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I've kept two males together with no problems. Was wondering if adding a spayed female to the mix would cause problems. What do you guys think?

I know it can be done as there are guys on here that will say they are doin it and feeding them together like I said it can be done but my theory is they have their own kennel or chain along with their own food dish. remember they are animals later, Andy

As long as they are all behaviorally sound, it should not be an issue. Kenneling them together also allows you to correct any adverse behavior and set the rules. I like my hounds to be a "team," whether at home or in the field.

It can be done easy...train them....they are animals like Andy said....PACK ANIMALS!

Thanks for the input. We'll see how it goes.

Put some ecollars on first and then do the introduction. The be vigilant on them if any of them get out of line but in all it should work especially since she has been fixed.

More and more guys are keeping thier dogs all together and finding out how much better it is then keeping them seperate. A lot of problems disapear overnight when you start keeping them together. I, personally only run males and I've never kept a female with them so I don't have any experience with your situation. But please let us know how it works out.
All dogs are pack animals decended from wolves. They are better socialized, much less bored then sitting on thier chain or in a small kennel and healthier mentally and physically.

I run all my dogs in the same kennel my males are neutered and my females are not spade. I feed each one in the same spot every time without many problems. I do however stand out with them until all there food is gone to make sure they don’t try and sneak into another ones dish and cause problems. They all know they are supposed to stay in there area until I leave. It also gives me a chance to make sure they are eating normally and I think its good for them and there patents to eat and stay in place without trying to weasel someone else’s food. It works for me good luck,
Average joe

I keep intacked males together, they don't care. I feed them on opposite ends of the kennel and I have never had a problem. I know I could put another dog in there and they wouldn't mind. I think it is how they are raised. I seperate the pups when they are weined and put them in kennels with dogs so they learn not to play, to only eat there own food, and not try to be dominant with other dogs. It has worked for me.

Just a quick update. Had to do a little training (hackeled up and growled) which seemed to sink in. Had a quiet night, than had another training session this morning when they got loaded in the truck. Thanks to everyone for the help!

Im all for keeping males together along with spaded females, but today taught me a lesson. Have a neauteured male, a spaded female, and an unneuteured male pup (8 months or so). Well had the male pup in my back uptility room, there is a broken window that is like 12"x12" that he has learned to jump up and grab on to and pull himself through and go outside. Well before he learned to jump the fence he was always outside with my older male and they never had any problems. Little barks at each other once in awhile (due to the pup wanting to play and the older dog not wanting to), but nothing that set off an alarm with me. Never fed them together, and still dont. Well today Im off doing training for work about 300 miles from home. Get a call from the wife, my pup got outside and some time during there day there was a big fight, my older male gots a big gash above his eye and my pup has 3 deep holes, on in his chest, on his inner left leg and one on his back. Not to mention the other smaller 3-4 holes that he gots on his back. So just be careful. Didnt ever think my 2 males would fight but they did. Ended up having to bring my pup to the vet, well the wife did anyways and got him on some pain medicine and antibiotics. He cant walk on his left leg right now. Good luck. Also I might want to note that none of this ever happens while Im around, but as soon as I have to go somewhere for a day or 2 the animals must instintively know or it must just be conicidence because stuff always happens! Damn dogs, they are lucky that Im not home right now. Sorry everyone, had to vent.

bwells, your dogs know when they are being taken care of right, some hounds need there on space just like me and you, this does'nt mean there ill tempered , go to some big kennels , I meen kennels that produce world champions , these dogs all have there own house there own kennels , there own food pan there own water dish. A well cared for animal shows in there looks and ability , I don't believe you would ever catch a class A kennel keeping 4 or 5 dogs in the same pen for any length of time other than breeding reasons , health issues and management of training levels on each dog is very important. This is made easier with private pens for each dog. I could go on and on but I think you probibly know by now what I think of keeping adult dogs togather in the same kennel.

Some dogs can and some cant. I personally do not own male dogs that can be kenneled together. Its no big deal to me though. No amount of training or whatever would help. In the morning there would be a dead dog and another hurt very bad. Been there and got the T-shirt to prove it. Seen it done a bunch though.

Dan just wondering if you can't kennel your dogs together I'm guessing you seperate them in the box too. Does this lead to any problems when their together on track or tree before you get there?

I have four males and one female in one 1/4 ace pen. they have there own chain and dog house in the pen. for the most part i have no issues.
I take a new pup (6 months) and chain him to his dog house in the pen, this lets him know that this is his house and area. Then i let him off with the others to run from time to time.
I feed all my dogs on there own house, the new pup will try for the first week to jump on the wrong house to eat, I just push him off and let the older dog on the house to eat. ( if there is any growling i am right there to correct it.)
This will teach the dog that he eats only on there own house and to jump on the dog house. (this come in handy when teaching to load in the truck)
I chain all the dogs up on chains when i leave for a few days and when the female is in heat.
I have found that a young male will strut his stuff and try establish dominance in the pack around 12-18 months old. I just put him back on the chain until he grows out of the teenage testosterone stage.
At most i have only had little squabbles and then i put them all back on the chain for a few days and they are fine again. This only seems to happen if i get too busy and am not hunting them enough.
I think they are a lot like kids, if they have to much unstructured down time they will try to find some trouble to get in, and then you have to ground them and send them to their room for a few days. LOL
This system works great for me, but i can see that depending on the disposition of the dog you may run into issues that may not be correctable.