spiritdogs
Posted : 6/18/2006 6:57:38 PM
You need the help of a good trainer/behaviorist. What the others have told you is true. It is never a good idea to adopt littermates, and this is probably contributing to the problem. To manage multiple dogs in a household, it is safest if all the dogs regard you as the leader. When you adopt siblings, unfortunately, they tend to rely on each other more than on the humans.
You must keep your Dal safe from the other two. Dogs that go for the neck and draw blood are serious most of the time, so she is in danger of, as you put it, a "potential tragedy". Then, you would not only have a dead dog, you would *not* then be able to rehome the aggressor - even Rott rescue groups don't take kindly to rehoming a dog that has killed another dog or sunk teeth into human flesh. Please, take this very, very seriously. You need to spay the females asap, enroll in some classes, read Patricia McConnell's book "Feeling Outnumbered? How to Manage and Enjoy Your Multi-Dog Household", and get an appointment with a behaviorist that is well recommended. Mic on this board can help you find one if you PM him.