Pedro is doing fine without Bob. I kept the horses next to him for 2 weeks and now I'm trying out having him and Duncan live together, since Bella and Scout don't like either of them very much. (Bella tolerates them and Scout is kind of a jerk.) It's going well so far. Duncan claimed the right to move Pedro, but they're sticking loosely together.
My two Aussie dogs, Huckleberry and Blue, tried to kill each other last weekend. Bastards. I know better than to stick my hands in the middle of a dog fight, but I did try my damnedest to break it up by lifting them bodily by their back skin, pulling on hind legs, smacking, kicking. I almost grabbed a shovel to beat them with, but I didn't want to hurt them and I didn't think it would get through to them. Winston got involved, trying to help me, but luckily only ended up with a couple punctures to his jowls. I finally screamed to the house for help, but it took incredibly long for anyone to hear me and get outside. When John came out it distracted them and they separated, and I laid down on Huckleberry while he got the other two inside.
Huck ended up with some severe bruising, a tear, and 2 big punctures in his leg, plus some other superficial stuff. He's healing well on antibiotics. He sure looked ridiculous wearing a shirt to keep him from licking.
Blue had some minor injuries but he's ok.
If they weren't so fluffy they would have done a lot more damage to each other.
We're not letting them out together anymore. They're mostly fine in the house, aside from a few dirty looks. They really don't like each other. Blue is a jerk, an Huck doesn't always want to take it. This is nothing new, just much worse this time.
That was the closest I've ever been to using hysterical strength, repeadly lifting two 70 pound dogs who were latched together at the face. My fingernails were bruised from gripping and pulling so hard. I ended up with my lungs compromised from breathing so hard for so long in the cold air and serious back pain. I couldn't even sit down comfortably. Today I'm starting to almost feel human again. Almost. It feels good.
I wonder, did my involvement in the fight possibly make it worse? If I had walked away maybe they would have stopped. For sure Winston wouldn't have gotten involved. What do you think?
The weather is finally bearable today. I've been out to socialize with the equines 3 times already. :)
Ears to longer days!
Happy Solstice! Merry Christmas! Much happiness to all, no matter your favorite holiday.
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Yes, ears to longer days. Not sure about the fight. I've never had that happen before. Generally speaking it is a good idea to get out of the way for your own safety, but you were there and know best. Hope the work it out peacefully.
I hope had a lovely Christmas, Andrea.
Good news that Pedro is ok. Maybe he and Duncan will get to be best buds.
I've never kept two male dogs (or even deliberately owned a male dog) since we had two that hated each other when I was a kid. It traumatised me a lot, because try as we might to keep them apart, we occasionally accidentally let them get together and then it would be on to the death. We listened to and tried a lot of advice but nothing worked and in the end we rehomed the younger dog. That worked! :)
It might be worth a try to walk away or even run away. Certainly getting in there and grabbing and yelling might have made them feel more beleaguered or more encouraged, but I can understand why you did it!
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