Dominant Male and Dominant Female Living Together
We recently took in a new female dog- a pomeranian chihuahua mix who is about 2 1/2 yrs old. We already had a 5 yr old male pomeranian poodle mix. Both unaltered. I've never had two dogs before, so I'm just curious about how they are interacting.
It seems like they both have dominant personalities. My dog keeps putting his head on her shoulders, over her head, and trying to put his paws on her back. (Not humping- just standing up on her back- which I understand is a dominance thing) She won't have it, and growls whenever he gets too close. She has been snarling and snapping at him--- and he just runs away, looks confused, and comes back to try again two seconds later. He does not, and never has, growled or bared his teeth or snapped (which she is doing pretty regularly)- he has a very sweet temperament, and I don't think he even knows how to bite! I don't want her to hurt him- but I also don't want to interfere if this is normal and how they work out who's "in charge".
What should I look for to make sure things are going OK? Will they ever work it out or will this be a constant problem- its been about a day and a half so far.
Thanks for any insight you may have.