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Originally Posted by Belladea  Years ago I had the same problem with two little females I had. What I did to solve the problem was to put them on a double leash and walk them. Then I started walking by houses in my neighborhood that had unfriendly dogs ( behind secure fences, of course) and the brave little Yorkie mix (Bella) acted like the protector of the other little girl and soon they were friends against the common enemy !!! I figured the unfriendly dog behind the fence had no intention of being friends with my girls anyway, so why not use the situation to let my girls see they needed each other. I know it was unconventional thinking, but it worked. "The enemy of my enemy is my friend" !!!! Forgot who said it. LOL |
Might have been Sun Tzu originally. At least the method if not exact words.
Walking together sounds like a great way to build a bond between the two.
Eventually they will have to work it out. Riley really needs to be the one taught to avoid Lexi when she is eating.... ect... remove or pick up riley when Lexi is eating... the older dogs get fed first, teach Riley to wait. Older dogs get the special attention first, Riley waits... Older dogs get everything first, the pup waits. When coming in from outside, older dogs in first, pup needs to wait, even walk in after you do.
There's a pecking order, the new pup is at the end of the line.... easier to follow that natural order... try to upset that.... could be a bigger fight down the road because the dogs will be confused about their place in line. Older dogs may think they need to reestablish order while the pup thinks he is higher up.... which will cause fights.
When Riley shows submission to Lexi on occasion, the queue is in it's natural order and things should be more peaceful. They'll probably play together then with no problem..
we just went through this twice in the last year, two new dogs.