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My girl dog, Ember will occasionally go after my boy dog, Riley, aggressively, to the point where blood was once drawn. It has only happened when food was involved, but it doesn't happen all the time.
For example, one time I gave them treats, and Riley ate his faster than her, and when he went near her she interpreted this as a challenge and went after him. One time I was grabbing her Kong out of her crate (she gets a food stuffed Kong when we have to crate her during the day), and Riley came up to investigate what I was doing, and Ember went after him. This was the time she nipped his ear and drew blood - it's always his ears that she goes for. Yesterday she didn't eat her breakfast (she has been having tummy issues) and I had forgotten to take it up before I left for work, so when I brought her home from daycare she immediately ran to it and started to eat, so I picked it up to throw it out and Riley happened to be near, and she went after him.
All other times the interaction between them is non-aggressive with Ember deferring to Riley. She will bother the crap out of him if he's chewing on a toy, but it's not aggressive. The only time she's been aggressive is with food. I wonder if this has to do with her tummy issues....
For example, one time I gave them treats, and Riley ate his faster than her, and when he went near her she interpreted this as a challenge and went after him. One time I was grabbing her Kong out of her crate (she gets a food stuffed Kong when we have to crate her during the day), and Riley came up to investigate what I was doing, and Ember went after him. This was the time she nipped his ear and drew blood - it's always his ears that she goes for. Yesterday she didn't eat her breakfast (she has been having tummy issues) and I had forgotten to take it up before I left for work, so when I brought her home from daycare she immediately ran to it and started to eat, so I picked it up to throw it out and Riley happened to be near, and she went after him.
All other times the interaction between them is non-aggressive with Ember deferring to Riley. She will bother the crap out of him if he's chewing on a toy, but it's not aggressive. The only time she's been aggressive is with food. I wonder if this has to do with her tummy issues....