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Intro my dog to brother's puppy
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I'm was told to come to this board for some good advice from a friend. I'll try to be concise.
My parents have always been my go to dog sitter for when I have days that keep me at work really late. Maybe once a month. Or if I'm going away for a weekend My brother, who lives with them, just adopted a puppy and my 6 yr old cavalier is not adjusting well. The biggest problem is that the puppy wants to play but my dog does not like to be jumped on. When the puppy tries to play my dog will growl and bark. He has not made any aggressive moves towards the puppy, and his tail keeps wagging, but it sounds bad and makes me nervous.
Overall, though I can tell my dog is just not comfortable. I don't know if I should just give up or if there is a better way to approach it. I know the vet has told me my dog is a bigger ""baby" when I'm around, so I wonder if leaving him with my parents for an hr while I go run an errand is a good idea. Or a really bad one.
I've introduced them in small increments of time. Maybe an hr at time, 3 times a week. With treats present. Always supervised.
I know if worse comes to worse I'm going to have to get a dog walker or something for those days I'll be late, but I was wondering if anyone had any tips. It's hard bc my dog is not around the puppy 24-7 to get used to him.
My parents have always been my go to dog sitter for when I have days that keep me at work really late. Maybe once a month. Or if I'm going away for a weekend My brother, who lives with them, just adopted a puppy and my 6 yr old cavalier is not adjusting well. The biggest problem is that the puppy wants to play but my dog does not like to be jumped on. When the puppy tries to play my dog will growl and bark. He has not made any aggressive moves towards the puppy, and his tail keeps wagging, but it sounds bad and makes me nervous.
Overall, though I can tell my dog is just not comfortable. I don't know if I should just give up or if there is a better way to approach it. I know the vet has told me my dog is a bigger ""baby" when I'm around, so I wonder if leaving him with my parents for an hr while I go run an errand is a good idea. Or a really bad one.
I've introduced them in small increments of time. Maybe an hr at time, 3 times a week. With treats present. Always supervised.
I know if worse comes to worse I'm going to have to get a dog walker or something for those days I'll be late, but I was wondering if anyone had any tips. It's hard bc my dog is not around the puppy 24-7 to get used to him.
Re: Intro my dog to brother's puppy
Is it possible to have them in the same area, but with a gate between them? Like one of those gates where they can still see each other and smell each other, but there is still a barrier. This might allow them to be together for longer periods of time, getting to know each other. Your dog could get used to the puppy without worrying about it trying to play with him and jump on him.
Plus, as the puppy gets older, he can be taught not to jump on your dog and give him more space.
Although different animals involved, when we first brought our dog (Izzy) home...she was 18 months at the time...we already had a cat (Nip) who had been around for years. We knew she would be afraid of the new dog at least for a little while...and she was...but, any time Izzy showed an interest in the cat, we would redirect her attention and use our "warning" voice. She learned within just a few days to stay away from the cat. For the record, she wasn't in any way aggressive with the cat...but, like your brother's puppy, she just wanted to play with Nip and was curious about her.
As for Nip, she quickly got over her fear and in short order became the ruler of the roost again. After a few months, we gradually stopped "correcting" Izzy when she would go near the cat. Nowadays they sometimes play together and will chase each other back and forth up the house. They even "almost" cuddle each other in the wintertime. If it was up to Izzy, they'd be BFFs and play all the time, but Nip is still stand-offish the majority of the time. Because, ya know, she's a cat, lol.