I know two bitches living together is potential for a nightmare... - Page 1

... But does anyone have any experience with a dam and her daughter living together? Is the family relationship between two bitches more stable or should the typical disharmony between two bitches be expected?  

I my opinion, it depends on the dogs and if one or both have alpha tendencies.

I have mother and daughter living together.  Mother is 4 (now fixed) and daughter will be 2 in April (now fixed).  They get along great.   Details:

Mom does not have an alpha bone in her body.   Daughter has some alpha tendencies, but nothing extreme.  Daughter has always deferred to Mom as alpha, but only mom.  I also have brother; and daughter happily bosses brother around.

There are times when the play between the 2 bitches escalates to a point I have to separate.  They are  never  left alone together without supervision.  Enough people on this forum have given examples of bad situations that I am not willing to take the chance.

It also probably helps that my girls are probably more show line and not work line.  Neither have the high drive that a working line appears to have.

From my experience, if you are going to do this, either make sure neither bitch has high alpha tendencies.  If they do, be fully prepared for a day to come where they can no longer run together without fighting.  No matter what, always supervise their time together and be in a position, both with training and tools, to break up a fight the instance a play growl turns into a "I am getting pissed growl."

These dogs all live togeather, everyday. They are not crated. I just built this room, "The Ruckus Room" for them  otherwise this is what is going on while I try to watch TV.


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It all depends on the dogs, and how they are raised

I have a dam and a couple daughters living together. I don't think once the pup is mature that the relationship makes much difference. I don't breed & won't feed dog aggressive dogs, as I absolutely do not tolerate DA, so that has something to do with my "luck," but mine get along ok. I would say maybe a tiny bit better than with unrelated females, but again, I want to stress that non-dog-aggressive is a trait I select hard for, as I cannot stand it and it would be very dangerous in my household, as my son (4) handles the dogs quite a bit. A bitch fight is the last thing I want him involved in. They are all high drive bitches, rather dominant with other dogs, but not bullies, willing to end fights but not the often insecure types that like to start them. I don't mean to imply that they are buddies and would miss each other if they were gone, but they tolerate each other just fine. All are intact.   I would never leave them alone together and I would call anyone doing so a complete moron, as nothing is more deadly than 2 females in a fight, but I do not have problems so long as I supervise. When they play and start to get rough, I tell them to knock it off and they do. I don't give them anything to fight about- no toys in the yard when they're out together and food is of course a no-no. They're all very similar temperaments and I don't see anyone backing down once a fight started, but they're very stable and don't fly off the handle for nothing, either, and all respect me very well when it comes to that sort of thing, so I'm able to pull it off without much hassle. 

 

And a couple of these dogs are straight up, 100% high drive, working line dogs., so....

Thanks for the "complete moron" label , I do leave mine togeather and have for years. I guess I been lucky also. My male Bullinger boy is the only one I worry about. HE is a very dominant, bully. And I also just got back a three year old female that I won t leave with everyone else, but other thsn that, shit....my dogs all been togesther mostly since birth and puppies.
   I have females that will gladly take over a puppy from another dog. but my dogs also live with me, everyday, all day. I AM AlPHA, and they know It.

I was talking about my dogs, if you read my post. Anyone who would leave my dogs alone together is a complete moron. IE, bf knows better. Dad knows better. Anyone who I would allow to handle them in my absence knows better. They are tolerant and they respect me; that is not to be confused with liking each other. 

I was kidding, I know I'm not complete, lol And I also know thiAT thEre are dogs that totslly would not be able to be kept like i do mine. I also have 3 acres of yard fenced, that includes woods. My dogs get alot more exercise than alot do. I have doggy doors  So they can come and go as they please  Plus  they have access to food 24/7.
    I have to many dogs to have food aggression issues and while i myself don 't have little kids, I do have grandkids and I can not have aggression of any sort.
     I would not give a blanket statement that all dogs can coexist, It totally depends on the dogs, the person and so many other conditions

It depends on the temperaments and training of each dog.
Jyota is very pushy, Vanessa is a pushover........ it works.
I still crate them when I'm away from the house.
 

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