Dog Behavior Problems

Question
I have two dogs a Silky Terrier who's about 7 years old and a Yorkie/Silky mix, his daughter, who's 2 years old. Ever since the daughter was about 8 months old the male and her have engaged in very aggressive fighting. He never hurts her to the point that she bleeds but the activity still scares us. Recently the mother a Yorkie terrier passed away. Before she used to interfere and break up the fights, but now it seems that they fight even more. Sometimes they fight up to 3 or 4 times a day. The fights start when one of them make a sudden movement like jumping off the bed or chair and landing near the other. Other times it starts with a growl from the dad and a the daughter jumping on top of him. What i would like to know if theres anyway of correcting this behavior. They are both spayed/neutered but the dad is naturally very very aggressive and picks fights with other dogs and humans. I was also wondering if these fights happen for territoral reasons or just because the male does not like the female at all.

Answer
Hi Daysi;
Put their little butts in time out.
The problem is, you have two spoiled brats that are vieing for the position of alpha.
YOU need to be the alpha.
This is the reason most small breeds behave this way.
People don't take them seriously and let them get away with bratty behavior.
I am the alpha here, and I DON'T ALLOW fighting.
didn't allow it with my children either.
I am the parent, whether the kids have 2 legs or 4.
I like a nice peaceful house, and fighting is just not allowed.
I use time out, and my dogs HATE it!
I think they would much rather be beaten with a club that put in time out.
That is a half hour in the small hall bathroom. They can hear everything that is going on they are missing out on, and there is nothing for them to do in there but be bored and lie on the bath mat.
After a few times in time iout, it is enough for me to say "Do you want to go to time out ?" for them to straighten up and behave.
My friend who comes to visit for a couple of weeks twice a year, brings her little yorkie.
she is soft spoken and corrects him with a soft spoken, :Now that isn't nice".
When he brought blood jumping on my sheltie, I grabbed him up, looked him in the eye and said " I DON'T ALLOW THAT !. You go to time out until you learn to behave".
I put him in for a half hour, and when he came out, he went right back into the sheltie, so he went back tio time out, this time for an hour, because he is tempermental, and I wanted to give him time to calm down and get his temper under control.
ever since then, all I have to do is threaten time out, and he bahaves.
He knows he has to mind aunt charlotte, and he can't be a little brat like he is at home. LOL
I just DON'T believe in hitting them.
Time out works just fine, but they DO have to learn who is the a;pha,. and thayt should be mom and dad, NOT the kids.
An obedience training class would teach you how to take command, and the one you take through the class will know how to behave.
Going through the same exercises you do in class, with the other one when you get home,. amnd go through these exercises with both of them each day ( You ony go to class one day a week).
By the time that class is over (usually about 6 weeks), you will have two beautifully behaved children. But YOU have to take control.
Charlotte