I am so very sorry you are having to deal with this! That bite looks very sore. First things first, take very good care of that bite. Dis-infect at least 2x a day! I like to use Traumeel as well for any cuts or burns. It is quite fantastic, but does not substitute as an antiseptic. We can get it in Canada now even in say a Shoppers Drugmart. All health food stores are likely to carry it.
Just a gentle reminder that your breeder should have some pertinent advice for you, give her a call. I think she is training until 2pm today, then back home and out again around 6-9pm for training.
I like all of Jillies' suggestions. I also want to make sure you keep your face out of the way of that biter! Also get very long oven mitts, if you intend to use the raise the legs. Lift about the knees and closer up to the groin area.
It is such a scarey thing watching two dogs we love fight!
My trainer might disagree with me, but at this point, there would be NO loose toys laying around on the floor. Each dog has to work for their toy.
Crate or Xpen and rotate. That is One male out with one female, and switch it over.
Play in house or out in the backyard one at a time - the other is observing tethered, well the working dog, works for their toy. Start with five minutes and build up.
Walk those two males on separate leads with halters. And discipline the aggressor very very firmly with halter/and lead correction. Make them sit 2feet apart and you are holding both leads one in each . If one makes a move to the other, NO, that is not a yelling NO but from your belly a deep firm NO.
I am not explaining this too well about firmess of your voice. Behind your voice the most important thing to have is an un-equivocal belief in your right to abhor this action, and YOU WILL NEVER EVER ALLOW this to happen again.
REpeat this mantra to yourself. Quite frankly YOU Are the ALPHA in your household, every dog is secondary to you!.
It is that firm conviction (which I am sure Jillie has), and all great trainers have that their commands will be obeyed, just because they said them!
It is a calm but sincere conviction you want to build in yourself. Sure let your fear of injury to one of your loved ones fuel that conviction, help you stand firm with this conviction.
I will share a horror I found this weekend. ANd who is to blame? Why me of course.
I always thought that Razzle was just be deviling our gentle Karma our Maine Coone Cat. That they played games of chase over the house. THen Razzle started twoThree days ago to hump Karma. I stopped it when I saw it, but wasn't so concerned.
And then.... I had Karma up on the grooming table on Sat. As I was brushing his beautifull coat, I found not one but TWO bite marks on his neck. One looks infected
Both areas I shaved the hair away, to see what I was dealing with and started the disinfection process. Karma is also into the vet 2morrow.
Dave and I looked at each other, and I said NEVER again. Razzle has gotten away with way way too much here.
We put Karma down and for 2hours that evening, we individually or together, blocked Razzle from coming up to Karma. His initial first rushes over were enthusiastic, and his surprise and consternation almost comic. We blocked with our feet - we stood in front of our cat, and at the same time said NO. Firmly but with 100% conviction.
By later that evening, Razzle needed only Voice command of Leave it, and he would turn and come back to us.
Sunday am same repetition, except by late afternoon we allowed Razzle to come gently up and "sniff" Karma, but if he started to mount or jump onto the cat, again it was Leave It by voice. If he ignored the voice command, either one of us picked him up and into his crate he went.
We do crate when we are out of the house, and we crate Razzman at night, so Karma's injuries came during the day or evening when he had full run of the house, without what should have been (hindsight) is grand, our oversight.
Razzle has by no means yet earned our trust with our precious Karma, and he might never --- we shall see. But he will never be allowed again to jump on Karma, or play roughly with him at all!
In summary I have a lot of concern and quite frankly a difference of opinion about the alpha dog theory.
In a household of humans and multiple dogs the Alphas are first humans, any human of the household, and then Beta goes to all the dogs.
Anyhow Jacqui (((Hugs))) that bite looks very sore, if there is any other way I can help you have my phone number call me anytime!