I am not a trainer, but have had a very multiple yorkie household for many, many years. I have an issue with fighting among dogs....I have a handle on who fights with who, what triggers the fights, and who just never is left alone unsupervised with anyone. It is MY experience, that whenever two of my dogs fight, especially if a weakness is perceived in one of the animals (you say one is still early post op and outfitted with a cone/collar), a fight will break out, and if one dog feels superior to the other, the fight will continue/resume between the two, and eventually the weaker/more disadvantaged pup will get "whupped".....and if allowed the opportunity, two dogs that have fought previously, and one was obviously the dominate dog in the fight and the winner, that winner will continue to harrass and fight with the weaker dog....and great damage can be done.
I NEVER put two dogs together (actually ANY dogs at all) with a dog that is clearly at a disadvantage....such as one that is post op with a collar around its neck. That is kind of like sending a 6 year old kid into the street with one hand tied behind his back and both feet tied together, then watching as a group of bullies jump him and beat him down....the bad thing is, from that first beat down, the stronger of the two dogs, will walk away from that fight, as Alpha, and that fight will continue from that day forward. I would never trust those two dogs together alone again....especially if one is incapacitated in any way. |