bringing 2 dogs together

I have a 9year old male chihuahua x , I have also got a 9week chihuahau x female, the male [chucky] dosn't like the female [misty] he growls at her whenever she cames near him. He is aright with her if I am sitting next to him, but if I move he growls & snaps at her. Can you help.

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Not much, I'm afraid. If

Not much, I'm afraid. If you've got two dogs living under the same roof and they don't get along too well then I think you're better off with professional help, in person. It just takes too much assessment to deal with this sort of problem on-line.

Which city are you in? I might be able to point you in the right direction.

This is most likely a resource guarding issue, and often there will be other resource guarding problems so take a look at my resource guarding protocol here.

If they haven't had a serious fight (with blood) then your outlook is good with professional help from someone who understands scientific behavior principles and uses positive reinforcement and classical conditioning.

Regards,
Aidan
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