snmrun262
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Hello All,
Back in December, we brought home our sweet little bulldog puppy (12 weeks old) - Her name is Betty. We already had a 3 year old Boxer and it was wonderful to have them together! (Our boxer lost her bff - the previous summer - our English Mastiff at age 8). My husband and I have 3 young children (8, 6, and 4) and it has been a total lovefest for everyone!
In January, I got a phone call from the breeder that Betty's sister/littermate was the only pup remaining and asked if I wanted her! Of course!!! So now, we have Betty and Wilma....and Gidget (our boxer).
Everything was amazing and all three played so well together! Especially Betty and Wilma - happy as can be together.
At the end of May, at 7 months old, Betty and Wilma went into heat. This completely threw us since we were not smart enough to realize it could come this soon (our boxer has already been spayed). So, we figured we'd spay them this summer. Well, by July, Betty's nipples were still swollen and she was starting to pick fights with Wilma (Really MEAN fighting). The vet said she might have a little cyst on her ovary and that could be causing her to not fully come out of "heat". Well, this past week, the fighting escalated. Betty will fight aggressively with Wilma and now with Gidget. I have the spays set up for next week for both girls, hoping that Betty just doesn't feel good and is acting horribly.
I also called the dog trainer we worked with in the past and she told me today that Betty needs to find a new home. She said you should never have female Bully littermates together and that Betty is teaching the other 2 agressive behavior and will continue to escalate. She said that fixing her will not work - she now "likes to fight" and will continue this. I am just SICK. I can't believe that this is irreversible when there was never an issue until July, when we thought there must be something going on with Betty (and her swollen nipples).
So....long story, I am looking for advice from anyone that has been through this. Is the dog trainer correct? Is there no hope to have a peaceful family again? I want to do what is best/right for my dogs and my family. I will do whatever I can to make this work. I'm hoping to hear some good news from someone.
Thanks,
Susan
Back in December, we brought home our sweet little bulldog puppy (12 weeks old) - Her name is Betty. We already had a 3 year old Boxer and it was wonderful to have them together! (Our boxer lost her bff - the previous summer - our English Mastiff at age 8). My husband and I have 3 young children (8, 6, and 4) and it has been a total lovefest for everyone!
In January, I got a phone call from the breeder that Betty's sister/littermate was the only pup remaining and asked if I wanted her! Of course!!! So now, we have Betty and Wilma....and Gidget (our boxer).
Everything was amazing and all three played so well together! Especially Betty and Wilma - happy as can be together.
At the end of May, at 7 months old, Betty and Wilma went into heat. This completely threw us since we were not smart enough to realize it could come this soon (our boxer has already been spayed). So, we figured we'd spay them this summer. Well, by July, Betty's nipples were still swollen and she was starting to pick fights with Wilma (Really MEAN fighting). The vet said she might have a little cyst on her ovary and that could be causing her to not fully come out of "heat". Well, this past week, the fighting escalated. Betty will fight aggressively with Wilma and now with Gidget. I have the spays set up for next week for both girls, hoping that Betty just doesn't feel good and is acting horribly.
I also called the dog trainer we worked with in the past and she told me today that Betty needs to find a new home. She said you should never have female Bully littermates together and that Betty is teaching the other 2 agressive behavior and will continue to escalate. She said that fixing her will not work - she now "likes to fight" and will continue this. I am just SICK. I can't believe that this is irreversible when there was never an issue until July, when we thought there must be something going on with Betty (and her swollen nipples).
So....long story, I am looking for advice from anyone that has been through this. Is the dog trainer correct? Is there no hope to have a peaceful family again? I want to do what is best/right for my dogs and my family. I will do whatever I can to make this work. I'm hoping to hear some good news from someone.
Thanks,
Susan