Quote Originally Posted by Daisy and Delilah
. Do you now have to seperate any of the dogs because of this? I can't imagine how you guys handle these situations so well. What are the chances of another fight starting in the future?
We won't separate them permanantly, but Pacer is getting his own pen. He'll be in there with Chum and maybe Franklin. Frankie gets picked on occasionally too. Chum and Pacer are very good friends. Chum is also a bit of a trouble maker with Heyoka so it will reduce tensions if he is in a pen for the day. They will all still sleep inside and be in the main yard when someone is out to supervise them. Heyoka seems to be starting most of the trouble lately so we've taken to tying him up when no one is home. (his choice, he could go in a pen, but he hates being fenced and freaks out)

The odds of another fight go up every time there is one. It's kind a like biting--a dog that has bitten is more likely to do it again. A dog that's been in a fight, especially if they weren't hurt, is more likely to do it again.

All things considered, especially the sheer number of dogs we have, they get along pretty well. Fights are actually pretty rare. The only way to eliminate them completely would be to treat them like most sled dogs and chain them all up, but I don't want to do that.