htlcy
New Born Pup
Hi there, I have two girls of the same age (approx 6 months). It became apparent very quickly that Patch (the bigger of the two) is dominant; she gets first dibs of the house in the cage, often rumbles at Smudge if she tries to get in and gets first pick of veggies when I put them in the cage. Smudge is rather small-looking although they weigh similar amounts. I'm just posting to ask about dominance; recently Smudge has began to up her rumbling and I'm constantly confused because I wonder if they've worked their hierarchy out! They play nicely in their pen and cage and do laps and follow each other when comes to floor time, but Patch cannot STAND having Smudge near her during laptime and often ends in squabbling and a far amount of screeching from Smudge as Patch intimidates her and often attempts to nip (never drawn blood though; I know to separate if that happens!) Wondering if this will calm down? It would be nice if they could sit together but I can't do it because they just don't get on during laptime! Is this normal?
Thanks
Heather
Thanks
Heather