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Originally Posted by motherhen  I'm sure that you did not really mean to be insulting, so I will assume that I am reading this wrong. My dogs are very well socialized, and like a few others have mentioned -- sometimes females do things during the heat time, that otherwise they would not do. When they are not in heat, both of them have cleaned the other's eyes, and they sleep together a lot.
My dogs are also supervised and on the whole very well behaved. I was asking the question to see if anyone else had the problem -- not to be chastized for some fault that you have made up about me on how I am with my dogs. Like everyone else, I love my dogs, treat them kindly, spoil them rotten, and take care of situations as they arise. Asking for guidence for a problem does not mean that someone is at fault for the problem. Sometimes, a problem is just a problem. |
I didn't mean to be insulting but the bitch with pups should have not been accessable to the other bitch. If they fight in heat they should be seperated while in heat. Again, when I have a bitch with pups they are in a completely different room and the other dogs do not have access to the bitch with pups is all I'm saying. Fighting and drawing blood is a very serious problem.
I know that my two males are very well socialized BUT I do know they have agressive issues with each other over squeaky toys so we are always on alert with them when they are in the mood to play with them and they are supervised and put in pens when we are away so they won't be tempted to play with a squeaky since the toys are always available.
I do believe in some cases the adults can be at fault but not on purpose perse as in letting a known bitch that can be agressive/jealous as you said in your own words while in heat and then they should be seperated until the heat passes. You also stated that you can't seperate them because they are free to roam the house. Please don't take offense and I'm sorry I said they may need to be more socialized as I do not know you personally.
But I do still stand behind what i said that bitches with pups need to be completely seperated so puppies dying by the deed of another bitch need not occur. Again, I apologize for the socialization part...
Donna