Sinlings fighting please help

Hi after some advice we have two staff pups which are now 7 months they are brother and sister and in the last few weeks they have been fighting each other. They are both caged together of a night and they started to wake us in the night fighting and last week it ended with the male staff at the vets after the bitch has got his leg pretty bad. We've noticed that the bitch is the main fighter the boy gives in and lays whilst the bitch just goes for him and the last couple of days she's going for him more and more him just walking past she will try and attack him. She has always been the dominate one out the two but yesterday she again went for him and we struggle to get her off him and she again has made 3 deep gashes in his leg. They are both really loving dogs being brought up in a family house hold with 4 children and have never gone for us but she is getting worse by the day we now seperate them at night and when we are out but can anyone give us any tips on how we can stop her attacking him???

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Hi and welcome from me and Daisy   

I only have the one so no real experience of this, has there been any change in routine that could have caused the change in behaviour?

Having siblings together is dam hard work, do keep them segregated when your not around to supervise. It can work but you have to be hot on training and reading body language x

Hi and welcome to the forum from Rocky and me

Try popping a post in the Training & Behaviour section or Puppy Chat, this is likely to get overlooked here.

Welcome from Darcy and me

Hi and welcome to the Forum from Flo and me   

I don't have any experience with two sorry.

yea they do say you should never have an bother/brother or sister/brother if you want 2 dogs they both should from differnet litter and have an year age gap

you need 2 cages now, i would never leave them alone when you not there anymore you you may came back with 2 half dead dogs... sorry i'm not being funny you should of research before getting 2 dogs

Are the in the same cage? If so, change that right away. Agree to never leave them together and also spend some time with then separately to ensure high levels of obedience. But, sorry to say, this is why people shouldn't keep siblings, it's really not advised.

Hiya from me and Vinnie  

Welcome from me and Alfie.
Is it possible her hormones are gearing up for her first season too?

hia from me and sasha   ,sorry i've no experience but good point made by flowerbud it could be her hormones all over the place due to her coming in to season.

Hi and welcome from me and my two

Hi and welcome from Oz and me

my friend has two sister staffords luckily she knows what she is doing training wise but it was still very hard work and still at the age of 4 years old has to be on top of them if one gets two big for its boots. It took her a lot of training to get them as brilliant as they are now.

Would suggest doing some individual training with them, working with one to one willl help my friend had to do this and then she started working with them together.

Good luck

Hi and welcome to the forum from me and the zoo xx