Please do not leave the dogs alone together. It very likely will end very badly. tiffduke, training will help only to a certain extent. We have been through this. You never know when it will happen - and not just over food. vjtrees - I realize that your posting was from October 2017. I hope for your Dacshund's sake that the Mastiff is now back with your daughter. Please be aware that punctures on the back of the neck need to be checked out by a vet and perhaps meds prescribed to avoid blood poisoning. Dogs, whether they be big or small will go for the back of the neck to ensure that the dog being attacked is trapped. Two of our Dachshund's were attacked in this manner. My heart froze when I saw our big dog holding our Dachshund by the back of the neck and shaking him. There was no reason for it and I should already have left the house - fortunately I had not. The Dachshund was a major Alpha - much to the displeasure of our big dog, who was not alpha. I should point out that our Alpha Dachshund took care of all of his siblings and was not "bossy" with them. Jump forward a few years and we had the same situation - our then Alpha Dachshund was attacked by his Dachshund sibling - who wanted to be an Alpha. They finally seemed to work things out when the little troublemaker attacked our Alpha again. Yet our Alpha did not want to hurt the Alpha-want-to-be. And the attacker knew it. Also, never try to remove the innocent dog without him/her realizing it is you. My husband learned this the hard way - our innocent pup thought he was being attacked attacked on all sides. I hope all is well. We no longer have a Dachshund and I miss them every day.

Remy continues to improve and is about 90% "himself". He went for a walk this morning, and I'd even say he was jaunty ;-) Another good sign is that he's barking at all things that pass by the front of our house. He's still on Rimadyl for a couple more days, and of course is finishing out his antibiotics. The wounds are healing nicely, with the largest one still weeping a bit, but that one was really gaping. Remy's getting lots of love and attention (and home cooked meals), and is able to sleep on the bed with us again. I think that has been really helpful for him to do his normal nocturnal snuggling. Thanks for all the well wishes! Stitches removed in a few days.

Probably this: Beggar Lice: (desmodium obtusum) a.k.a. Beggar’s Lice, Tick Trefoil Beggar's Lice, also known as Tick Trefoil, is the weed that covers your clothing with flat, eye-shaped, clinging seeds when you've been walking in fields or open woods during late summer and fall. The stickiness of the seed pod is due to its covering of fine hairs. The pod is segmented, with each segment containing a single seed, and the segments break apart easily. The genus name, Desmodium, is Greek, meaning "band" or "chain", referring to these segmented seed pods. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desmodium

Why are you only planting tall fescue? I don't have a good feel for growing grass in your area/zone but am thinking you may be able to grow Kentucky Bluegrass or a combination of both. Here we use a mix of mostly perennial ryegrass with some Kentucky Blue grass and fescue. There's a mix called Penn State mix that's popular here with those who don't want the weeds and inappropriate grasses in the big box mixes. From what I remember if you have too much fescue and/or bluegrass in the mix you tend to get Red Dust and Red Thread which are fungus issues ( I think ). But that's here and you're there. Perennial rye grass sprouts in a week, while the blue grass and fescues take about 3 weeks. It's getting late. If I were doing the job I'd aerate the whole lawn and spread my seed and then cover it with a thin (inch) of mushroom compost purchased in bulk. Keep it damp. Some use peat; but mushroom compost won't float away on water like peat. If you're looking for a dealer in grass seed search for a Pennington dealer. My dealer here sells the Penn State mix and several blue grass mixes and several fescues from them. You can scoop seed into a plastic bag out of a hopper and put it on the scale. They also sell in 50 pound bags. There may be a mix more appropriate for your area. You could perhaps borrow a pull behind aerator or rent a self propelled. There's a professional model that pushes 8-10" rods into the ground. It's built to use on fine lawns so won't disturb the lay of the land, however any aerator is going to lift the whole lawn, Good luck