I was away for a week helping out my sister with her baby and I took one of my dogs with me. My dog, S, (4 y/o female german shepherd, spayed) and I were away for 9 days.
Yesterday when we got back, my other german shepherd, L, (2 y/o female, not spayed yet) was being extremely aggressive toward S. Both of their behavior was unlike anything I have seen, I didn't want to risk either of them getting hurt by the other so I separated them and allowed them time to calm down and tried to get them to interact again from a distance but they wanted nothing to do with eachother. We had them in the same room, but they wouldn't even look at eachother. Both of them still listened to any and all commands. They just seemed very stressed by their breathing and demeanor so we just let them sleep separately.
I'm not really sure what to do. They have always gotten along, even slept in the same room and spent most of their time together. While I was away, my L started her period, so maybe that has something to do with it? I'm hoping once we get her fixed, this won't be an issue, but I'm afraid that won't be enough. I'm afraid they won't be able to get along anymore. Any tips for re-acclimating them? Or what course of action I should take?
Yesterday when we got back, my other german shepherd, L, (2 y/o female, not spayed yet) was being extremely aggressive toward S. Both of their behavior was unlike anything I have seen, I didn't want to risk either of them getting hurt by the other so I separated them and allowed them time to calm down and tried to get them to interact again from a distance but they wanted nothing to do with eachother. We had them in the same room, but they wouldn't even look at eachother. Both of them still listened to any and all commands. They just seemed very stressed by their breathing and demeanor so we just let them sleep separately.
I'm not really sure what to do. They have always gotten along, even slept in the same room and spent most of their time together. While I was away, my L started her period, so maybe that has something to do with it? I'm hoping once we get her fixed, this won't be an issue, but I'm afraid that won't be enough. I'm afraid they won't be able to get along anymore. Any tips for re-acclimating them? Or what course of action I should take?