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Originally Posted by tandemgal
When Chloe was a puppy Emma would teach her puppy manners and they played nice together. As Chloe grew Emma became sick with heart worms and of course she spent more and more time resting. And her recovery time took several months. During this time Chloe grew (she's 1 now) and was used to getting her way - walking in/out of the door first, taking away toys that Emma was interested in. Chloe seems to have a more fisty disposition at least towards Emma...
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Chloe is reaching "the age" when the challenging begins.
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As Emma has got stronger they have started fighting. At least once ever two weeks or more. They never fight over food - they eat side by side. They seem to fight over just a look or me. Three out of four times Chloe will be the winner.
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Ahhhhhhh - the look ... good you can catch it at that stage. Break things up at that stage with an annnnnnnnt - "Chloe, stop looking at Emma" or vice versa as the case maybe. Don't let things proceed further than this IF possible. IF they are squabbling over you, then they both go to time out - you control the resource - you.
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My question is should I let them fight it out as Hubby suggests, break them up as I feel I should. More importantly how do I stop the fights?
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If enough tension builds up between them, the girls will fight till the death (not necessarily Emma and Chloe, but in general). I'd much rather break up two males than a b*tch fight any day.
The SUPREME and ULTIMATE alpha is you and IF you are able to stop the fights before they begin, then that is your best option.
Debbie