Help!! We have a 22 mth old female shepard-rot mix & 2 mths ago aquired a male lab-rot mix puppy (8 wks old at the time). Our problem is that the puppy has bullied the older dog completely. So much so that she won't come near us when the puppy is around. Taz will take things away from her - even out of her mouth. He has chased her off her own pillow, & will even chase her away from her food. Hershey fights back sometimes, esp. when they are both outside, but it doesn't change the pup's behavior. Several trainers have told us to let them "fight it out" & only step in when blood flows - as the puppy is learning his place, but Hershey has become so intimidated that most of the time she stays in our bedroom away from the puppy (the only place she will play with him is outside in our backyard.) Any help or comments would be apprecieated.
