thanks for all of the advice everyone.
Lizbud, I meant to say that Kito's neutering was $200.00.

I do realize that dogs are dogs, and that I caused the situation. I have thrown out every bone in the house. I was just reading a book the other day that was talking about situations like that, and how dogs may fight until the order is straightened out. They have their little tiffs, but this one was major, and it scared me.

4 Dog Mother--I totally know where you are coming from about the squirt bottle--I have one for exactly that situation, and where was it?? Put away in the basement A lot of help that did. I had to physically get in between them, and grab them by the collars and pull them apart--dumb, I know, but it was my first instinct.

Abbey is resting now, asleep at my feet, and has taken her first doses of meds for tonight, eaten dinner, and gone potty regularly, so that's good. She's also not really trying to get at the stitches, so I'm glad for that too.

the hubby has calmed down too--it was the $$$$$ that upset him ---but Kito will have to get a job, if he is going to continue to spend our money that way!!!