two female boxers in the same house?

[jaimie]

I have a 2 bitch household and they do great. I know that is not the norm though. A friend of mine had 2 female Rotties and lets just say it was not fun for her to come home with one of her girls ear torn almost completely off. They had lots of "spats" but this fight was down right vicious. There was blood all over both dogs they had no idea if there were any other cuts. It ended up being just the ear hanging off-they got her put back together but had to seperate them from then on unless they were supervised. I agree with TulsaDan that getting a boy would be much better for your girl (and for you). I got very lucky with my girls also and have never had a fight with the two of them (Brit is 8 & Bay is 7 and we have had Brit since 7 weeks and Bay since 9 months). So, I do count my blessings after what happened to my friends dogs. Good Luck!

Jaimie

 

[Lizzie]

My two cents worth - go for a male. When I decided to get a second boxer I never considered a female - I knew Diva would not tolerate another bitch on her turf! Diva is a fairly dominant female and so I knew a male would be better. Monty does push his luck sometimes and he is certainly now at an age where he is pushing the limits with Diva (and me!), but she always puts him right back in his place - occasionally it can sound quite nasty, and then they are back to being buddies and racing round the yeard together. :D

 

[jasonhbaum]

I have a two year old and a six month old - both females and I have had not one problem. The play great together. The only thing I see is if one has something - bone or toy - usually the other one wants the same thing. In our case we give the older dog whatever it is they are fighting over and the puppy will take whatever else we give them. They usually want the same bone but when we give the pup another she is satisfied. When not playing the pup always has to be touching the older dog

 

[CC]

Well we have a 2 year old female (spayed) and a 5 month old male (to be neutered in the next month). They get along very well.

As everyone has said, 2 females can work, but it takes a lot of work, luck, and training on your part. Plus Boxer boys are VERY different than girls - they're usually big Momma's boys and very cuddly, affectionate, and protective! I LOVE the male Boxer personality. I wouldn't trade Xena for the world, but she is more aloof than Titus (or any of our boys).

We also do rescue, and we've had 4 boys and one girl come and go over the last year. Xena was perfectly fine with the girl, who was even in heat when we had her. Of course, she had already had the experience of having three previous fosters - if Tessa had been the first, there might have been fireworks. After Tessa left, we also had a friend and his 3 year old Boxer/Lab stay with us for a few months while he looked for a new place. Xena and Pepsi were just wonderful together. We did have trouble with Pepsi going after the 5 year old male we were fostering at the time though, and she was VERY nasty to him.

We have always thought that Xena was very dominant, but she has learned how to accept other dogs very nicely now. We're very pleased with the difference good socialization makes!

 

[ssleighter]

It is not a coincidence that the word bitch became a slang term for a female behaving badly! Ginger is the sweetest little girl in the world until mom, dad or Hammer so much as glances at another female dog. I recently started fostering for a local rescue, and we haven't even attempted to foster another female yet!! Maybe someday, but I am sure I couldn't handle Ginger's reaction right now! Ginger (rescue girl) was introduced to Hammer when he was 5.5 months old and she was about 1 year. After the initial "that's mine battles" they are fast friends, I don't think we'd ever have that with another female in the house!

 

[Lorie West]

I currently have two female boxers - one is 18 months and the other is 8 months - they get along absolutely wonderful (thank god) - they are pretty much inseperable - best of friends. My oldest was 10 months old when we brought home our second female - never any issues though. My younger one seems to be the more dominant one though. I guess I just lucked out with my two girls.

Maddie and Gracie Ann's Momma

 

[Sube Ru's mom]

Every once in a while you will hear about a female/female pair working ok. But the chances are not great. I was lucky, my rescue WILL NOT rescue out a female boxer to a family that already has a female boxer, if they do it is RARE.

Pat and i were rare in the fact that i have 2 females. Would i recommend it?? NO WAY!! Just like Dan, i have had good luck, but i am EXTREMELY careful with both dogs. The biggest thing is establishing YOURSELF as alpha, many people think they are alpha and they are not, this can NOT happen in a 2 female dog home, you MUST be alpha and NEVER lose that status.

Subi and Bailey are working out great, but they JUST hit the 2 year mark, from everything i have read, it is when the dogs get over 2 that you hear about a lot of problems.

Hopefully they will continue to get along well. but i am VERY happy to hear that you decided to get a boy, it is a lot less hassle!

 

[Mushy]

My house.....

Well, I asked this very same question right before we deciding to keep Mush, our little boxer rescue. Got so many different responses, that I decided to rely on my own instincts and feel out the temperments of the dogs. Believe it or not, I have four females in my house. 3 Dals, and Mush. Because all but one are extremely submissive, it has worked beautifully. Had Mush not been submissive and showed any dominat traits, we would not have been able to keep her. But all four have worked out their pack order. We have also kept a close eye on any flare ups, and immediately corrected them, letting them all know that any fighting would not be tolerated. They DO, every now and then get snippy with each other, but it never goes farther than a slight growl, stay away from me right now kinda thing and its done. 99% of the time, if we don't interfere, they handle it themselves. Now I know this is a rare things, having four females, but really it all happened out of my own ignorance. I never knew anything about problems with having all females. I'd always been told it was males together to watch out for. What is also very helpful is that two of my dals are old. One is 13 and the other is 12. They would rather keep the peace, sleep and chill than compete for top dog. I don't recommend this to everyone, but I do believe alot has to do with the temperment of the dog. After all, there are many instances of male/female aggression too. Sometimes they just don't like each other.

Cheers,
Sheila & a house full of bitches.......my poor husband!

 

[Susan61896]

i have two baby girls, joy and peace. they are litter mates and have never been away from each other. they get along great (for now). they are going on 5 months, and both are spayed.
they do wrestle and roll around in the yard, and chase each other around and around the picnic table, but that's it. they have never growled or bitten hard, that i can see. they give each other kisses and have to sleep next to each other, which is usually on top of my feet. when peace was sick after being spayed, joy layed next to her and gave her kisses and wrapped her arms around her, like she was protecting her. i think that joy is the more aggresive one, though not really aggresive per say, but is more dominant then peace. peace is very layed back and watchful. joy is always trying to kiss you and wiggles her nubby more.
i guess we were lucky, but we'll see as they get older.

 

[mnstrtrkwidw]

My oppion is that you do not get another female. I have three boxers (2 males 1 female). The female is very domanatting and pretty much rules the roost. The two males get along great. When ever another female comes here to visit mine gets very bitchy does not allow the other dog to go in certian places and has a couple of times gone after them.