Two puppies that hate each other, how can they get along?

[IwUvMyMaCy]

Man oh man do I need some advice. My sister just got a male boxer, he is 8 weeks old the cutest little thing, I was really excited because I really wanted a playmate for Macy who is 11 weeks old. There is one problem they hate each other, I didn’t think that was possible. It makes things very difficult because I go over my sisters house to watch my niece and nephew everyday and I always bring Macy, so what am I suppose to do? It started from the moment they saw each other, Macy jumped on his back and they started fighting it really scared me, I never heard her sound like that. She gets along with other dogs just fine but she does like to play rough. I tried to let them smell each other me and my sister both held them so they were close but couldn’t get at each other and they just growled. Is there any hope or will they be like this forever?

[Taren]

my sister in law has a boxer named macie. anyways i have a male boxer and they are like 2 weeks apart well at first we thought they were going to kill each other we had so much problems with that. they would growl and fight with each other constantly i mean constantly they lived in the same house for a while and they moved right next to us. well anyways, we didnt think they were wver going to get along the dominance thing ya know. well now maverick is 6 months old and theylove each other they play all the time. they still fight sometimes but thats normal. it should get better just bring her over alot to play with the male pup and they shoudl get use to each other. i wouldnt break them up unless they are going to injure themselves or the children bc if they dont get the dominace thing out of there system now it will be awful having a 50 lb dog fighting all the time. good luck you can do a search on thsi site for dominance.

[DarrenfromWA]

For the first couple of months we thought for sure we had got a 'bad dog' because our boxer boy Henry fought tooth and nail with other dogs in puppy class (especially with a female boxer). The instructor would give the instigating puppy a squirt of water in the face (usually Henry ) to let him know that that wasn't acceptable behavior, and we'd have to separate him from other dogs. After about the 7th training class, he got used to the other puppies and stopped fighting and started playing... we started taking him to dog parks from 6 months on, and you know what? He is a year old and he loves playing with other dogs and has never had a fight. I think you are seeing juvenile puppy behavior that your pups will outgrow before you know it.

[IwUvMyMaCy]

Thank you to those who replied, they are getting better, we just have to take it one day at a time