Im new to this site, I have a question if anyone could help me please...

I have two small bitches (different breeds), one is 2 and the other is 1

My 2 year old bitch has recently had a litter less than two weeks ago and now she is being really really aggressive towards the other dog, they have actually had a fight the other day, I did seperate them straight away and am now keeping them apart. She acts as if she wants to kill the other dog, who hasnt been near her puppies so its not like she feels she is a threat to the puppies - she actually comes and looks all round the house to attack her. I have taken them both out together both on harnesses and she was still really aggressive towards her and I actually think they would fight to the death if they had the chance, the other dog does go to attack her back but I think she is just defending her self she is not aggressive usually. (The bitch with a litter is not usually aggressive towards other dogs either)

Before this they always got on really well.

I am wondering if any one else has ever experienced this before and if so what happened after I am really worried about this and terrified I will have to rehome one of them. I really want them to be able to go back to normal afterwards and be able to live together again would really appreciate it if anyone could give any help or if anyone has experienced a simmilar situation.

I have taken them both out together both on harnesses and she was still really aggressive towards her and I actually think they would fight to the death if they had the chance,

Why are you taking them both out together 2 weeks after one has had a litter, she should not be going out at all? Only in the garden of her own accord to toilet, she should be focussed on the pups. Excuse me if I am misunderstanding.

Many bitches are extremely possessive and territorial after whelping not unusual, you may not see her as a threat but perfectly understandable that the dam will, keep them completely separate do not allow them near each other, of course she will protect her pups to the death, whether previously friends or not.

No-one knows until a bitch has her pups exactly how she will behave, if you want these two to get on again, you give no reason for a fight, can the other bitch stay somewhere else for a while if it is making your Boston on edge? Your priority is to the dam and pups right now. No stress at all...........

The relationship may be irreparable, but lets hope that it isn't.... things may well settle once hormones are back to normal, just keep your French Bulldog away from her don't try to make them friends right now. :-)

I have to agree,taking a recently whelped bitch out for a walk is inviting germs back to the pups and infection to her very vulnerable uterus which will still have raw areas as they heal over.

I keep my newly whelped bitches upstairs in their own room which has a barrier across the door preventing her getting out and the others getting in, she can see and hear the comings and goings but feels safe and secure, after a week or so they want to be downstairs so Mum and pups move down into a closed crate which allows the others to see but not touch. By the time the pups are 4 weeks old the other dogs have been properly introduced to the pups and Mum is happy to share their care under supervision.

The problem I had was my bitch who had the pups was not in the position of top dog before the pups but wanted to be afterwards and the other bitch wasn't willing to give it up and fights would happen totally out of the blue so I had to be very careful that they were never left alone together, they would be paired with a male so they weren't isolated on their own.

You may have the same problem with your 2 bitches or all will return to normal when the pups are older and left for their new homes.

Keep us posted on how things go.

Pretty sure carrington said it all :)
I wouldn't have my other dogs mixing with my newly whelped bitch.  She needs to feel secure and isolated with her pups for the first few weeks.  I don't bring the litter downstairs till they are 3 weeks and even then, if the bitch isn't happy with the other dogs, they get religated to the kitchen for another week or so with her having the run of the house.  I also don't walk mine either unless she really wants to go but that's not usually till the pups are about 4 weeks.  Take it easy with her and remember, her life has changed dramatically in the last few weeks/months.

I  totally agree with previous postings  My girls whelp in my dining room and it is strictly off limits to the other girls and boys here  . would never take recently whelped bitch for a walk  Mine go out walking when their puppies are 7 weeks and fully weaned  until then exercise is in the garden
Hope fully things will resolve them selves 

 

My youngest girl had her first litter in my lounge. She would not allow her mum to cross the threshold from the hall into the lounge for a good four weeks and I went along with that. She wanted to be on her own to tend to and protect her litter. Completely normal and natural. At around five weeks, grandma was allowed to enter and to play with the pups, although she did keep a close eye on what was going on. Mum and gran were very soon back to normal. Playing together and with the pups happily.

ditto

I have to disagree with the 'blanket policy' on not taking a newly whelped bitch out. My girl joined my others on normal exercise when her litter were around a week old. She would have literally climbed the walls if I had made her stay at home.

I agree though, if the bitch is not happy with the other dog then you should keep them totally seperate, my girl wasnt happy for my other bitch to be anywhere near the pups until after 5 weeks (though would let my male near them anytime).

Mine too would have got themselves so distressed at not going out with the others after a week or so that it would have been counter-productive to try to keep them confined to the garden (in the first few days they have to be literally dragged out to toilet!). But they still wouldn't let the other dogs near the room the pups were in till the pups were up and walking.