all of mine are jealous of one another. Buckeye, being my first and the smallest, is the one who usually attacks. I watch him and when I see he "stalking', I say 'be a good boy'. usually he will leave them alone. but I have to watch him carefully. I never leave them in the house alone unless i have the 2 pups in a cage.
Buckeye was really bad when we first got Ahia. We traveled for 3 days in the car after picking her up. He didn't want her in his car. He didn't want her near his nana or pa. He did't want her eating. He didn't want her sleeping in the same room. The second we walking in our house I put them both on the floor and He bacame a different dog to her. He was welcoming her into our home. He never plays and she did. He would tollerate her and when he had had enought he would put her in her place. I wanted him to be able to do that and let her know he was the alpha because I knew she was going to be much bigger than him. I didn't want him hurt by her. They all know he is the boss and he knows I am the boss over him. I let him dominate even now because he is smaller and they play rough. He still does not play. They all get equal attention or at least try to. I do try to greet him first when I come home. That seems to help.
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