Patti - I am sure your two dogs will learn to get along and tolerate one another ---even if they don't become playful friends.
Remember - Sounds bad -- but do discipline Maya very sternly if she is ever mean or aggressive toward the little puppy. It is much better to be very strict in the beginning and stop any aggressive behavior from the get-go than trying to deal with it later.
I told you that I spanked my dog - (quite hard). I thought she had really hurt the puppy badly. And I told you also that this was the only real spanking she ever got in her life.
After the spanking -I was right on top of her constantly reminding her to be nice to the pup every time she made the slightest growl.
And it worked. She started turning her head away from the pup and ignoring it --rather than being aggressive toward it (because she knew she would be in a lot of trouble if she was mean to the little pup)
-- and it wasn't more than a few weeks later that she decided she liked the pup after all. They did become great friends and played together constantly.
Good luck! Carol Jean
Again - I think this is one time you need to be very strict - (Give Maya a lot of extra love and attention when she is being good, when the two dogs are together, and when she is away from the puppy. Don't let her think she has been forgotten. ) |