My sweet Steel is a bully

I think it might be happening. The teenage stuff. It is a fact they were surgically removed but overnight my sweet baby has grown some HUGE testicles! So, I went to the grocery store early yesterday morning WAIT.....Steel has been receiving "freedoms". He was left out of the crate while I was gone. His behavior has been exemplary on all accounts - no chewing, no going potty, no nothing. I had also stopped at the pet store and grabbed him a toy. Only I knew it was specifically for him!!! Sonny tried to play with it and Steel head butted him! They did the tug of war thing with it for a few minutes which is normal but Steel kept on. He wasn't growling but he was being a bully he kept knocking Sonny out of the way. Steel is twice the weight of Sonny now. I don't know how to better describe it other than to say it wasn't exactly friendly. Not a fight but an I'm bigger than you thing. So Sonny sulked away and it ended. I was baking cookies and cooking dinners for the week and part of that was a caesar salad. This is Steel's favorite thing in the whole world to eat. You all know I am a push the envelope doggie parent hence the trainer so my babes eat with me much of the time. I sat down and they all lined up. I DO have begging rules haha, it has to be polite. Sonny and Skye only like the bacon. Steel likes tomatoes, olives, lettuce he likes salad period. Your'e all going to cringe but I put enough on my plate so there is enough for us all and they eat off my fork. I know. It really isn't as bad as it sounds there isn't tongue slobber it's a lot of teeth and no mess. Annnyway. Yesterday Steel decided to headbutt the other two when it was their turn for a bite. Again, no growling or biting just an I'm bigger than you attitude. His head because of his hair looks to be two or three times bigger than theirs so when he does this it looks really forceful. Sonny's body moved, he has a much harder time moving Skye but it wont be long! I was waiting for his tummy to heal to have the trainer come. I had thought between Thanksgiving and Christmas. I know my behaviors allow these behaviors in dogs I guess I wasn't expecting it overnight. My schedule is crammed but from past experience I already know waiting is no good.
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All dogs, with and without hardware, will establish their order in the pack. Some allowed but you do have to draw the line at times.

Yes, Kdog is omnivorous and fork trained. Tried the RediWhip on her, holding her jaw and putting a dab on her lips. She likes the whipped cream but runs from the sound. So no Cream Nose for her. I bring my sopapilla from Sunday dinner home to her, she knows, greets me at the door and looks at the purse, "Where is it???"
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