https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/28285/advice-please-about-our-2-dogs-fighting We have 2 dogs. One a 7 year old Fox Terrier (neutered) plus a 3 year old smooth haired fox terrier (spayed). My problem is that if we let them off the lead on say a beach the female does nothing but yap in the males face which to us leaves him dementeden-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/212314?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 12 Jun 2019 08:48:41 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:8ffcfdc9-20e8-41e9-a579-f7ca6f57681aGillian Mostyn<p>I&#39;d agree about getting a good behaviourist on board.&nbsp; They really do seem to work miracles with some dogs ... but it is always about looking at how the owner interacts with their pets as&nbsp; much as at the behaviour itself.</p> <p>Get someone listed with the APBC.&nbsp;</p> <p><a target='_blank' href="https://www.apbc.org.uk/">https://www.apbc.org.uk/</a></p> <p>Think of it as an investment in making the next 10 years with your dogs far more pleasurable.&nbsp;<img src="/emoticons/v2/Very_happy_smiley.png" alt="Very happy" /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/212312?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 12 Jun 2019 08:39:40 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:a0faade6-e958-4516-aa4e-23ee02df24c4Julie Innes<p>If they were mine I would probably get a good behaviouralist (research carefully!) out to take a look. They can be quite good at giving insight into the dogs&#39; relationship having observed them, which may be useful in developing a strategy for managing them. I feel someone really needs to observe your dogs in situ- in the house and on a walk- to understand the reasoning and hopefully get a solution.</p> <p>I&#39;ve told this story on here before, but I worked in kennels as a student, and we had in two rotties. We were told they co-existed very peacefully BUT one had to go back into the kennel before the other. All was fine for 3 weeks, then someone (not me <img src="/emoticons/v2/Angel_smiley.png" alt="Innocent" />!) put the wrong one in first and immediately all Hell broke loose! Took us 25 minutes and the fire hose to separate them! There is a definitely value to understanding the nature of the dogs&#39; relationship!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/212302?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 11 Jun 2019 17:15:15 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:a49af73a-f6a0-4e28-b9d1-1583892e9e4fNiall Taylor<p>[quote user=&quot;GrooveJet&quot;]Would something like squeezy cheese offered to distract them as tension mounts work, or are they not food-minded enough?[/quote]</p> <p>With terriers that&#39;s unlikely IMHO, most of them seem so fixated at the start of this sort of incident that nothing will distract them.</p> <p>I definitely agree with the muzzling thing as a crisis management tactic, short-term but I&#39;m sorry to say, Derek, that once this type of behaviour starts I don&#39;t believe there is much that can be done to correct it and it rarely ends well.</p> <p>Niall</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/212296?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 11 Jun 2019 15:08:20 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:13f12e3b-37bb-4f87-97da-6f613bc7573bMiriam Lodewyks<p>A couple of Baskerville muzzles, for a start?</p> <p>Would something like squeezy cheese offered to distract them as tension mounts work, or are they not food-minded enough?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>