anyone have experience dealing with dog aggression?

[ClodMaxx]

love love love dogs, esp. boxers. they're smart, easily trainable (if you know how to deal with dominant dogs like them, rotties, shepherds, etc.) and great, great family pets.

i have 2 boxers, and both were rescues. my gf lives with me, and she has 2 pugs - both also were rescues. got my first boxer almost 2 years ago, and he was a handful - but it was just dominance. he would bark at everything, try to dominate every dog he came in contact with (including my parents 1 pound puppy) and was a general PITA. after working with him over the course of a year, he quickly became much more calm, and about as harmless as a lapcat.

got the 2nd boxer this past december more as a playmate for louie (the 1st boxer), and she's even more of a handful. she came from a home that had no rules or boundaries. no socialization of any kind. they 'accidentally' let her get pregnant at about 8 months old. she too attacks any dog she sees, including one of our pugs - of which had to be rushed to the emergency vet. i'm/we're giving her a 2nd chance, but i'm really stepping up training and guidance to be a better dog. making it clear that i am the alpha, and i don't like her dominance. basically stripping her of her alpha behavior, but in a humane way.

quite frankly, i'm amazed at how many people say to get rid of her. i understand their reaction, but i know i can work with her to help her become a completely different dog, like my first boxer. she has a ton of potential - she's already reacting very differently since i've stepped up the training. plus, i know i'm her best bet at having a good life. if i give her up, i doubt there will be many people as patient and driven to help her.

anyone else have experience helping prevent dog dominance/aggression?

louie is on the right, khloie (the work-in-progress) is on the left.