Cindy, I am currently running 3 bitches together..one 11 1/2 and the Surpreme Alpha Bitch, a 4 year old and a year old pup. It can be done! You HAVE to establish the "pecking order" and never deviate from that. It is for the most part ATTITUDE.......and understanding the pack system. My 11 1/2 year old Goose...is the BITCH period..............she is fed first, she is talked to first. She has raised the other girls from pups almost.............and when she corrects one of them, as long as she is FAIR, I never get in the middle of it. If the younger ones get to rowdy......she breaks it up and it is like the parting of the Red Seas. I have always made it quite obvious that Goose rules...........and that is that! I never thought I'd get to this point, and it is sure nice! Mo >> > I'm not frustrated with the dog, it's the owner who know's the difficulities in keeping two bitches in the house and yet won't even consider trying to come up with an alternative for a problem that she may have very well created herself. <sigh> ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================