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Originally Posted by dyson16  I have a 2 year old male yorkie (10lb) and my husband just rescued a 7 month old male great dane boxer mix (50lb going to be about 70lb). Did anyone have a yorkie and then get a larger breed dog? How did the transition go? Any major issues with the size difference? I still have hesitations about this but my husband assures me they will get along great. They seem to be tolerating each other but whenever the larger dog wants to play he lifts his paw in the air and that causes my yorkie to start growling. If anyone has been through this please let me know how the experience went and if you did anything different with training the larger dog. Thanks!! |
First, congratulations on the new addition!!!
You'll just want to watch for the larger dog stepping on your baby. I try and let the little dogs out the doors first as my GP will rusht the door and step on them. You have any plans on obedience classes? It'd be great to talk with the trainer on this issue.
I can tell you, that I had my toy poodle, Mischa and then got my GP, Garrett as a puppy. I trained Garrett not to "play" with Mishca as she's too small & older, and I didn't want him to see her as a toy. They do great now, they lay on the floor together and give each other kisses.
However, Garrett was here when Barley was added (adopted as an adult). They get along well in the month we've had them. They are actually now playing with toys together.
Good luck with them. I'd love to hear more from you on how they are doing.