For some unknown reason, our two dogs recently started getting into fights. We're not talking the typical dogs-playing-rough type fights, these are I'm-gonna-rip-your-throat-out type fights. Now, they never tried to attack or hurt us, even when we were using our persons to seperate them. They would just periodically go into a tense, big-eyed stare off followed by a frenzy of teeth and claws. We were really starting to get worried about what we might have to do if we couldn't make them stop fighting.

Luckily, we're fans of The Dog Whisperer with the great Cesar Millan. We started to employ some of the techniques from that show (with the addition of our favorite dog weapon - a squirt bottle), and have worked them down almost to their old normal selves. The calm, assertive pack leader mentality really works, especially if you have a squirt bottle in your hands.