I have never experienced this before and now I am nervous and can't sleep right!

urgh! lol I just wrote you a big old story in response lol and the page timed out on my! ok let me try to rewrite it ha

first of all... get rid of the fear!! You must replace your fear with calm assertive energy as fear is seen as weakness and no dog will respect your position as a pack leader if you are 'weak'. It sounds like your pit has 'matured' now and is challenging for leader of the pack. The very action of keeping him outside and your basset inside will and is adding to his frustration as he is being 'kicked out' of the den and his pack and he is taking out his frustration on the basset. I have been thru this very same thing as a matter of fact although there was none of these little fights.. it went straight to all out blood bathes to the death sort of fight. Unknowingly I had been feeding the frustration by giving my good dog 'special treatment' by letting her inside and leaving the other one outside, honestly I felt I had no choice.. it was doggie musical chairs. It wasn't always this way. When I first brought Sissy home I was amazed that Xena and her became best of friends! Up until this point Xena had NEVER gotten along with another female and had always been extremely dog aggressive. Everything went great until some time after Sissy had her first litter and then Xena just absolutely turned on her.

It was terrible! I clearly remember a time when my daughter brought Sissy into her room because she wanted to sleep with her.. problem was Xena was already in there. There was blood everywhere! over the walls, carpet, bed, me and both dogs and my two kids were screaming terrified huddled together in my sons crib. So either I had to rehome Sissy (but who on earth would believe me that she was not aggressive with her face ripped up to shreds) or put down Xena (the family dog for over years!). I called out a dog behaviorist and can you believe she had both dogs outside together and getting along within the first 30 minutes? And she has never needed to come back out! I had most of the skills but wasn't always being the best pack leader. Currently I own the most dogs I have ever owned and yes they all do get along together! Not to say it was easy, it is defintely a learning process. One of the main things that helped me was daily pack walks. Each and every day out there walking them together. Not only did it strength me as the pack leader but it built pack bonding which was much needed as well. My suggestion would be to have a trainer who is schooled in dog behavior come out and point out the signs of his aggression BEFORE he becomes aggressive so that you can act and redirect his behavior before it gets out of hand. This requires some practice and lots of consistency and work.

However take heart because it CAN be done!! and I know that first hand
From left to right: Xena Sissy Asher Nesha Lady and Ivory (who used to be dog aggressive as well)

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Ditto Amber Starr..

I first saw this interaction when I was a child, with my mother's Chihuahuas!

Anytime your two hands left their two backs and went to just one pup (male

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Amber nailed it.

I can not stress how happy I am to have found Pit Bull Social! You all are so great and I could know that I could count on you all when I feel a doubt in any level! Thank you all in Pit Bull Social!

Ivory, lol, I could write a book on her The only thing I'd say was the same is that Boxers are naturally dominant dogs (i think thats where Xena gets it as she is 70% boxer lol). However honestly the dog just had no clue in the least on how to be a dog. She came to me a complete wreck, there is not a bad thing you can think of that she didn't due to her owners.. attacked other dogs, pulled on the leash, jumped on anything and everything, tore up the house, used the master bed as her bathroom, didn't listen in the least and couldn't bond with anyone, etc etc. Her owner felt terrible and didn't want to take her to the pound as she knew she was a big part of why the dog acted that way but she just couldn't deal with her anymore. Ivory was the product of a puppy mill who was then purchased as an unwanted gift for someone else because of her champion bloodlines. For the first year and a half of her life she was an unwanted out of control dog and then she was bred and everything became even worse if you can imagine. She came to me skin and bones, only about 30 or so pounds with a three inch prong collar on and still pulling her owners around. But, in her case, the change was instant! I took the leash, put on a normal leather collar and she never once pulled me or challenged me in the least. The second she stepped on my property she felt the difference and knew with out a doubt who was in charge. Wow, what a relief for her! Honestly she fell in line right away and my pack being as balanced and stable as they were after us learning all that we did with Sissy and Xena, well they just straightened her right out. Definetly what she needed to learn how to interact and behave like a dog not the leader. So in her case, she was soo much easier to deal with! Since my pack was stable and balanced, honestly they did most of the work in teaching her how to be a dog and behave around other dogs. Mainly I provided just leadership and lots of exercise which she desperately needed and all boxers need just to be sane lol. But like I said, the change was instant! She was a very sensitive dog and the second she stepped on my property she knew who was in charge and that she didn't have to try to be anymore, I swear she sighed with relief. I believe that picture was taken only a month or so after we had her. We only had one fight the entire time she lived with us and that was absolutely my fault in hindsight (i over corrected her for assuming a dominant position and then grabbed her collar being mad and not calm, and well the pack took that as a signal to back me up) thank goodness I was able to break it up before getting to serious and I was able to learn a very valuable lesson! Ivory was rehomed earlier this year fully rehabilitated and lives with her own wonderful forever family.

wow Amber that is great! I need to learn how to be a better pack leader; because the most important thing for me is that all my dogs get along great and know that I am in charge not any of them.

its a constant process.. for me anyway lol! the desire is there so you will do great Im sure as thats half the battle Good luck and feel free to keep in touch and let us know how it goes!

thank you Amber. I will most definantly update on our behavior problems! Thank you agian....and one million times over!