Thanks for the advice. I guess I will just have to be more careful about Reggie and Smokey getting near his food/toys. Smokey is very annoying with it though. If there is food involved, he REFUSES to leave.......like I'll be training Nebo with treats and Smokey will *not* leave, even though it's obviously irritating Nebo.

I have a feeling Nebo is, or trying to be pack leader among your dogs.
Yeah, I think this too. It's obvious that he thinks he's the boss over poor little Smokey. I think Reggie *wants* to be the boss...but he's afraid, and doesn't want to admit that lol. He always growls/bites at Nebo if he gets near him. He will chase Nebo around barking, but if Nebo comes chasing him he runs away. Of course, Nebo is a lot bigger then both of them, so I guess they have a reason to be intimidated, lol.

Some people say to treat the alpha dog, as the alpha dog...I feel like I *should* be treating Reggie as this. He was here first, and he's the alpha dog with Smokey. But I really don't think he *is* the alpha dog anymore.....


I feel for you, I know what you are going through
trying to keep your dogs living in harmony.
I never had this problem until I got Akita's.
Lol get a schnauzer too, and you'll have *lots* of fun. Reggie is such a butt with other dogs, especially dogs named Nebo lol. We had an akita puppy at work a few days ago.......he was soo adorable.....I love their curled tails. He was the same age as Nebo, but about twice as big, lol. He wasn't bad to bath (except for trying to eat the shampoo), but when we tried to clip his nails, he started growling and biting at us viciously. He did bite the other girl, but not badly. He did the same thing when we put a leash on him too. That pup gave me a scare, but I still think they are gorgeous dogs. I can't judge the breed because of one dog.