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05-26-2005, 01:00 PM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2005
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| Will she eat her? My sister is planning on petsitting for Lucky while my husband and I go on vacation (unfortunately, taking Lucky with us isn't an option). Here's the problem...she just purchased a border collie puppy which she will pick up a week before she pet sits for Lucky. I was just kidding about the border collie eating Lucky, but I am seriously concerned that one of them will hurt the other. Lucky is 9 lbs, so she isn't too fragile, but she is feisty and not used to being around other dogs. We live in a condo and she sees other dogs all of the time from a distance or when they are on leashes. She typically barks and growls incessantly and runs around in circles. Plus, I hear that border collies attempt to heard anything that moves, which I doubt that Lucky will tolerate. I also hear that females can be aggressive towards other females. Should I seek a different petsitter or do you think that this will be a good experience for Lucky? What can I expect? How do we introduce the dogs to eachother? I don't want to be overprotective, but I also don't want the dogs or anyone getting hurt. |
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05-26-2005, 06:29 PM | #2 |
YT 6000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Seattle, WA
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| If they haven't ever interacted before, that could be a problem to just throw them together for a week or whatnot. Try to let them "meet" each other at an outdoor park or something and see how they interact. If possible, I would try to find another petsitter, just to be on the safe side... |
05-26-2005, 06:50 PM | #3 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Brampton, Ontario, Canada
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| I have thrown abused dogs together 5 at a time. I have not run in to a problem. I used to have a tiny pom that the other large dogs like to play with. She would get exhausted if I did not stop the play. They would mouth her not bite her and she would be full of doggy slobber and ready to play again and again. I found the older dogs tolerated puppies with occasional growl. I would not feed them together. That is when some times trouble could start.
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