Hi and congratulations on your new baby or babies! I had Bridget (a Yorkie) about 9 months when I decided to add Greta (a Biewer) to our family. Bridget and Greta are both 1 year old within days of each other so this may be a little different. Dee and Karen (the wonderful ladies I got her from) sent her bedding (unwashed) and her pee-pads (lol - washed of course) to me a week or so before Greta's arrival. It gave Bridget a chance to get used to Greta's scent. When I did bring Greta home I introduced them outside and it went so much better than I expected. Once inside it was the same - like she had been with us forever. Bridget was also very posessive of me (even my fiance' or grandsons couldn't come near me without a growl), but this has totally changed since Greta's arrival. Bridget has no problems any longer needing my constant attention. The girls play together, sleep together and even eat together. They have their moments - like "skin-kids", and Bridget is still a little "piggy" about treats and new toys - she seems to think they should all be hers. I don't know if it's how Greta was raised, or if it's the difference between the Biewer and the Yorkie - but Greta is much more laid back and easy going than Bridget. She plays hard - but won't fight back for a toy or a treat - maybe they just set the "ground-rules" between them from the beginning - or Greta is just confident that I will be sure she gets her fair share. We also learned to give Bridget things first - greetings, her food plate gets put down first, a treat is given to her first. That was hard for me because I think of them as equal - but Bridget is the "first" and she needs to know that she is not being "replaced.
There are so many good post on here about this subject - I'm sure you'll get a lot of help - I felt like a minority with only one fur-baby until I got Greta - so many here have at least two.
Good luck - can't wait to see pictures!!
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