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07-17-2005, 07:39 PM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Southeast
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| Bringing Yorkie Home to Meet Other Dog Hi All, I am a new bringing my new yorkie home and need to know how to introduce her to our current dog. Our dog is a 4 year old Rhodesian Ridgeback (85 lbs.) and is a sweet heart. The Ridgeback has not been around many dogs so we are a little anxious about how to introduce the new puppy. When we come home from visiting the puppy at the breeders, our Ridgeback really smells us up and down. Would you recommend we have them meet outside of our house (meet on neutral territory) and then keep allow them to sniff each other several times a day to get acquainted? I would never allow them to visit unsupervised but do want them to become friends at some point. Our vet says that the Ridgeback gets along well with the other dogs when we board her. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. |
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07-17-2005, 07:42 PM | #2 |
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| I have heard that neutral ground is the best. I hope Julz sees this thread bc she always has really good training tips, so maybe she will have some info on this too!
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07-17-2005, 09:50 PM | #3 |
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| I just got a new puppy and I took my dogs to see th new puppy at it's home before i brought her home. Partly because I wanted to see how they would react to each other and partly to get them used to each other away from our home. When I brought the last puppy home however I introduced them at my house and they were all just fine. I think they recommend a neutral place so the first pet will not feel he/she needs to defend their territory. Congratulations on your new addition. I am sure they will love each other. |
07-17-2005, 11:00 PM | #4 |
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| be wary Hi just some info for you and this is just my opinion. My son has a rodesian ridgeback x germanshepherd which my husband and I baby sit every weekend and he is the most loving beautiful dog you could ever hope for.How ever I was really worried about introducing him to my new yorkie baby as lets face it one chomp and there is no second chance but anyway he is terrified of my yorkie baby and when she went to jump on him he growled now remember a lot of dogs attack out of fear and he is terrified of this little 2 pound baby so we are being really cautious and also with him being so stong if he fell on her he could do major damage so there is full supervision all the time but on a brighter note he got on fine with my 5 pound silky that passed on last year goodluck dianne |
07-18-2005, 07:02 AM | #5 |
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| I would suggest keeping the new pup in crate for safety and letting the Ridgeback get a good sniff. Watch carefully for body language, hackles,tail wagging etc. that will let you know when the big guy is ready for more. One slow step at a time with control of each dog so you can immediately remove the pup at any sign of trouble. Treats for the big guy at any sign of acceptance and lots of calm reassurance. Monitor interactions until you are sure it's all good bonding, this may take quite awhile. Be especially careful when pup starts getting into his food, toys, favorite spot etc. Good luck, Stacy |
07-22-2005, 12:41 PM | #6 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Southeast
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| Thank You for your advice Hi to all, Thank you so much for your advice on welcoming our new baby into our home. Our Ridgeback has been welcoming to our new addition so far. We have had limited interaction between the 2 dogs so far. We have put the yorkie in his crate and let our ridgeback get a good sniff. The yorkie has taunted the ridgeback and barked at her,but our ridgeback's tail kept on wagging... so we feel pretty good about their "future" relationship... I know that it will take time to get them fully socialized,but we are patient. Now to teach the yorkie puppy that he is not the alpha dog. Thanks again for all of your advice.... |
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