How do I properly integrate a new puppy?

Question by decaelegant: How do I properly integrate a new puppy?
I recently took in a puppy. She is very well-behaved, very calm and loving.
However, my three-year-old dog has been used to being the only pet in the household. She is not necessarily well-behaved among other dogs, so she growls at the puppy a lot. Her overall reaction is rather unwelcoming. When the puppy approaches her, she tends to let off a growl and her tail stands stiffly up.

My question is how do I integrate my older dog to the new puppy so that she’ll accept the family addition?

Best answer:

Answer by Stormy
i had the same prob.

when petting and talking to the new pup, also pet the older dog, talk to both.

when she growls, firmly tell her no.

–it worked for my older doggy =]

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