Hello all! My name is Debbie and I live with my fiance, his daughter, and our three dogs in a small Nebraska town. Rasca is my pug. He just turned 2 in June. In May, we got our second dog, Domino, who is the Boston Terrier. She's about 5 months old now (we aren't completely sure) and she rules the roost. In July, we rescued a dachshund-chihuahua mix who had been attacked by a Rott at his old home. We love all our dogs but we've had problems with Domino sharing ever since we brought her home (and her previous owner my "mother-in-law" also had problems with this). She won't let the other dogs have any toys. Even if she is playing happily with another toy, as soon as Gladiator or Rasca picks up a toy she abandons the one she had and takes the one from the other dogs. Before we got Gladiator, she would bite on Rasca's face to the point he would sometimes bleed. Since Gladiator came into the picture, he is the object of her biting habits. He has bald patches on his face, head, and sides from Domino biting on him. Her biting doesn't really seem to be aggression but rather playful. Nonetheless, it needs to stop because it's hurting the other dogs and they never get to play with us. I recently left my job so I have all the time in the world to take care and work with the dogs. I just need to know what to do. Any ideas????
Thanks for your help in advance.
Debbie