Expert: Christine (Chris) Vassonei, APDT - 11/3/2009

Question
I have two 5 month old male staffordshire bull terriers brothers who I have been told will fight is this true if so is there anything I can do now to help

Answer
My suggestion would be to neuter them both.  Here in America, this breed is one of the "bully" breeds generically referred to as "pit bulls."  

Neutering will do a lot to diffuse any problems based on testosterone levels.  When owning more than one dog, I feel there is always the POTENTIAL for doggie disagreements, from something as simple as both wanting the same bone or toy.  That kind of fighting in my opinion is a natural form of behavior or communication between animals.

The kind of fighting the pit bulls have been associated with, I believe, is a LEARNED behavior.  The dogs are encouraged to be vicious and punished when they are not.

If you bring your two dogs up with love and gentleness, I think you will be doing a lot to avoid conflicts between them.  

Here are some articles that I hope will be helpful:

http://www.ddfl.org/behavior/canine-rivalry.pdf
http://www.marinhumanesociety.org/Behavior/Handouts/PreventingAggression.pdf
http://www.marinhumanesociety.org/Behavior/Handouts/BreakingupDogFights.pdf
http://www.marinhumanesociety.org/Behavior/Handouts/CanineConfrontations.pdf
http://www.marinhumanesociety.org/Behavior/Handouts/MultipleDogs.pdf

http://www.billfoundation.org/html/modifying_behavior.html
http://www.marinhumanesociety.org/behavior/Handouts/TreatsConsequences.pdf

http://www.marinhumanesociety.org/Behavior/Handouts/PEP.pdf
http://www.ddfl.org/behavior/nilif.pdf
http://www.ddfl.org/behavior/educated-dog.pdf