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Dog to Dog Relationships/Fighting

Note: This section provides insight into dog-dog relationship problems. Even though the specifics of the problem written about aren't exactly what you're experiencing, you should find it helpful in understanding your situation. 

Can These 2 Dogs Get Along?!

Understanding Dog to Dog Communications

Is Your Dog's Rough Play Appropriate?

Help! My Dog Humps!

Does your dog become agitated at the fence line when the neighbor's dog/s are out?  Watch this video for an example of a technique that can help: http://www.video.clickertraining.com/canis/winners/2011/premack 

Housemate Problems
See below for articles on problems between dogs who live together in the same household: Please note: While the specific of the problem written about aren't exactly what you're experiencing, read the information thoroughly, you should find it helpful to your situation.

Dog Fights and Fear

Housemate Fights!

See this article for more on resource guarding between dogs - it's the most common cause of dog/dog relationship problems!
http://www.whole-dog-journal.com/issues/14_10/features/Resource-Guarding-Behavior-Modification_20368-1.html

This Q&A focuses on tensions brewing between 2 dogs during meal time, as well as a developing resource guarding problem between the dog and her human; http://woofology.info/troublebrewing.html

Training in a Multi-Dog Household

If you're thinking about adopting siblings/2 pups at once, or have already done it! The article at the link below discusses the problems associated with adopting siblings/2 pups at the same time. It's a 3 page article. Page 1 discusses the reasons you might want to reconsider if you're thinking about it; Pages 2 and 3 discuss how to do things properly if you've already brought the pups home, so both of them develop in a healthy way:  http://www.whole-dog-journal.com/issues/13_1/features/Problems-Adopting-Two-Puppies-At-Once_16190-1.html?pg=3.

Worried about how your older, adult dog and your new puppy are getting along? This article Is This Okay? Typical Interactions between Puppies and Adult Dogs provides great information that will teach you how to identify what's normal, and what may be cause for concern, as they learn to live toghether.