Boo was great when we brought Gracie Ruth home. They ran and played all day long. Boo was very forgiving of G's puppy attitude and always very gentle with her. Yogi comes in 7 months later and Boo wanted nothing to do with him at first. Would growl a warning to stay away and even stopped playing with G because now she and Yogi played together. It was a slow process, but now Boo's interacting with Yogi more and not so grumpy. What we did was 3 fold.
1) Boo was not allowed to growl at Yogi for no reason. If Yogi was pestering Boo and Boo was saying no, one growl was allowed and we stepped in to put a stop to Yogi's pestering. Boo is not allowed to growl just because Yogi wants to sit with him and Daddy or for any other reason. Yogi is not allowed to bully Boo or G. If they don't want to play or he's playing too rough we put a stop to it.
2) We get down on the floor and play with all three and encourage and praise Boo when he does join in and play.
3) Walking together as a pack.
I've noticed in the last month or so, Boo initiating play with Yogi and G is starting to play again with Boo. It's been a slow process but progress is happening. I've high hopes as Yogi continues to mature that he and Boo will interact more and more. |