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Originally Posted by docmartin  Jeanie, thank you for such a detailed and as always extremely helpful answer. Crystal doesn't like other dogs at all and is getting quite aggressive to them as she grows up. We know she had to share a compound before we re-homed her at 5 months. When first introduced to our home she used to take her food from the bowl and hide it and this habit took a few weeks to break. Obviously she'd had to compete to eat in peace and was very scared of other dogs at that time. This has never improved and as maturity enhances her intrinsic character, she growls at the largest, with no fear at all.
In contrast, whilst a really sharp eared little house guard, once people are in the flat she's all over them, but is reticent to show the same emotion it seems outside?
I'm nervous therefore about introducing another dog into the home and have not committed to the Dachshund pup yet. My wife leaves to see her new born grand daughter in Belarus on the 20th. She'll be gone for nearly a month and it will be interesting to see how Crystal handles this absence?
I intend to walk her every day at least once and play with her inside as well. In the afternoons now she enjoys joining her dad for a snooze.
I think Crystal would be the 'boss dog' in a partnership, but may enjoy a little companion, as she essentially has a very loving and gentle nature. Perhaps once the pup has had injections they should meet up here and see what goes off?  |
It sounds as if you want that little male Doxie pretty bad! If you do proceed on to possibly getting him, I think your idea of a play-date where they are introduced to one another would be a good idea, perhaps allowing them to meet on the front lawn for a time and then allow then in the home together after a while longer and see how they do. She'll no doubt accept a young pup, as most dogs do, but once he begins to grow up and assert himself, just be prepared to react to whatever develops. description of her guarding behavior at the food bowl indicates some things about her that could present a problem with another dog living in the home but you could hopefully overcome that with rehab training if it flares up - and the two of them could develop a forever friendship and love for one another just as easily as anything else when all is said and done.