holy [censored] my dogs just tore the [censored] out of each other!

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why?

my understanding is this is the kind of risk you take when you dont fix male dogs, one effect of the higher testosterone levels is increased aggression. Be happy it was dog vs dog and not dog vs 6 year old or something.

are you planning on breeding them? If not you really should look into getting them neutered.

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Well they are really passive towards people, never bitten or anything and play with kids all the time. However fixing them is definently something I am considering right now.

I hadn't fixed them because I never felt the need to until now. I actually started thinking about this yesterday.

[Jeff W]

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ok here's the deal I have two dogs liter mates both males 2 1/2 years old.

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Bad idea. I worked at a dog training center for four years and one important rule we had was that male dogs were separated from each other. Eventually you're going to have fights over dominance when you put males together. One USA champion in breed show dog was killed by another male dog that had broken through its kennel. Struggles for dominance are a way of life for dogs.

Also, for a number of reasons you should not own dogs that are litter mates.

In other words, you are [censored].

Okay, sorry for the joke. They are either going to be fine or they won't be. Unfortunately the struggle was not resolved and there may be further bloodshed in the future. OTOH, you have had them for a long time and there has been no problem in the past so it may have been an isolated incident. I have a male and female rottweiler and they occasionally have very nasty fights but they are obedient and I have always been able to separate them.

[wacki]

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Thanks for the tip [censored]

[ThaSaltCracka]

if you want to keep them both, get them fixed.

[Grisgra]

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happened to a friend of mine. you're gonna have to get rid of the one you like least; male dom issues, taste of blood, etc. No hope for it.

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I really doubt that this is the case. The two of them had to work out who was the alpha. There might be another battle or two in the future, but in general -- well, this is how dogs work things out.

Not sure that getting either of them fixed is going to help either IMO. Fixed dogs have dominance issues as well, sometimes very strong ones.

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Usually I don't see your posts but I actually checked your post because I want to get as much info as possible. I am proud to report that once the wisdom of my ignore list has once again be vindicated. thank you for not letting me down.

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it's possible...

What does Ray Zee have to say about this? (Our resident, non-licenced vet)

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Why's that? I know nothing about dogs and I'm curious, now. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[The once and future king]

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So your saying the dogs are both broken? Maybe they need to be repaired at the vets or sumfink?

[Soul Daddy]

Is this why you asked about the benefits of neutering or is that just a strange coincidence?

[MoreWineII]

What breed are they? I didn't see it mentioned.