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Originally Posted by kjc  You need to ignore the puppy and start giving Geno most of your attention. He was your #1, don't take that away from him. Once he feels secure again with you, he'll be friendlier towards her. Do everything for him first... feeding, petting, etc. I constantly rotate between mine so they all feel like #1, but if someone is sad or depressed, they get all the extra attention I can find. A walk alone with me, a nap alone with me, treats and fed first... all the little things that tell them I love them and they are important to me.
When I added my Biewer, Infinity to my clan, Sapphire almost looked catatonic! When I saw that she would not make eye contact with me, and looked all droopy all the time, I scooped her up and gave her a ton of extra attention, until the sparkle came back in her eyes once again. Some pups it doesn't bother so much, others it's the end of their world!
Try laying down with him and her. He gets prime spot closest to your head. Let the pup watch you luving on him. Keep her from jumping on him.... you protect him. This will make him feel like a million $$$$$.
When you go to put the food bowls down, tell the pup to wait! Geno, the handsome boy, gets his first! Now it's puppy's turn. Make it a big deal that he is special to you. |
Thank you for your advice! I'm glad that you have had a similar experience when adding another one. I usually do most of these things. The only time I don't give him a treat first is if she goes potty on her pad. I still give Geno a treat as well just cause I don't want him thinking she is the only one to get a treat but I do want her to know that what she just did was awesome and to keep doing it. I also will give them some people food like cream cheese or a piece of bread and Geno always gets the bigger piece or bigger lick which only makes sense since he's bigger anyways.
Geno is very used to getting tiny pieces of my food but once the girl came, I stopped doing it as often cause it really is a bad habit. I feel bad for Geno cause he's expecting to get a little piece every time and I sometimes will try to sneak him a piece but our girl is chubby and loves food so she doesn't usually miss a beat when there's food around. I also make sure to love on him first when I get home and then i'll love on her after.
Last night, Geno, for once, lifted his leg right next to the pad and some got on it so I gave him a treat first and her a treat as well. I did sneak Geno an extra piece that I don't think she noticed.
Our breeder kept telling us to make sure Geno has mommy and him time (she knows Geno and I are a lot closer than my boyfriend and him). Recently, he will go lay down with my boyfriend for a little now and I'm not going to lie, I get jealous. It's so hard though giving him his time cause if he's with me, our girl will start yipping. Last night, my boyfriend had to tell her to be quiet a lot cause she knew Geno was upstairs with me. I'm really trying to push a strong bond with the girl and my boyfriend so when it comes to Geno and me time, she'll be fine cause she's with daddy.