[AngelFae]

My neighbor is having some serious issues all of a sudden with her two females. One of them is Abby- an 8# Shorkie, age 7 (my Blazer's mom) and the other is Saddie- a 6# Yorkie, age 6. Starting yesterday afternoon, for no apparent reason, they started fighting with each other- no blood has been drawn yet, but they have bruises and have really gotten some strong bites in. These dogs have lived together for the majority of their lives (since puppyhood) and never really had a problem. The smaller dog has always been the more dominant of the two but now it almost seems as if the larger, older girl wants to be Alpha. She even snapped at my 58# German Shorthair Pointer! (Who, by the way, just looked at her as if she was crazy.) Apparently my neighbor can't leave the two dogs alone together at all anymore, they circle each other and then attack! They have each been the instigators of these fights, too- it isn't just one going after the other.
I'm at a total loss as to what to tell her about how she can fix the problem. She will be calling the vet tomorrow to see if there could be a medical answer but I thought I'd ask you brilliant people, who seem to have seen it all! Please, HELP!!!!!!!