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Ever since we adopted Luna, a rambunctious heeler/aussie mix, she and our older rescue, Lexi, have been struggling to get along. Some days, I'll find them sleeping near each other with no issues, but then there are the days that they squabble. And while there hasn't been any blood up until yesterday, these aren't just petty fights. The two of them are snarling and yelping and growling and tearing around, and it's scary.
Yesterday, Luna knicked Lexi's nose and although it was superficial, it was bleeding. I feel bad for the both of them; they shouldn't have to feel like a fight is the only way to solve whatever problem arises between them. I realize that they're both the same sex, which causes issues, but they are both spayed (Luna was spayed a week ago), and Lexi is not generally aggressive. Which leads me to believe it's Luna who starts the fights. She's a typical heeler mix, sweet and loving to humans but not always the best with other pups.
gOur biggest problem with the two of them and their fights is that we don't know the trigger. They'll be out in the yard playing or chilling in their (big) pen when they just go crazy. The last fight they had - there was no food, no toys, no humans involved. Nothing was around them that should've gotten Luna angry. I just don't know what to do or how to stop the fights before they get worse, and if they do, I don't know if we'll be able to keep sweet Luna, which would be a real heartbreaker.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Yesterday, Luna knicked Lexi's nose and although it was superficial, it was bleeding. I feel bad for the both of them; they shouldn't have to feel like a fight is the only way to solve whatever problem arises between them. I realize that they're both the same sex, which causes issues, but they are both spayed (Luna was spayed a week ago), and Lexi is not generally aggressive. Which leads me to believe it's Luna who starts the fights. She's a typical heeler mix, sweet and loving to humans but not always the best with other pups.
gOur biggest problem with the two of them and their fights is that we don't know the trigger. They'll be out in the yard playing or chilling in their (big) pen when they just go crazy. The last fight they had - there was no food, no toys, no humans involved. Nothing was around them that should've gotten Luna angry. I just don't know what to do or how to stop the fights before they get worse, and if they do, I don't know if we'll be able to keep sweet Luna, which would be a real heartbreaker.
Any help would be much appreciated.