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Originally Posted by BabyGirl Rosie  This is what worries me. Rosie has not been that socialized with other dogs. She is around our outside dogs. Loves the Great Pyrenees but barks and gets in the face of our Beagles. She has also been around my moms dog. She just runs from her and into my lap. Mom has a Shih Tzu. If I get another, I want them to be friends. I will just be honest....I am so confused on what to do.  |
Can you attempt to socialize her now with other dogs similar in size? Could you take Rosie to doggie daycare just once per week? Have you searched for meetup groups in your area? Even just finding friends who have friendly similar sized dogs and walking them together might be a good place to start. Mine have been around dogs of all sizes (family has Old English Sheepdogs), but they definitely prefer dogs closer to their size. I only let my girls go to dog parks and doggie daycares where they separate the dogs by size. Our favorite doggie daycare in Atlanta actually had a group of just minis (basically toy breeds), which was great.
Maybe this girl isn't the right one or maybe it isn't the right time, but you can certainly take steps to try to socialize Rosie so when the time is right you won't need to be as concerned with that aspect of it.
I will say I think it's normal to be a little worried when adding a new member to the family. I knew once I saw Lane I wouldn't be able to say no to her, and I debated that morning if I should even go.
Of course, once she was officially mine I was so happy I had some happy tears and tears of relief when we got to car.
