Re: [pyrnet] RE: Question

["Ann K. Wetherilt" <wetheri@emmanuel.edu>]

pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org writes:
>Will they
>fight forever?  Do you think once we get the two to our
>house, and get them acclimated and running around and
>guarding and kept busy, they'll stop fighting?  Should we
>forget about bringing both home and just bring one home, or
>should we try for both and hope for the best?  We'd really
>like to keep the dogs together. (We will be able to separate
>the two in individual enclosed pens while we're at work
>during the day).  
Are the two girls altered? If not, you might want to do that asap. 
We have two girls who are best buddies. Ivy Rose was almost 9 when Tori,
then 14 months, came to stay. Ivy wasn't too sure about her at first, but
they'd actually had a couple of weeks at a kennel, so on neutral
territory, before we brought Tori home. 
Were the two you're considering in a much bigger space before the move? If
so, perhaps that provoked the fighting. Or maybe the younger one is at an
age where she's trying to establish more dominance. If you can separate
them when you're not there to supervise, I'd be inclined to give it a try;
just intervene immediately at any hint of trouble--don't let it
escalate--make it clear that you're in charge and you expect them to get
along!
Ann, Peg, Ivy Rose and Tori