Welcome!
I have a secret urge to visit all the other boards that people say they have problems with and say, "Grow up!"

Please have a look at my other posts, as you are new, so that you can see that I don't mean to upset or be offensive although I often manage to!

In one respect you have done totally the right thing - get a friend for the shy timid and constantly barking dog.
The friend has turned out to be a back up to your dog rather than a cure.

YOU have to take control and say what the rules are.

With two dogs and from a distance, especially never getting to see the actual behaviour it is very easy to give you instructions. A different story to try and give you instructions that will work!
My first thoughts are that this is not a difficult problem, it is easy to put right and you should try a behaviourist near you that can see exactly what is happening.

The only thing I will say with total conviction is.... - take off the collars! Electronic, sonic or citrus, it doesn't matter - take them off. They are indiscriminate and cause more problems than they solve when in the wrong hands or when left on dogs that have no human supervision. Please do not leave your dogs with these on.

Two weeks with a decent behaviourist and all your problems will seem like a bad nightmare.

[ August 31, 2001: Message edited by: carrie ]