I'm glad nobody got hurt, most times it isn't a violent thing, I think it is a pack/pecking order thing.

I know what you are going through...we have (had, I should say, since Bandit is gone) three male dogs and doggie skirmishes were not unusual. After trial and error, we made the decision to not allow them to have things like rawhides, pigs ears and bones. They caused to many spats. We still gave them treats like meaty bones that can be eaten quickly and given to each dog seperately, but treats that took a long time to eat were no good.

We gave each dog a designated spot to be in when it was treat time - Bandit on the sleeping pads, Rocky in the window seat, and Gandy outside (he liked eating his treats in private - he takes them up on the hill in his mouth and eats them where no one can watch him) and they weren't allowed to leave the area until everyone was done with his treat.

But I know how scary that is when the dogs get into arguments. Only twice did they result in vet visits - once Bandit had a few stitches under his arm, and once Rocky had some stitches over his eye.

I got very good at reading the dogs' body language, and could usually tell if anyone was in the mood to start

something, and that gave me time to straighten things out before anything happened.