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When we brought Teddy home, Barney and Daisy were 8 years old. They had been raised together as puppies and although they are dog-friendly, they were not around puppies often. We kept Teddy separated in his own room for several weeks and supervised visits between him and the other dogs. He really liked them, but they thought of him as the annoying intruder with bad manners. Daisy accepted Teddy first, after a couple of weeks, and started to play with him. But, Barney did not accept Teddy, he was always telling him off and for good reason! But eventually, they settled in to the happily little trio they are today.

Oh and Teddy slept in bed with us right away. He was (and still is) a real lump on a log. So once his little head hits the pillow, he doesn't move. So he was in between our pillows almost from the beginning. The other dogs did not mind him around at all when he was sleeping - it was when he was awake snapping his jaws at Barney's face or biting Daisy's legs that they tried to get away.

I always tried to make *good* things happen when Teddy-the-Bad-Mannered-Intruder was around at my dog trainer's suggestion. We played, we used upbeat tone, we used chicken tidbits and did training. My trainer said this was very important in getting them acclimated to Teddy. She said while dogs don't "hold grudges" they can associate good or bad things with the new puppy so we made sure all experiences Barney and Daisy had with Teddy were positive.

Also I wanted to add that my dogs have fresh water 24/7 but food is fed twice a day for our adults. Our puppies were allowed access to kibble in addition to their home cooked meals. Daisy did not know how to eat when we got her so the kibble being around for her when she tried was very important. (I don't think you will have that issue coming from a breeder though.)