[laurawarwick]

I have two dogs.... ones a 2 yr old pug/cocker spaniel (Zoe) and the other is a 7 month old yellow lab (Lola). lola went in a week ago to be spayed and have front dewclaws removed. The vet advised that zoe be away for a few days while lola started her recovery. Since bring Zoe home the two have been fighting. it starts with a dirty look, the growling then the fighting. Any ideas how to stop this?

[Yogi]

The one thing I have discovered after years of raising dogs is when ever I bring one back from the vet, the others are always leery of it or show some signs of aggressiveness towards it. It took some time before I realized it was simple, the odor. A vets office disinfectant carries onto the dog or cat and when it returns home the existing dog or dogs only smell a new odor and assume it is a new dog. Sounds odd but I would occasionally bath my returning dog in the same shampoo used on all of them and this alleviated the problem. Something to consider. Good luck.

[DoggieVogue]

I'd agree that it's the smell of the vet. I think a good bath for them both and bonding them again by walking together or another activity could definitely help the problem.