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How do I keep my two 8 week old maltese male puppies from fighting with each other. HELP!?

Ok I recently bought two maltese puppies they are both 8 weeks old and i cant tell if they are playing with each other or if they are fighting they are getting very aggressive now and i am concerned they eat out of the same food bowl and there fine with that but they grab each others ears and tails and feet and they yelp

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1. Im not sure. watch dogs 101. they might have the answer.
2. i had two sdogs. admn they used to fight. one of my dog used to make a feirce growl wen she got angry and then the hairs on her back would stand up and then she would fight . if yoour dog hairi is standing up in the back then i dont think there play fightingh..? but im not sure
3. Maltese should be with their mother and littermates until the age of 12 weeks because of potential health problems. Take them back to the scum bag breeder you got them from!!
4. Well, they are young and very playful. I doubt it is aggression at that age. Unless one is gangster! lol If you notice the hair standing up on the back, then it is fighting!
5. If their tails are wagging, they're playing. Otherwise, they're fighting. And fighting is ok if it's under control. It lets them work things out for themselves. I may get tons of thems downs for saying that, but truthfully, if there isn't any harm done you should let them work it out. Hope I helped.
6. Food Situation: First, start with their food bowls in different rooms. Slowly every day move the bowls closer and closer. Eventually they will get used to eating next to each other and get along. Attention Situation: Maybe you would want to pet both of them at the same time, and hold them at the same time, and they will learn to get along with each other. * Eventually, they will learn to live with each other and get along.
7. At 8 weeks old they are just playing. This is when they learn from their litter mates how much is too much. They are testing the boundaries with each other and also establishing who is going to be the alpha dog in the relationship. Don't worry about it and also don't discourage it too much at an early age. Establishing dominance is the natural order of things and dogs need to be comfortable in their role. If you have one male and one female chances are the female will come out on top. You may notice that if one squeals or the play got too rough, they will stop immediately. The other dog now knows they went too far. This is part of the learning process for them.