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Dogs attack each other
Hi,
I would really appreciate any advice. This is the story: We have an 8 year old female Boerboel (South African breed; check http://www.boerboelsa.co.za/ for more info), an 8 month old male Boerboel & a 1 year old female lab. The female boerbul has been spayed, the lab came off her first heat about 2 months ago (we want to breed with her); the male bourboel pup has not been neutered (also for breeding purposes). All three dogs have mixed with each other well and there have been no signs of aggression except for the odd warning growl. Two days ago though, the older female Boerboel attacked the female lab (almost killed her; still not sure how she got away). Anyway after 3 hours of vet vists, the lab is bruised and battered but alive and back home. Yet everytime the lab and boerboel come into contact, there's a lot of animosity; they almost can't wait to get back into the ring and finish the fight. Both my wife and I work during the day and we can't risk leaving them outside together again. I've read a bit that suggest that the 2 bitches are fighting for social standing... Some of my questions a It's possible to fence the older dog in; is this not going to aggrevate the situation? I don't want to 'drug' the dog to keep her placid (what's the point?). A muzzle is also an option but again is it not postponing the inevitable. I'm looking for a viable alternative to putting the older dog down (she's quite old and had a good life) but I can't have my dogs tearing each other apart. Please help... David |
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