Do you have two of the same sex Boxers?

[Dawn M Perkins]

I have two females, mother & daughter. Cheyenne is the mother & she's 3-1/2 and Gypsy is her daughter who just turned 2 yrs old in November. I've never had any problems with them getting along until Christmas day. Now every now in then they really get into these nasty fights. Just last week when a friend was over with his male boxer pup, they got into it and they both ended up bleeding a little bit. It seems that Cheyenne doesn't want to play with the other visitor but doesn't want Gypsy to play with him/her either. Even when another dog (1 imparticular) walks by our yard it seems they try to get each other out of the way so they can try to get to the dog and have ended up in a fight once or twice this way too. I'm really worried about them because I couldn't bare to get rid of either of them. I didn't choose to have two females, as it turns out the mother went with my ex when he moved out so I kept the female puppy, then he decided he didn't want the mother anymore and was going to give her away but, thank God, he offered her to me first and that's how I ended up with two females. I couldn't part with either of them, they are everything in the world to me and I have become as attached, if not more so, to Cheyenne as I am to Gypsy. Any advice or known reasons?

 

[kitten]

I have two males

mine fight sometimes but its usally over a toy. and its over thares never any blood and I just let them supervised of corse only cause the other dog speaks in there language that I cant. no one can tell your dog no or thats enough faster than another dog.

you pecking order might be changing mine has a few times.... but mine are realy close too. i got the 2nd when the first was 9 months and they liked to sleep in the same crate together as pups. they now have thare own but thare side by side and I still have to force one in to his own crate from time to time ... they would still sleep like that if I'd let them but just one crate isnt big enough for two.... mine instist on going potty together cause either the one wont go or the one inside will soil the floor cause he's mad. and I'm working on solveing the toy problem I've gotten them only one of the biggest rawhide bones I could fine (they have always shared before at the sametime) and they each take a knot and chew on it together. but I encorage them to do things together instead of by them selfes it seems to get over the male terrtory thing with them.

mine have these fights like yours mine will decide that he dont want your attention but yet wont let the other either.... I just verbally correct them and give them something to do together and reward them for it. but you have to correct them both I just yell both mines names cause if you just punnish one then the other resents the other for the correction. or if that dont work and thare being piticulary grouches that day in that verbal correction I tell them to go to thare crates and give them treats I keep them in thare about 1/2 hour ( just a time out) and let them out it seems to simmer down the little attiudes and they play like good little kids. mine know that if they are being grouches that they get a time out and have learned that in order not to get confined they have to behave and not fight and play nicely. and for the most part mind do

 

[Lisa M]

Are they both fixed?

My dad has two female chiuauas (I can never spell that - sorry) and they would fight sometimes at first but when he got them fixed, they really mellowed out. The one that used to always start has been much more passive than before. Casper bleeds even just from normal play at times - they have such a tiny bit of fur so they scratch easier than most dogs sometimes it looks worse than it is. (I'm sure that is no consolation, just an observation rather.)

 

[brindlemom]

It has been my experience that with two females, they are more apt to fight!

We have a male and a female.

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I notice you're from MD, you're more than welcome to come to one of our boxer bashes that we're organizing.
We generally meet at Robert E. Lee Park on Falls Road every weekend, but my little one was attacked last weekend, so not sure when we'll be back.