First off hello,

Here is the situation me and my fiancee will be moving in togther shortly.
I have 2 dogs and she has one dog.

I own a - pit bull /rottweiler mix 11 yrs old male and a choc lab/weiner dog mix 2yrs old female.
she owns a -black lab/ australian shepard mix 2 yrs old female.

now heres the problem
her dog has severe dog agression issues.I have tried numerous times to equaint them to each other in a controled enviorment on leashs going for walks w/ me and my fiancee.

now her dog keeps trying to attack my dogs. at one time during a walk.I had my lil dog and her dog togther they were getting along great so i took them both off the leash in the basketball court to run.

they were doing fine chasing each other having a blast. until her dog out of the blue started agressively barking at my lil dog. my lil dog layed down rolled over onto her back and submitted ,but it did no good.My fiancees dog then ran up and started to attack my lil dog. i had to pull her dog off of mine.

Now if her dog attacked my big dog it would most likely end up in a tragic ending.

What can we do to stop her dogs agression?We love all of our dogs and dont want nothing bad to happen...We are moving into our new house soon and are expecting our first child in november.

thank you for your time.

I hate to say it but you have a serious dilemma on your hands here with a baby on the way even if you calm the situation now - after what you described happened on the basketball court the aussie X could flare at any time do you really want this with a young baby around!!!! I think it is a case of sadly rehoming the aussie x to be able to live in harmony with the other two it is going to be hard enough to get them to live along together without the addition of a new baby on the scene as some dogs do find this hard to cope with anyway.

Please think seriously about what you are about to take on board and the main priority will be the new baby, it will not be an easy decision but one that would be easier to make sooner rather than later.

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I agree, I think the only solution will be to make a tough decision.
Sometimes you just cant make dogs get along and seeking help from a professional could cost a fortune and be very time consuming.

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I totally agree imagine if baby got caught in the middle of a fight!!not worth the risk.

Dog aggression is "dog" aggression. Human aggression is Human aggression. Yes the two can appear in the same dog but if the dog has never displayed human aggression then it's wrong to think that it poses a danger to a baby or child. I think you really have to address the dogs aggression with direct action. If you've exhausted all avenues then I suggest Ecollar aversion therapy. I have used it on severe dog aggression cases and it's very affective. you need an experienced ecollar trainer for this...DON'T DO IT YOURSELF. However it may be that you haven't exhausted all avenues with you dog yet. I would not try to fix this problem with information from a forum. You need professional help and one on one behavior modification for your dog. where are you perhaps i can recommend a specialist to you.
I understand there's a risk with dogs but it's unfair to suggest that the only course of action is to get rid of the dog. I rehabilitate aggression dogs and they can be "fixed". There's a chance any dog can turn aggressive so I think you need to look at your dogs and your position in there eyes, within the pack structure. There are so many reasons for dog aggression, it's not always down to dominant behavior, even though that's how it may appear to you. Often dogs that display these problems are by true nature insecure.

So if this is the case why is it risky trying to seperate two fighting dogs??ive been bitten doing this!

I think what the other posters meant Karen was that the baby / toddler could get caught in the crossfire if a fight between the dogs happened. The baby when it's older toddling along perhaps with one of the dogs (as they do) and the more agressive dog goes for the dog that the toddler is next to and accidently hurting the toddler, rather than the dog going for the baby / toddler.

If feel for you and your fiance as you obviously want what is best for the dogs. Is the more agressive dog used to other dogs being around?

i have learnt a lot from watching cesar millan the dog whisperer.

A lot of people on here dont like his methods! i used to watch him until i clicked on a site someone put on here about him,was shocked!

An e-collar mmmm, I've never seen one let alone thought about using one, it might work on some dogs but not all. The dog could be nervous of other dogs so attack is the best form of defence, maybe it's had a bad experience etc; so a collar that corrects might make the problem worse, we've got to remember dogs like people are all different and what works with one won't work with another and may make the behaviour worse as opposed to better. I'd probably get some professional advice and go from there, it maybe that the more agressive dog would have to be rehomed, it maybe that it could be sorted out pretty quickly. Good luck trouble.