I have a 12 year old Chow and a 6 year old English Bulldog. (both female). My Chow has always been dominant, she would stand over the Bulldog and growl, but the bulldog would just move away. The last 2 months though, the bulldog has responded by growling and now fighting. The only thing that has changed is I have done some remodeling in the house. and it is in an area where the dogs sleep. I don't want either hurt. Right now they are seperated when I'm not home, and the Chow does respond to her off command (eventually) when I'm there and I praise her. Is there any way to get them to stop this? It's weird... even after all the growling, they still sleep together...
Just a guess, but the older dog may be losing its dominant position due to age. It happened to my 8 yr. old male last year. The younger male, who had always been uncontestedly subordinate, saw an opening as the older got arthritic and started to exploit it. Now the younger is dominant and the older yields to him. You could be in for some bad fights IF this is the case and the older one doesn't yield her position willingly. Again, just one possibility of many.
You are lucky in that you have had this 12 year old Chow(I can't stand Chows or Chow mixes) and 6 year old Bulldog(both females)living together for 6 years(I am assuming this long), and just now you are seeing the signs of a problem. As far as an explanation goes, I like what Lee said. This is something that very well could be the case.
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