I foster dogs and have now 4 dogs ( I am not very good at fostering obviously as we have kept half of them ;-))
Some dogs will get along instantly and some will take some time. We had a foster a few months ago who did not work out for us at all. It was a very dominant 12 week old puppy who terrified my older dogs who are all very submissive. My oldest dog stopped fetching and hid most of the day. We had to find a new foster family asap ( it was a fantastic placement: they actually kept Cookie - he just not a good fit for us ).
Some situation can be " fixed" with training or time - most dogs will get along just fine after they have figured out where they stand ... sometimes the newcomer will be " Alpha" which is hard for some owners to accept but it is usually not an issue for a naturally submissive dog. Our Toby who was scared of his own shadow started thriving after we adopted the more dominant Eddie - Toby decided from day one that he would love to follow Eddie.
There are situation where two dogs just simply don't like each other - much like with people and making them get along - while possible- is a lot of exhausting work. And sometimes you get that new dog and everyone gets along instantly - like they have always been together ... usually it is somewhere in between - if they are not growling or getting aggressive- all is well!
Give it time - a few months at least maybe longer - until the puppy gets a bit older and definitely after it has been altered - you can't force it - they have to figure it out between them ... |