In a message dated 5/10/2005 7:46:12 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, murk@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: 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. I agree with you Mo; I have two girls in the house together, one 7 (the QUEEN!) and one a little over 2, and I have the whole dog pack thing going on, and it's neat, BUT if the younger bitch ever challenged the older one, I wouldn't take the chance of putting them together again. The trouble with a pecking order is that, eventually, somebody WILL challenge the older (weaker) one. And, you know...I don't know what it is w/ bitches, but they never forget an insult. There's nothing worse, IMO than a bitch fight! Boys, on the other hand, in my experience, grumble, posture, strut around, I look at them cross ways and they flop down and relax like one big whelping box, insults forgotten. Interesting too...if one of the girls is a little out of sorts, you can't find a boy w/ a search warrant <VBG>. Kathy three generations of Champions live here! visit _Pine Hill German Shepherd Dogs_ (http://www.geocities.com/pinehillgsds/) ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================