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I guess I spoke too soon. Yesterday was not a good day for these two. No sooner have I written that we were seeing some slight improvement in the tension between Rogue and Zoe we had a flare up again.

It all started about 4:00 yesterday afternoon. I was putting on my shoes to take the dogs for a hike and my husband walked from through the kitchen heading towards the hallway to the back door. I don’t know if Rogue was watching me put on my shoes and then he was closer than she expected when she noticed him or what, but she freaked and was scrambling as fast as she could to get out of his path. That’s when Zoe jumped in and attacked her. I don’t know if Zoe thought that Rogue was moving toward her and perceived it as a threat or what, but she had Rogue down on the ground before I could stand up.

I got them separated, looked them both over (no visible injuries), gave Rogue a 1/2 tablet of the Alprazolam and when things seemed to settle down a bit we went for a hike. I misjudged things again, thinking that the exercise would calm everyone down. It did seem like it until we got back home about 5:30. We were walking from the truck to the house and Zoe pinned Rogue under the car. Again I got them separated and again no punctures, or visible wounds, but Rogue was pretty shaken, so I gave her another 1/2 tablet of the Alprazolam. I couldn’t see an effect on her appearance or behavior either time that I gave the Alprazolam, so I think I’ll have to try the higher dose. Things seem a little less tense today, but we’re keeping a close eye on both of them. I’m re-reading the protocol for interdog aggression because I usually find that when something goes wrong, I’ve overlooked something that might have prevented the situation in the first place.