I never meant to come across as harsh, but I think you're gut was telling you something. I also speak from experience. I had two female spayed beagles that grew up with each other. Beagles are pack animals and I have had multiples before, well at 10 months one decided to turn on the other. The fights started getting really bloody. I had a friend who was willing to take the aggressor because she wanted an older pup. Still I was heart broken and it was such I hard thing for me to do. I was going through a lot of medical issues that prevented me from being more of an alpha myself. So I shoulder a lot of the blame.
Still though I just adopted two yorkie pups into the same household as the one with the previously bullied 4 1/2 year old beagle. I did this because I know my Ruby and at no time did I ever question if she would accept another dog into the household. That said it has been more work than I imagined. Ruby my docile, lazy beagle, now has a 5 month old yorkie who never sleeps and is constantly on the go at her non-stop. They are the best of friends when they are outside but when they are inside Ruby just want to lay on the couch and be left alone. |