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Originally Posted by Katinarivera  Hi I'm new another Yorkie lover recommend this site so I need despite advice I have 3year-old female Yorkie and a 7 mo old female yorkie they both got along up until 3 weeks ago the younger yorkie is starting to show dominance over the older Yorkie to were it is full on aggressive fighting like to pit bulls , they are now in total separation my older Yorkie has separation in anxiety and demands my attention all the time we notice the younger Yorky doesn't like it when the older Barks I know there is an age difference and my older is calm and layed back and the younger is super hyper lots of energy, did lots of reading and people say girls fight I have even had a dog behavioral Trainor come to the house by the end of the session we even have the dogs in the same room next to each other but the next day was a total different story so now they are back to total separation my question is will they ever get along and is it making it worse that I'm keeping them apart , I need suggestions I don't won't to rehomeing the younger but it's taking all the energy and life out of me trying to please them both at different times and they are both spayed |
I'm sure others with experience of having two females can offer some advice, because I have one boy and one girl.
But...I will say that you aren't making it worse by separating them at this time. In fact, it's crucial you separate them. My feeling is that, if you want them to get along, it will be a very slow process of reintroducing them to each other, gradually and always under close supervised watch. If not, I have read that two females can fight to the extent of wanting to kill each other.
Perhaps for now, give them some time apart and keep them separated for a couple weeks or more. If you want to keep both of them, I think you'll have to put in the time and effort to give them both attention for the time being. And then, once you start to let them be in the same room together, make sure there's treats involved and both get it from you at the same time, and they don't need to fight for anything.
Also...getting them separately well exercised and increasing the amount of daily obedience training (even if they know everything already) could help. They need to know that you're the boss and when you're around, they cannot and should not fight.