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Updated on September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Female | spayed | 2 years and 10 months old
Hi, so about a month ago i got my hazel and daisy spayed, they always got along and rarely right, now all of the sudden Hazel became really agressive and always wants to fight with daisy, we have to keep them separated, she's never been like this and they grew up together.
2 Answers
Answered By Dr. Macartney, BVet Med, MRCVS
Veterinarian
Published on August 8th, 2017
Answered By Alysia Van Scoy, DVM
Veterinarian
Published on October 19th, 2017
Dog to dog aggression is usually a hard problem to fix. It sounds like they might both want to be alpha of your pack.... Hazel might want to be leader, but Daisy keeps re-establishing her leadership with the fights. I highly recommend getting an evaluation by a good dog trainer. There are lots of trainers out there, so I would get a recommendation from your veterinarian to make sure that you get a good. one. A good trainer can evaluate your situation and see if there are subtle signs that will tell them what is going on in your dog's head. In my opinion, Same sex (female to female in your case) dog aggression such as this is extremely hard to solve. I don't believe that it was caused by the spaying, but this is the maturity level that they will start to get worse. If they are littermate- the problem is even larger. Littermate syndrome is real problem in dogs. I am sorry that you are going through this. I would get the evaluation by the trainer and get a behavior plan started. Sometimes behavior plans work, and sometimes the dogs just have to be separated for their own safety. Thank you for reaching out to Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach!
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