Dominance

Question
Hi Could you tell me how to stop poodles standing ontop of each other, my toy poodle and my sisters of the same breed is also doin it as if they are pushing each other down and we have a little 18 week old puppy my sisters dog's baby and he is starting to do it to his mum as well.
Also can you tell me what to use to remove the brown tear stains away from their eyes?
thankyou.

Answer
The key to most behavior problems is approaching things using the dog's natural instincts.  Dogs see all the people and dogs in the household as a pack with each having their own rank in the pack and a top dog.  Life is much easier if the 2 legged pack members outrank the 4 legged ones.  You can learn to play the role of top dog by reading some books or going to a good obedience class. A good obedience class or book is about you being top dog, not about rewarding standard commands with a treat. Start at http://www.dogsbestfriend.com/  For more on being top dog, see http://www.dogbreedinfo.com./topdogrules.htm

Try giving them bottled water and see if the tear stains clear up.