Okay, my new AB (5 months) is potty trained, but only around me. She goes to the top of the stairs and waits for me to take her out, and I'm training her to bark when ready, but she gives my girlfriend absolutely no warning. She is vindictive also. She tried to eat some of my boxer's food and my gfriend corrected with a loud "NO". She(the pup) walked about 5 feet from her looked her square in the eye, and peed on the tile.

What can I do?

Also, the boxer snapped at her (she's never actually bitten anyone, or any dog, just snaps with no teeth bared) and the pup walked over to my boxer's bed, looked at her, and peed on it.

Oh boy, you have some problems brewing, with two females. And the new one already asserting dominance at 5 months of age? You'd better get yourself into some obedience training, and your GF, too.

I agree with LSwanston. Also, try not to label dogs with human traits like "vindictive". Dogs are not vindictive. They will do what they are allowed to get away with.

In addition to what others have suggested you should maybe feed the dogs in their crates to prevent that problem and maybe plan on having a kennel to be able to separate the dogs. I would be doing everything possible to prevent confrontations between the two dogs over food, toys, beds by really controlling the resources. Preventing problems before they happen is pretty important because female grudge matches can last until death. Some people will tell you that females won't fight as bad as a male - BS and I have a couple of scars to prove it. Two of my decrepit old darlings are still alive and still would chew each other a new orifice if they were ever let near each other (though at their advanced age it would just take them a little longer).

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Originally posted by tiggy2:
Two of my decrepit old darlings are still alive and still would chew each other a new orifice if they were ever let near each other (though at their advanced age it would just take them a little longer).

Just got a mental image of two wizened old females gumming each other a new one!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

OK Swanston, back on topic! I don't want to have to warn you again! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" />

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That is about correct! - they will snarl at each other if they even catch a glimpse of each other!(well-they could when they could see better <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> ) The reason they hate each other is I was silly enough to not put my foot down on a sled trip when I knew the one dog was at the edge of her mental limits and the one dog decided that the other was the source of all the problems in her life. All the signs were there that she was going to have a little mental melt-down and I allowed myself to be bullied into pushing on when I shouldn't have. I guess the moral of this is to know your dogs and watch for the subtle changes in their behavior that you know spell trouble and try to fix or avert the problem before it happens cause when they blow they blow big and it can create a lasting problem that is really hard or near impossible to fix. I wrecked a good leader that day taught myself a lesson the hard way on how not to do things. I guess it is kind of off topic a bit too so I apologize in advance.

We do feed them separately, and we haven't had any problems with them fighting yet. I am training the AB in obedience right now and the Boxer is well trained. As far as the puppy being "vindictive"...talk to any AB breeder, they will tell you that these dogs do premeditate revenge. I'm not kidding. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

From my own observations, when two males fight, if they are not both super domanant, and one submits, things will often be better after that. With two females that decide not to get along, it doesn't end.(sorry ladies)
You comment about the AB being vindictive. I wish I had a dollar for everytime someone tells me Terriers can't be trained very well. Different breeds have different traights, and personalities but they are all dogs.

How familiar with dogs is your GF? Often, people with little experience with dogs have no clue how to command respect. Respect isn't commanded by how loud you can yell, or how strong you are. It's all attitude. You might include GF in the obedience training, and work with her on how to properly issue commands. The reason I recommend a class is that often, when working with people who are close to you, it's easy to lose patience with one another. A classroom environment with an objective instructor might be more conducive to your GF learning how to train a dog. Plus, it's something you can do together. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />

About the "vindictive" thing, I don't buy it. That's just not how dogs tick. I don't care what breed you're talking about. :rolleyes:

Get a new girlfriend <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

p.s. is there a meaning behind your log in name? My definition of dingleberry maybe different than yours <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />