Hey yall, I am new to this board. I have an adorable 14 week old American Bulldog (Zack). Boy is he a handfull, but what can I say, that is all my little boy wanted for christmas.The thing is, I also have a 2 year old Boxer (Beaux). Well, lately I have had a few people tell me this may be a problem as time goes on. That one day they might begin to fight. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" /> That would be very scary!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" /> So, I know some of you have to have more than one dog, right? Please give me some advice here. I have been searching on the internet to find out more about having 2 bully breed male dogs. (I was told today Boxers are a bully breed too? ) Any way, both of my boys get along wonderful now. They play all of the time. I have read Ed's information on his sight and have ordered the basic obedience dvd, just waiting on it to come in. I have been working with a few commands and Zack is doing very well. Beaux is such a sweet dog, has never had any aggression issues before. Zack my new AB so far has not had any either. Beaux has also been through obedience tranning. They play wonderful together and are always supervised. If I can't watch them, Zack goes in his crate. I have read at least 100 time to socialize him well and I have been doing that. It would be nice to have some advice other than what I have read on line. Thanks in advance for any advice you can offer.

i had a male cocker and also a male pit in the same home. the dogs were playmates and eveything was fine and ok until the pit hit adulthood. when the testosterone kicked in it was war. the cocker would always start the fight. i emailed ED and he told me to read his article on aggression and i think multiple dog homes. i had to rehome the male pit. i chose to re-home him because the cocker was here first. i now have a female pit and the same male cocker. everything ED told me was true. The fights happened more often, so i eventually seperated the yard into 2 areas for each dog. when it got to the point that the dogs could not even see each other, i re-homed the pit. hopefully your two males will not fight, but if it happens be prepared to take whatever action is necessary to protect the safety of both. in the meantime, read ED's articles. this is just my situation, someone else out there may have multiple male homes.

Hi. I have an 8 year old female Collie (intact), a 2 1/2 yr old male ACD (neutered), and now a 4 mth old male GSD. Right now, the puppy gets supervised play with the adult dogs, but once the hormones start kicking in I plan on keeping them seperated until I find out how they'll react to each other. I don't think I'll have a problem with Taffy--she has always been dominated by one male or another and is a very submissive dog--but despite being neutered at 8 mths, Aussie's of the opinion that he's the boss around here (save with me, of course).

So...I don't think you'll have a problem until the pup hits puberty, but unless one of them is neutered, keep them seperated unless supervised. Even then, keep them seperated unless supervised until you know how they'll react to each other.

Check your PM's.

Not to Hijack this thread, but do issues between males and females ever arise? Is this rare? What circumstances?

my male dog and female dog get alone fine unless there is a toy or something the male wants. he is toy agressive so i removed the toys when they are together. i have had no wars like when i had two males. my male and female play all of the time. the male is the dominant one in the situatuion and the female is a submissive dog, so i think that is why it works out. my other male was trying to be the alpha. Now i am the alpha of the house. I had to learn the hard way.

<img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />Wow, thanks for all of the fast replys!! I always supervise the boys when they play and so far not a single problem, no over toys, treats, food attention anything. So at what age should I expect for the hormones to kick in. I plan to have him nutered. So they will both be fixed. Thanks Again for all of the replys. Hopefully this is something I can get under control before it ever starts.

I have 2 male rottweilers - 4 1/2 and almost 6 yrs old. They play together and live inside together without being separated. We have NEVER had any issue whatsoever in regards to aggression or even a beginning to a fight. They have through extensive obedience and know their pack order - we also have 2 cats that have been with the dogs since they were kittens and the have never even attempted to go after them. So I think it is ridiculous that people generalize that 2 males can never live together without being separated!