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Chulas Mom · 12-18-2010, 05:54 PM

I have a 3 year old female Yorkie named Chula who I love more than anything in the world.. She is very territorial and protective over me. She has never been crated and has slept by my side since shes 8 weeks old. Four days ago I brought home an 11 week old female puppy. Chula has always been wonderful around other dogs so I thought she would be happy. The last four days have been torture for me. Chula snaps and growls at her all the time. Whenever the puppy (Chloe) comes close to me or tries to play with my she snaps at her. Bedtime is even worse..The poor puppy has to sleep at the edge of the bed and God Forbid she moves an inch Chula is all over her. Its only been 4 days so Im hoping that she will get used to the puppy, but my husband seems to think Im nuts! He thinks that Chula is too attached to me to ever let any other dog near me. He is making me nervous thinking that Chula is going to get to stressed over this and be sick. I am also worried that the new puppy isnt getting enough attention from me because of this. Is it possible that Chula will NEVER adjust?

12-18-2010, 05:54 PM	#1
Chulas Mom YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Red Bank NJ Posts: 1	Introducing a new puppy to my 3 yr old Yorkie I have a 3 year old female Yorkie named Chula who I love more than anything in the world.. She is very territorial and protective over me. She has never been crated and has slept by my side since shes 8 weeks old. Four days ago I brought home an 11 week old female puppy. Chula has always been wonderful around other dogs so I thought she would be happy. The last four days have been torture for me. Chula snaps and growls at her all the time. Whenever the puppy (Chloe) comes close to me or tries to play with my she snaps at her. Bedtime is even worse..The poor puppy has to sleep at the edge of the bed and God Forbid she moves an inch Chula is all over her. Its only been 4 days so Im hoping that she will get used to the puppy, but my husband seems to think Im nuts! He thinks that Chula is too attached to me to ever let any other dog near me. He is making me nervous thinking that Chula is going to get to stressed over this and be sick. I am also worried that the new puppy isnt getting enough attention from me because of this. Is it possible that Chula will NEVER adjust?