellie and big dog to get hurt. So, I start between them as much as possible and keep them separated for the most part. |
Okay, I typed that too fast.
In two places I put "start" and not "stand".
