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Expert: - 11/17/2010


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I have 2 six year old beagles that are brothers. They have been best friend right from the start. They have had a few small fights over years, but nothing major. 2 Days ago i took them to vet for their yearly ckup and shots. Everything went fine & normally. About 1am that night i took them out to pee & my 1 dog went into street. I have shock collars on them and the street is only time i zap them-after i did the 1 dog went after his brother. They had a brutal fight and bit each other bad.My neighbor had to come out to grab the 1 dog so i could move them into house. 2 days later they still want to attack each other when in same room..i am not sure how to get them past this..the instigator dog doesn't want to fight anymore, but his brother does. I am taking the victim dog to vet now to see if he got an infection from the bites..I'll take any suggestions for help..

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Sounds like there may have been some trama between the shots that day and the shock collar that night. Regardless, if this has continued and they seem to be on the verge of fighting more you need to seek out the help of a one to one trainer who will come to your house and do it fast. Aggression seldom dissapates, it almost always escalates! Two dogs fighting can cause severe damage to each other.

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I am happy to answer BEAGLE BREED SPECIFIC behavioral questions. Please DO NOT ask CRATE TRAINING OR MEDICAL questions! I am not a vet nor an expert in the use of crates.

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I currently have one beagle, a male age 5, an 12 month old Pit Bull, and a 8 year old min. poodle. I have had to let go of three of my dogs, 2 beagles and 1 whippet/rat terrier mix in the past 5 years, most recently my whippet mix. The two beagles lived to 15 and the whippet mix to 13.5, it has been hard to say goodbye to them. I have done rescue work on and off for years as well as fund-raising for the local animal shelter. I worked for a dog magazine in the past (Southern California Dog Magazine). Being a psychotherapist has encouraged me to do in depth studying of animal behavior as well. I have worked with many people to help curb undesirable behaviors in their dogs (or them!) or to form good behaviors. My life is devoted to and surrounded by my dogs........The picture you see here is Zeppelin but we also call him the "miracle dog". He was hit by a car April 2010 while out with the dog walker and had very serious injuries... 4 surgeries and $17,000 later my boy is whole again and back to loving life. He is so special to me and he weathered a lot of pain and trauma yet is still the sweet boy he always was! I also work to stop Breed Specific Legislation and help to get pit bulls adopted.

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HSUS, PETA, SPCA DONT SHOP...ADOPT!!

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I am a Marriage and Family Therapist licensed in the state of CA and am also credentialed as a Certified Addiction Treatment Specialist

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