Adele & Vallis have had quite a few fights since he came home. It is hard to break them up, and it sounds and looks very nasty, but neither of them have gotten injured. Usually they fight over perceived threats, so I just try to reinforce a heirarchy so they understand where they are at.

They have not tried to dispute Marta's claim to alpha, but when they begin tensing like they will have a fight, Marta will start barking at Adele (who is usually the aggressor) and try to "break it up." She will also bark at her during a fight, and I don't like it because I'm afraid Adele will turn on Marta.

Putting a handle between them was the best thing you could do- you don't want to put your hand in there! Eric usually ends Adele & Vallis' fights by picking Adele up (which isn't the best thing to do) since she will not stop and everything falls onto deaf ears....usually I try to sense a fight coming and when I see aggressive body language I tell them to "go to their crates" or anything to get them from making prolonged eye contact.