Getting them to get along

Irishcrx

We have two dogs at home, a 2 year old female whippet cross and a 5 month old Husky. When he was a younger pup she would chastise him when he stepped out of line of played up, growl if he went at her food etc which he was ok with but the older he gets the more they seem to be fighting, the majority of the day they get along but at certain times there can be war which is getting out of hand. During meal times we feed them at the same time and he usually finishes first since he has a smaller meal for his size he then goes for her food and ignores her growls by full on attacking her and trying to eat it, I step in and correct him/hold him while she finishes, he will also guard the door to the sitting room when we are in there and won’t let her pass, she is starting to seem really depressed and submissive to him, I take it he is trying to challenge her as pack leader but he is starting to hurt her in the fights can anyone lend some advice?

He is very well behaved with me and my Girlfriend, responds to commands even recall it’s just with other dogs.

peasant

Don't expect them to "sort this among themselves" , it's up to you to lay down the rules.

For starters, feed them in different rooms with the door inbetween closed. That will cut down considerably on the aggro.

For the rest of the behaviour simply apply a "no tolerance" rule. There will be no squabbling, no growling, no bullying. Stick to this and enforce it regardless of who is the offender. Be strict, fair and timely in your corrections. Don't prefer one dog over the other. That should sort it.

Red_Marauder

Such issues of dominance are common in the situation you have just described, where what seems to be a naturally dominant male is approaching puberty.

The food aggression will be easy to control, doing what peasant mentioned but watch out for any additional problems that you notice arising and be sure to nip it in the bud at once.

cloudy day

Siberians are considered "specialist" dogs. And they require specicfic handling / training. If you have no experience with them it would be a good time to start finding out more about them. They can be very wolfish in their ways. Irish sled Dog Welfare may be able to best advise you.

They can be very bossy, agressive and greedy and this matter is not going to resolve itself over night. It will get worse and worse. You have to be the boss here. And he has to understand, no sorry that's not acceptable and it's just not going to happen.

You could tie him up and make him wait until the other dog is finished.