The full effects of a dog fight often take several days to appear. Tikeya will likely be stiff and sore for up to a week. You may find more wounds for a few days too--husky fur hides small wounds very well! If she has puncture wounds, she needs to see a vet. They get infected very easily. The wound is actually much larger underneath the skin and can cause major abcesses. I missed one on Goldie last summer. Had I seen it earlier, I could have saved Goldie a lot of pain and misery and myself 600 dollars in vet bills!

I keep all my females seperated when I'm not there to directly supervise them. Three of them would likely be fine together, the other three would try to rip each other to shreds at the slightest provocation.

I handle fights a little differently. Fighting is not acceptable in my yard--it still happens, but it's not ok. Every dog involved, no matter who started it or why gets punished. If you were involved in the fight, you get tied up or otherwise separated from the pack. Obviously injured dogs get whatever care they need.

I've said this before here, but here it is again. I don't reinforce any of my dogs as the alpha. I am the pack leader. I don't give a hoot which one of them thinks they are pack boss. I don't feed anyone first or in any particular order. Most often Deuce gets fed first as he looses his mind if he has to wait. I don't give any one dog extra treats, attention or preferred sleeping spots ect.

That said, Muskwa is the pack leader. He's a natural born alpha. He's never fought to defend that title. He never had to. Even dogs he has never met before recognize that he is the boss of them. He has no need for aggressive behavior to keep his rank. But he eats with everyone else, whenever I fill his bowl. He sleeps on the same beds they do in the same spots. He gets the same treats whenever I give him one and he has to wait his turn just like the other 21 dogs do!

The ones I have trouble with are the ones who think they might like to be #2. A malamute breeder I know calls them Beta Bullies. They are much more hassle than a true alpha dog. Deuce is a Beta Bully, but he's getting over it. I usually find once they loose a fight and actually get hurt, as Deuce did recently, they get over the idea of moving up the heirarchy. With the males anyway, females never seem to get over it. They hold a grudge for a long time. Kayleigh and Goldie fought over a year ago and they still throw each other a little snarl through the fence every chance they get!

I hope Tikeya heals fast.