OK...by now we all realize I've NEVER had more than 1 dog before..so I'm usually pretty clueless. Since Hammie has been neutered, he has stopped fighting for the 'alpha' position........that is Addies all the way. So..play is play, and all has been quite calm. EXCEPT for a routine that occurs every morning. If they are together in the pen......Addie will decide, usually around 9 A.M....to just start yakking at Ham. I've watched them.......she stands in the middle of the pen, and Heaven forbid IF he steps across some invisible line she has declared...all h*ll breaks loose. He isn't allowed to come across that line without her really breaking out in a major snit. This goes on every day...sometimes for a couple hours. I end up thinking 'oh, just shut up already, Addie'.....or 'just stay on your side, Ham!' Even with the house closed up, she can get on the nerves. I have to have them out for awhile so 'momma dog' can get some work done around here. lol I guess it stops when Ham finally just goes into his doghouse. PEACE and QUIET!!!!! Addie never does this any other time of day. Is this Addie's way of once again declaring she rules? Do they HAVE to do this everyday????? LOL You'd think once the 'rules' were established it wouldn't have to be an everyday thing to listen to her totally 'b*tch' at him. It's not as if he is trying to go into HER house...or eat HER food........what's up with that????? My hubby says she is being such a 'girl'..............THAT statement could certainly get him into the doghouse! LOL LOL