2 x bitches fighting all the time

I have got 2 staffy bitch pups 10 weeks old and cannot get them to stop fighting and bighting each other it is only playing but they knock things over rolling about is there anyway i can get them to stop

Not really, other than seperating them. That's the problem of having two such young pups at the same time. They are doing what they would do in the nest with their siblings.

so really i have to just ride it out and hope it does not get worse they have both got there own crate so they get there own time and space im hoping its gonna be just a phase thing

Are they from the same litter

yeah they are from the same litter

Oh, boy! So they are really used to each other.

To an extent you'll have to ride it out, yes. But that doesn't mean you have to put up with unruly behaviour. If you think it's getting out of hand, tell them "Enough" and seperate them. Eventually they'll get the message that "Enough" means to stop the rough play.

thanks for the replys its only been a week since we got them so its still early days lol

Best of luck you will need to be a strong leader

Caryll wrote:Oh, boy! So they are really used to each other.

To an extent you'll have to ride it out, yes. But that doesn't mean you have to put up with unruly behaviour. If you think it's getting out of hand, tell them "Enough" and seperate them. Eventually they'll get the message that "Enough" means to stop the rough play.

Agree and on the plus side they will tire each other out.

playing fighting is normal for pups sometime you think the over the top but it just the sound they make but becasue they are from the same litter you going have to be very careful you going have to train them when you say stop they stop.

They'll calm down in a couple of years.

Seriously, though - like the others said: separate them when they get too crazy. Teaching two words can be beneficial. One word B means "okay, now you'll go in your crates" and word A means "stop it or I'll say B". I have a puppy who's 8 months now and to calm him down I've done lots and lots of calm training. Trained him to lie down on a dog bed and lying down in general, then gradually making him lie down for longer at a time before rewarding him. Also - nice things to chew keeps them busy.

Agree with all the above. They are only doing what comes naturally to most puppies and it does sound "pretty full on".
However this will continue as they grow trying to establish who's more dominant between them.
They wont be the ones to say "ENOUGH"
You have to be the one who calls the shots and the one who has to have the ability to stop their play-fighting with one single command "STOP" or "ENOUGH"
We must sound really mean - but, if you don't "nip it in the bud now", you will so regret not taking the time to do this down the track.
On a brighter note, I'd love having two gorgeous puppies in my life again
Please take the time to do the necessary training and put in all the time and effort that is necessary so your gorgeous girls will grow into the most special & precious dogs you will ever know.

Dogalogs88 wrote:Agree with all the above. They are only doing what comes naturally to most puppies and it does sound "pretty full on".
However this will continue as they grow trying to establish who's more dominant between them.
They wont be the ones to say "ENOUGH"
You have to be the one who calls the shots and the one who has to have the ability to stop their play-fighting with one single command "STOP" or "ENOUGH"
We must sound really mean - but, if you don't "nip it in the bud now", you will so regret not taking the time to do this down the track.
On a brighter note, I'd love having two gorgeous puppies in my life again
Please take the time to do the necessary training and put in all the time and effort that is necessary so your gorgeous girls will grow into the most special & precious dogs you will ever know.

I agree. Would also love puppies in my life again. Finding those early ones of Ty have made me all gooey.