The corgi grew up, not a puppy any longer - age wise this is about the rate time frame for these type skirmishes to begin. Are you sure the corgi is the initiator/instigator? Or is the older dog giving her the "@#%**& and die scum" look that you might not be noticing? That could have been the beginning of the fighting and now the corgi is acting in her best defense is a good offense and attacking first now. That she's growling when the older dog looks at her, that would fit.
I agree with Peggy that both the girls are more than likely alpha wannabes fighting for top position. If they aren't spayed, that would help take some of the hormones out of the equation. You can bring in a behaviorist to see if one could help you work on the situation, but it is likely they could never be trusted together without close supervision in the future. But the reality is you may just have to get used to living with them separated at all times.
Debbie
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Originally Posted by bsr8129
Hello
New to the forum here, I have a about 2 year old permbroke corgi, got her when she was about 8 months old, we have another dog that is 6 years old not sure of the breed but she is a medium size dog about 30lbs, the corgi has been raised with the other dog her whole life, recently in the past few months they have been fighting, a month ago it was so bad that the corgi had to go to the vet because she got bit through her ear.
While she was recovering the other dag went and stayed at my mom's since the day the corgi came back from the vet they tried to fight again. Now they are both back in the house and they are still fighting. I have noticed lately that it is the corgi that is starting the fights, I have noticed that it is mostly when she feels cornered that she will growl and then attack our other dog. I suspect that it was the corgi that has started all the fights. Since our other dog does not back down they get into a major fight. I have noticed more lately that if our other dog looks at the corgi she will growl at her. Currently we have resorted to them wearing mussels any time one of them growls at the other one.
How can i break the corgi from expressing this over agressivness? this has just started to happen in the last few months, im not sure why she started, nothing has changed interms of housing or any new pets in.
Our other dog is a dominate dog, can this by why now all of a sudden the corgi wants to challenge her?
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