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So I have a large kennel for those that do not know and I do have a few dogs able live together in peace out in the dog runs but everyone else is separate. They are never left alone when I leave the house I separate them but I do have one pair that have always been he exception till now. Both dogs are "petbulls" and are 8 years old and have always been able to be together. They have occasionally had a tift or two but nothing big. Trinity is my semi retired competition Obed dog and demo dog. I use to use her when I taught class and need a demo dog, she would just hold a down stay in the middle of the room till I needed her. She has always been a quirky dog and a little bit of a nerd but since she started to get sick she has been acting real mental, not HA just a little off. She has thyroid issues but recently we think she has cancer somewhere we have not found. She just looks sick and despite all the tests we have done we have not pin pointed anything yet. Then there is Rage, she too is a rescue and just the sweetest dog in the world. I got her as a pup and raised her just like anything other dog and wanted to do agility with her. when she hit about 9 months everything in the world scared her and I tried to work her out of it but it never worked. She is happy to stay at home but really scared to go off our property. So she just stays home and we enjoy her. So these guys have always been pretty good but lately Trinity has been more aggressive with her and pushing her around. They got into a tift a few weeks ago but one that stopped as soon as I yelled at them, again they are not really serious. Well Tempest and Weitzen are in the run across from them and I asked my husband to rotate dogs before he left. Tempest and Weitzen hate Trin and Rage so they were barking at them and getting them all crazy. Trinity turned around and attacked Rage. Now for some reason every dog in my house (now including Trin) hates poor baby Rage. Rage never starts a fight but she sure does finish them. Rage whooped Trinity and my husband ran into the run with a rake (it was closer than the break sticks) and as soon as he ran in there they stopped and hid in the dog house..... together..... lol Trinity has about a 3 inch cut along her cheek that we stapled back up and Rage is pretty much untouched.
I give this long story for those that think their dogs will always get along. So after 8 years I think I am going to separate them. What normally happens is when you reach a certain age and an old house dog passes away you get to move in the main house and out of the kennels. Well I think Rage is coming in early, I just do not want to run the risk of them getting into it again it's not fair for them to get tore up.
Leonard suggested putting Trinity down since she is slowly losing her mind but she has been a good working dog and my heart cannot put her down just because she is a little nuts! She is safe with people and I still do compete with her in Rally, just 2 months ago she won second place in advanced rally in UKC. So we will just separate them, I have pictures of the cut and after we stapled it, man it is gnarly! lol
So I have a large kennel for those that do not know and I do have a few dogs able live together in peace out in the dog runs but everyone else is separate. They are never left alone when I leave the house I separate them but I do have one pair that have always been he exception till now. Both dogs are "petbulls" and are 8 years old and have always been able to be together. They have occasionally had a tift or two but nothing big. Trinity is my semi retired competition Obed dog and demo dog. I use to use her when I taught class and need a demo dog, she would just hold a down stay in the middle of the room till I needed her. She has always been a quirky dog and a little bit of a nerd but since she started to get sick she has been acting real mental, not HA just a little off. She has thyroid issues but recently we think she has cancer somewhere we have not found. She just looks sick and despite all the tests we have done we have not pin pointed anything yet. Then there is Rage, she too is a rescue and just the sweetest dog in the world. I got her as a pup and raised her just like anything other dog and wanted to do agility with her. when she hit about 9 months everything in the world scared her and I tried to work her out of it but it never worked. She is happy to stay at home but really scared to go off our property. So she just stays home and we enjoy her. So these guys have always been pretty good but lately Trinity has been more aggressive with her and pushing her around. They got into a tift a few weeks ago but one that stopped as soon as I yelled at them, again they are not really serious. Well Tempest and Weitzen are in the run across from them and I asked my husband to rotate dogs before he left. Tempest and Weitzen hate Trin and Rage so they were barking at them and getting them all crazy. Trinity turned around and attacked Rage. Now for some reason every dog in my house (now including Trin) hates poor baby Rage. Rage never starts a fight but she sure does finish them. Rage whooped Trinity and my husband ran into the run with a rake (it was closer than the break sticks) and as soon as he ran in there they stopped and hid in the dog house..... together..... lol Trinity has about a 3 inch cut along her cheek that we stapled back up and Rage is pretty much untouched.
I give this long story for those that think their dogs will always get along. So after 8 years I think I am going to separate them. What normally happens is when you reach a certain age and an old house dog passes away you get to move in the main house and out of the kennels. Well I think Rage is coming in early, I just do not want to run the risk of them getting into it again it's not fair for them to get tore up.
Leonard suggested putting Trinity down since she is slowly losing her mind but she has been a good working dog and my heart cannot put her down just because she is a little nuts! She is safe with people and I still do compete with her in Rally, just 2 months ago she won second place in advanced rally in UKC. So we will just separate them, I have pictures of the cut and after we stapled it, man it is gnarly! lol