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03-07-2010, 07:37 PM | #1 |
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| Miss Roxy vs Lexi-Pie :( When you got your second Yorkie (or dog) did your first Yorkie (or dog) not take it well? Were they okay or snap at the new dog? Growl? If they did, did it ever straighten out? and how long did it take? Roxy is a VERY social dog. She goes out to see other dogs and she is just so excited I cant contain her! She gets so crazy, she just wants to play with them and love on them and it kinda freaks me out cause I dont want her to get hurt. I always felt bad, cause Roxy grew up with a bunch of dogs, and when I got her, I took her away from all the dogs where she was born at, and brought her to my house with Chico, who is too old to play now, and Mutzie, who had bad joints, and not to long ago went to the Rainbow Bridge. Well, Roxy was kinda all alone, and so we felt bad and when we found Lexi, we decided to get her and take care of her thinking, "How great! Roxy will have a playmate!!!" Hmmm... This is not the case. Roxy seems to be okay with her at times... and then other times will just go after her. She never really bites her or breaks skin, she just growls and lunges, and its scaring me! Roxy is even smaller than her. She gets particularly jealous when Rob or I am on the couch with her and then Lexi jumps up to get on the couch, too. She also freaks out in bed sometimes just out of nowhere. Sometimes she is completely fine with Lexi being right near her, and then all of a sudden she will get mad and growl or snap at her. I am just really worried about them getting along, and I am worried cause Roxy is acting sometimes like she doesnt want to eat. Tonight she turned down Hamburger and we had to hand feed her to get her to eat her dinner. She always loves her dinner, but tonight, she wasnt having it without some encouragement. I also feel bad cause Lexi adores her. She follows her around, wants to play with her all the time, wags her little tail at her. She just loves on Roxy. She follows her around like the annoying little sister that you want to not follow you go the mall because she will be a tagalong... lol. I just feel so bad. Any suggestions?
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03-07-2010, 08:08 PM | #2 |
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| When Gypsy was 2 yrs old we got a chihuahua. Gypsy was never a player but loved to lay around with Puff and tolerated her very well. Now Gyspy is 5.5 lbs and Puff is 4.5. Then we got a boston terrier pup who is 6 mos old and weighs 12.5 lbs. Gypsy does not get along with her. She will growl some if she comes near her and sometime will lunge at her. Never biting her though. Gypsy likes to sit on the loveseat while Puff and Sophie plays and bark at them.
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03-08-2010, 09:49 AM | #3 |
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| Thats not good news! lol. Anybody else have this problem and can give me some advice?
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03-08-2010, 09:58 AM | #4 | |
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How old are they? Are they spayed? If Lexi is the annoying little sister and follows Roxy around perhaps those times Roxy reacts badly is to show Lexi it's time to back off. She probably feels it's her house and shes the boss so she might be showing Lexi that. It may take some time if they are older to adjust. I just brought my second yorkie home but he was a neutered male. Within the first week they were playing together getting along great. Now I do notice a few months have almost passed and if one or the other doesn't wanna be bothered they will growl or lunge at the other. They both get the hint and back off. 5 mins later they will be cuddling and getting along fine again. lol | |
03-08-2010, 10:03 AM | #5 |
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| I received Charlie as a gift from my fiance in early December. As soon as we got him, I started thinking about and researching getting another puppy for him to play with. I thought alot about male vs. female, etc. It took me a little while, but on Janurary 31, we brought home Teddie. At first, Charlie was apprehensive of Teddie. And that is unusual since Charlie loves to play with everything and everyone. It was almost like he was saying, when is this thing leaving my house? When they finally started to play, Charlie was a bit rough. (Teddie is pretty small 1.5 pounds at 3.5 months, Charlie is about 5 pounds at 5 months). So we watched them very closely whenever they were together. Now, they play together, sleep together, eat out of the same bowl, etc. We can leave them alone together. Sometimes, they still play a little rough, but now both of them initiate the playing. Just give it a little bit of time! I am sure that they will love each other and will learn to play together.
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03-08-2010, 10:06 AM | #6 |
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| I think your first dog is trying to establish herself as Alpha right off the bat - probably to be expected. Is your new dog a puppy? It may take a few weeks for them to get things sorted out - but they probably will. As long as your oldest is not actually hurting your newest addition, try not to interfere too much - they will work things out. She doesn't like the puppy up on the couch or the furniture - becuase high places are reserved for the 'Queen". If furniture is going to be an issue = try to make that off limits for both of them - just for now. Give them some separate time with you and a place for your oldest to get away from the puppy and have some 'quiet time'. Puppy's are in non-stop play mode and adult dogs aren't. Good Luck! PS: Show your oldest lots of attention and affection right now - she needs to know that she has not lost her 'status'. Feed her first; greet her first; treat her first; leash her first . . . you get the idea. Keep us posted. |
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03-08-2010, 10:31 AM | #8 |
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| Lexi is not spayed, I just got her 5 days ago, but she is going to be after she has all her shots and such and a blood test. She is not a puppy, but closer to a puppy than Roxy. Roxy is 3yrs and 4 months, and Lexi is 1yr and 4 months. Lexi is still pretty playful, and so is Roxy, but even though Roxy LOVES playing with dogs at PetCo, etc., she isnt happy about Lexi. She plays with us in the house, but not Lexi. They are starting to cuddle though at night, Roxy lets Lexi get closer to her than usual. Theyre not playing yet though, and Roxy still looks at her when she jumps up like "why are you here? Please go away." I am glad to hear that others have had these experiences and Rob and I talked about the "Alpha Dog" factor, and we knew from day 1 that we would shower Roxy with affection even with Lexi around. We also reward her when she is doing something nice with Lexi, via treats or compliments, etc. Lexi just started giving kisses too, she didnt at first, but I have gotten 2 or 3 small little puppy kisses from her now. Makes me very happy she is getting attached to us and is looking more happy. You can see it in her eyes. She was so sad when I first got her.
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03-08-2010, 12:24 PM | #10 |
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| Sounds like what is going on in my house at the moment. I've had Max since last year, he is 5 years old. I got Lily last week, she is 6 months. Max has never been really social, but he seems to get along with females who have the right personality. He was not happy when we brought Lily home. She is not potty trained yet, so she spent her first days mostly in her xpen. The first day, Max would go up to the xpen and bark constantly. When I took her out, he growled and barked. He would get treats and praise when he didn't. That took a couple of days. He tolerates her now. She chases him and wants to play but he's not having any part of it. Its been a little over a week and its getting better each day. I'm always sure to give him extra attention and help reassure him that he's not being replaced. Although they are fed at the same time, I put his bowl down first. He gets his treat first..stuff like that. I take them outside to potty together. I think these things have helped us. I got lots of help and encouragement from a couple of YT members and I am so grateful!
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03-10-2010, 04:37 PM | #11 |
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| I figured Id resurface the thread since I have a few new things going on. First off, Roxy and Lexi are now playing, just a bit. The best part is that Roxy is initiating the play... but I think that since Roxy attacks Lexi all the time, she is now scared to play with Roxy because she is afraid to get attacked. I got 2 cute shots on my phone, it was all I had since if I got up, they would have jumped up with me, so I had to use the phone... and they arent the best pictures... Roxy is on the left and Lexi is on the Right. Now, although they are getting along better, which I really love... Theyre both not eating very well. Roxy used to love her Cesar Bistro's... they were the only wet food I could get her to eat... and now she is making me hand feed her or she wont eat. Lexi is doing this also... its making me insane. Any suggestions?
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