Congratulations. I always had one dog at a time and 3 years ago brought home a 9 week old yorkie weighing 1 lb and I had a 8 year old 10 lb pom. My pom is not very friendly but pretty much ignored Cali. SInce them I have brought in 3 other yorkies, sadly one had congenital kidney failure and I ony had her 5 weeks. When Cali was 1 1/2 I brough tin Pixie who was 1 year old and Cali was upset with me put she is very laid back and let Pixie take over as leader. Whenever I bring in a new one, I let them get use to each other and never let them alone together until I am sure they are safe. Whenever I left the new one was crated but left in the same room so they could safely interact. The only problem I have now is Roxie and Pixie pick on Cali who is the larger of the 3. As long as you have patience and show your 1.5 year old a lot of extra attention they should be ok. Keep us posted. |