How do I introduce a new puppy to your other dogs in your household?
Question by flamingpony95: How do I introduce a new puppy to your other dogs in your household?
I have a Cairn Terrier adult 8 years old,she doesn’t like the new Cairn puppy.How do I introduce the new puppy to the adult Cairn Terrier?
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Answer by decbaby8303
well first i hope the adult dog knows that you are boss and you are the “alpha dog”…you are in charge and she should know that…she is going to try and demand dominance and you have to show her that you are in charge…personally i would take them to a place that the adult dog doesn’t view as her turf…let them play get to know each other on a leash…its gonna take her a while to get used to the puppy…shes had you for so long she doesn’t want to share your attention…just make sure that you give them both equal attention play with them…encourage them to play together…you can do it!!
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Gosh, I’m almost in the same situation. My first dog is 6 and a half years, a female, and the new kid in the house is 3 and a half months old, a male (I call him my drama king, lol) and he’s been in our house about a month. At first the female was kinda p.o’d and was ignoring me, but I just ignored her little attitude and gave her the same affection (maybe even a little extra) and gave the puppy his affection to, and having the puppy around has even gotten her out of what I call her “old lady funk” and has brought an end to her wanting to lay around the house all day. Then I encourage them to play together and eventually the older one came around and now she plays with the puppy whenever he wants her too. When she gets irritated, she’ll get in his face (funny now because she’s smaller than him) and he’ll back off. I also encourage them to give each other affection, and they do it!! It’s really cute to see them kiss each other. I just won’t tolerate either one harrassing or picking on the other and I supervise their play together so they’re nice to each other. When they show respect for each other, they get extra hugs and kisses from me. I also do time out when I feel the female comes down too hard on the puppy, or when he gets a little rambunctious with her. He is a puppy after all, but he still has to learn boundaries. I swear, I feel like I’m an actual parent, lol!!
crate them both and put the crates in front of eachother so that they can sniff or whatever. they can growl and bark if they want but cannot hurt eachother that way
You should have done this when you first got the puppy, but it should still work. You need to keep them separated with a baby gate so they can see each other, and most importantly to a dog, get each other’s scent. When your older dog accepts the new puppy’s scent, (you want to see calm behaviour), you can try putting them in a room together.
Now it’s very important that everyone in your house pay a lot of attention to the 8 year old – that’s the only one used to being an only dog. Feed her first, greet her first, pet her first, etc. This dog needs to be clear in his mind that the new puppy isn’t taking over any of his time.
Make sure the puppy has some of it’s own toys. When they do start playing together, make sure your older dog can get away from the puppy. A lot of adults get annoyed by puppies who just don’t know when to quit.
I wouldn’t be letting them play outside unsupervised until you’re sure they get along. You can, however, take them for walks together – that should help the bonding process along once your older girl is more accepting of the puppy.