She bit her brother Ein in the eye. Thank God it only tore the eyelid. She's back on the "zac" wagon. Food aggressions are naughty. She didn't get to have dinner then. Phoenix says missing dinner are the worstest punishment evers!!!! She's all jealous cause now she has go through all the "sit", "down", "wait" and "chowtime" commands just like when she was younger but her brother doesn't. No fairs.

Oh she knows I'm talking about her. She's trying to help me post with her nose.

The Ein and Phoenix have been through some pretty intense remediation in obedience training and it seems that they've gotten over the very nasty phase of fighting. They still get into little tiffs every now and then but they seem to be working it out like normal dogs. Over Thanksgiving they had a lot of exercise at my parents farm and bonding time for them to work as a team. Mostly to try and chase cows and kitties. It's their job; grandma can't really get mad.



When we got back… Continue

Ein and Phoenix have still been fighting like crazy.



Two weeks ago we had dog behavior people come out to the house and evaluate our situation. Then last week we went to their facility where they stayed while I went to work. They were confused because of several reasons:



1. Ein is a boy and Phoenix is a girl.

2. They are both fixed.

3. They get along in the yard and in the car.

4. They get along on walks as long as they never face each other.

5. They get along… Continue

We used to have a big brother, Maguire, that was a chow/golden mix. He was our alpha but he was so laid back and peaceful. Well right after we moved to the new house, he was diagnosed with lymphosarcoma. Mom and Dad had to help him to the bridge about two months ago.



About a month ago, we figured out Maguire wasn't coming back so all of a sudden, we began to fight for who was going to be the new alpha. At first Mom would break up the fights and not let us finish but then she decided… Continue