We have 2 recently neutered male doxies. They are starting to fight. We took them to Pet Smart obedience training but it does not seem to be working. What can we do?

My husband found your website today and we have a few Question on Dog Fights about the products and techniques you have listed. First of all I want to give you some background on our situation:

We have 2 recently neutered male doxies;

The oldest dog (Oscar - 2 ? years old) is the one who displays aggressive behavior;

We took an obedience class with Oscar when he was about 6 months old at Pet Smart. While in the classes, he would behave like an angel, but he would not do any of the exercises outside of class. Now, nearly 2 years later, the only thing that we can get him to do in sit and stay;

Both dogs bark at anything and everything. We have recently bought a bark box that emits an ultrasonic sound when they bark, but it doesn't bother them at all;

The baby (Mayer - 1 year old) is extremely jealous when we give Oscar attention. We try to treat them equally, but Mayer doesn't see it that way;

Since Mayer's neutering (about a month ago) he refuses to urinate or defecate outside. We provide him with a puppy pad during the day when we are not home, and he uses that all the time. We realize that we need to go back to crate training, but we don't know what to do while we are at work;

Finally, Oscar has become increasingly aggressive. He was mildly aggressive before we got Mayer, but we chalked this behavior up to him trying to protect us. We thought that the problem was possibly due to the fact that he had not yet been neutered, so we had that taken care of. In spite of the recent surgery, he has started attacking Mayer over toys, position with us, and (as was the case last night) completely unprovoked. According to your website, we have done everything wrong in raising the boys. They sleep with us, they are allowed on the furniture, etc. We need to know the best way to change these behaviors and re-establish dominance.

We are at our wit's end! We love the boys dearly, but we are concerned that Oscar will hurt someone. In reading the articles on your website, I have gotten some ideas on how to change this behavior, but I am concerned that some of the collars and techniques are not suitable for such small dogs. Oscar weighs 15 pounds and Mayer weighs 10 pounds. Before making such a large investment in bark collars, for instance, I want to make sure that the collar will fit! I am also concerned that a pronged collar might be too harsh for such little dogs.

I would love to hear some feedback regarding our doggie problems. Like I said, we love our boys and have probably spoiled them too much. We need to correct this behavior so that we can comfortably raise a family with Oscar as an integral and happy part of it.

Thank you in advance.
Michelle