 Adding new pets
When we get new pets we have a special area for the new pet until the other pets quit "tracking" on the smell. This worked well when adding a cat to a dog house. It was harder bringing a puppy into a dog house. And yorkie babies really need their people. I would suggest having some time during the day that is just you and Beau with lots of exercise and using training techniques that work well for Beau to encourage good behavior. We also protected the older dog's toys, bedding and food bowls from intrusion at first. As soon as the new puppy knew what was "theirs" and what wasn't this became less of an issue. But you want to avoid developing guarding behaviors. We do this by letting the pets know that actually it's all OURS and we let them play with it, too! In the end, given that Beau is such a good pup, he'll help train Bella. So, happy you found a new companion for you and Beau. |