Help, is this normal? - Page 2

Hiya, thanks for everyone who replied about my problem with my two males, its kind of difficult to totally seperate them as theyre both house dogs and share most things i.e. sleeping spaces, walks and access to garden {think thats back yard in U.S.A.!} space etc. We ve always had two male Shepherds together for past 20 yrs with no problems, but reading your answers I guess we ve just been lucky! I ve started seperating the younger one everytime we go out as hes started trashing furniture and rugs so hes shut in the kitchen and I m starting to walk them seperately as hopefully this will give the younger one confidence cos he seems to depend on the older one to protect him which I really dont want. I m just hoping that he ll become more confident and less nervy as he matures, as I dont want a Shepherd who hides behind me if a stranger knocks at the door! I worry what he would be like if something happened to our older dog, would he cope ok if he becomes the only dog as I dont plan on any more! My friend has rottweillers and says that Shepherds are too friendly thanks to breeding them that way but I dont want a savage dog like hers are and IMO Shepherds will always be the best breed ever! Wont be able to reply til after Xmas cos computers being changed and nothing gets done here in U.K. til New Year, will just have to lay around eating turkey and drinking wine instead, Happy Xmas and New year to you all, cheers Lissa.

I had pretty much the same problem but a little earlier on were the signs that father and son were not gonna be the best of buds for long. At least not on a regular basis. When my pup hit around 6-7 months old he started becoming annoying to his daddy and it got worse when I acquired a bitch shortly after. Up went the kennels and isolation panels and there's no longer any problems. They still will run and play together but after awhile the playing gets rough so I seperate them again in their kennels for a little "time out" period. Truthfully I think they like the seperation from each other from time to time; gives them a chance to unwind, relax and just chill.

Lissa,I have 2 UNneurered males 3 and 4 yrs old.They have been together for 1 year and live in my house also.I did it VERY CAUTIOUSLY and still i dont leave them UNSUPERVISED.Yes they are both loose in here but i feed them in there crates and i dont tolerate any real aggressive behaviour.I shut it down FAST.Remember that these 2 dogs need to understand that you are the boss NOT them.

I shut it down FAST Yup, that's exactly what I do here. :) LOL, how many days ago did I write that the girls have been good. :) My older spayed female is just generally a real beeatch and was just needling the younger one a little too much the other night. Generally speaking the younger one takes it rather well, but the older one nailed her in the flank and guess that it hurt pretty bad, because she got pissed. However, this "fight" if you could call it that was very very minor in comparison to the one a year ago. So, I do think that they remembered that I didn't appreciate that at all,as both had a nice "OH shit, mom's mad," look on their little faces. Then a half an hour later they were both sleeping in bed with us. :) Funny, you'd think that it would be the younger one needling the older one! We always call the older one the "fun police"

Same here with the six pack 9,8,6,5,2 and 8months. Oldest Male now neutered likes to keep every one in check. Younger brother 8years like to help him out when need be. So this pack keeps me on my toes. Funny thing my female is very (dog only) submisive. Not that Im not VERY thankful with this crew. 8 month old like to test alot these days. So I have a feeling this is boy may end up kenneled before he gets hurt. Better safe then sorry (Major Vet bill)