Originally Posted by gemy  Okay the worstest case scenario is that one has to be rehomed. I don't believe you are at that yet, as no blood has been drawn.
Next: Permanent segregation. Through the use of gates, or keep one upstairs and one downstairs. And if your house doesn't allow for either it is crate and rotate.
My concern is if you are going to breed that Biewer with another bitch in the house....yowsers! Especially because of the enmity at this point in time.
For now you must establish absolute dominance over both girls. I know this may sound harsh, but they have been allowed to get away with bad behaviour to one another for several months. It is always best to nip this in the bud, once it begins.
Alright right now, this moment in time. Crate one. Then take the other outside for a walk; or if it is too hot out, inside for some obedience training. With treats for good behaviour. Work 5 -10 minutes with her
Then crate that one you just finished training. Out comes the other female for same training same amount of time.
Repeat daily at least two times per day.
Then after four days. both girls on harnesses and leads. Out you go for a walk with them together. Immediately discipline for bad behaviour, ideally interfer prior to this. Watch the body language clues, staring, rigid tail, or sometimes snakely tail, ears back, lips curled, brow furrowed, all these are precoursors to "bad behaviour". First redirect the behaviour. Most effective immediately give an obedience command to that girl. Reward for obedience. If you miss the clue, and an attack ensues, firmly and quickly correct the aggressor. And then immediately walk back home and place the miscreant in house; then continue a walk with the other girl.
Feed them together but stay present and very alert. IF one finishes food first and tries to meander over to the other bowl, interfer with that.
While many here do NOT use crates for discipline I do. If there is an aggressor, or IF you don't know who is the aggressor, both girls go in their separate crates for at least 5minutes. Bad behaviour continues 10 minutes.
Some other ways to establish dominance - and I do this intermittently still. I make my dogs wait at bottom or top of stairs while I descend or ascend first. I reward with good boy or girl after I issue release command.
You always go out the door first, and come in first, they must wait for your command to go through the door.
You eat first, and then you feed the pups.
There is no "free" lap time. No dogs are allowed up on your lap or the couch unless you invite them up.
No sleeping in bed with you for now.
If you invite one girl up on your lap, and the other snarls or growls, crate time for her.
Try not to get frustrated or angry; but have a firm no nonsense tone, and just do what needs to be done.
Teach each gal the STOP command. This is an emergency command, and is never ever to be disobeyed. When learning this command in the beginning days give gently firm corrections if they don't stop immediately. Then progress once you see that they have understood STOP means no movement; if they disobey make the correction harsher; through voice intonation, and leash correction.
Once they get STOP, and they get it well, STOP should stop any untoward behaviour.
Best of luck with your gals. |