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11-22-2007, 11:45 AM | #1 |
Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Colorado Springs
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| New Puppy vs. established dog We will soon be getting a new puppy (can't wait), in the next two weeks and I have some questions that I didn't get any response with on the training page so maybe someone can help me out. I currently have a 2 year old Yorkie and am not quite sure how some things are going to work while introducing a new female (to my male). I'm also not sure how the feeding thing will work as now with Rockie he eats when he wants to (always has food in his dish). I think that with a puppy he will eat her food whether he is hungry or not and with trying to potty train the new puppy--don't want her to have free access to Rockie's dish. Also, wondering if while I'm away, I should gait her in my kitchen away from Rockie-one so she doesn't have accidents all through the house (Rockie uses a doggie door to go outside but the new one I'm guessing will be to small to go through the door) and also, I'm not sure how he will be with her when alone--she'll be so little to begin with. Anyone have any advise who has been through this??? |
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11-22-2007, 12:17 PM | #2 |
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| i don't really know, but i wanted to bump your post
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11-22-2007, 12:39 PM | #3 |
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| [QUOTE=bradyem;1543134 Also, wondering if while I'm away, I should gait her in my kitchen away from Rockie-one so she doesn't have accidents all through the house (Rockie uses a doggie door to go outside but the new one I'm guessing will be to small to go through the door) and also, I'm not sure how he will be with her when alone--she'll be so little to begin with. Anyone have any advise who has been through this??? [/QUOTE] I would always supervise the two of them at first. It's a good ideal to gate her up in the kitchen with a bed, food, water, toys, and pee-pads. Maybe look up some information from Cesar, The dog whisperer. Hope someone can help you. Congrats on your new baby.
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11-22-2007, 04:25 PM | #4 |
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| Congrats on your new baby
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11-22-2007, 06:09 PM | #5 |
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| The experts say to introduce your dogs to each other on "neutral" territory such as a park, where neither views the territory as theirs. However I have had many foster pups and have always just brought them home and thrown them to the "pack" and everything has been fine. I would definitely use either a crate or xpen with the new pup while you are gone. with an xpen it will give her enough room to have her potty pads in one area, and still plenty of room to play. With my guy I just use a crate because i didn't want to train him with potty pads and he is good about holding it, provided I'm not gone too long. As far as feeding, I've never allowed free feeding. Laney gets her food in the morning after her walk, and she gobbles it all up. Slade is walked, then gets his food in his crate. Congrats on the new addition!
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