*Advice* How should I introduce Bella to a friend's poodle?! Hi All :wavey: I am returning back to college this week (and taking Bella back with me of course:)) and my friend is also moving back this semester (with her little pup as well). Under normal circumstances I would be completely ecstatic, however, I am concerned :confused: because this will be the first time that we will both have our babies at school. And I want to make sure that these little ones grow up to be good friends (or at least civil to each other:p). Bella is 4.5lbs and will be 8 months next week and is spayed. And Latte' (my friend's Toy Poodle) is about the same weight and will be approx 2 years and is not spayed. Both Bella and Latte' are the only dogs in the family and both are very pampered little ones. :wub: Thus far my Bella has been very friendly with other dogs that we encounter (wagging tail, giving kisses;)). However, she has not been exposed to many dogs for prolonged periods of time other than her littler mates and I have NEVER had another dog in my apartment. Latte' has been exposed to a few other dogs in the past and is friendly for the most part or she is shy. The only times that she has expressed any aggression has been towards children that have handled her too roughly. My concern is that Latte' when into her first heat about 3 weeks ago. And though it is over, I have been told that sometimes these little ones can become more aggressive. *I don't mean to offend anyone with very well behaved babies that are not spayed. I don't know if what I was told was true; it's just something that I am concerned about.* With all that being said, I wanted to ask my YT family what would be the best way to introduce these little ones? Are there any warning signs I should look for? And considering that Latte' is not yet spayed, should the two not be left unattended? :thumbs up in advance for all of your help. I look forward to all of your comments. You all are so helpful and knowledgable. Jen:animal-pa |
*Bump* -- I am honestly not sure about the aggression related to not being spayed....but I know someone on here can answer! :) |
*bump bump* Sorry...I had to bump my own post because my friend will be coming into town by the end of the week and I REALLY need some advice. |
I really don't think you'll have a problem Are these dogs being introduced to each other on neutral ground? Where both of them have not been before? or is one coming into another's territory? There you MAY have a temporary problem They will of course need to sort out who is going to be top dog and they will do that on their own don't force them together ... don't force them to play watch them eating when they are together ... because that's where signs of aggrssion will occur |
Thanks! :) More likely than not the two were going to be meeting at my apartment first. But your bring up a good point about neutral territory. So I will try to find an alternate location to let them meet. And I'm so glad that you don't think that this should be a big problem. I was actually very nervous. |
I have heard that both dogs should be on a leash at first too, held by their respective owners. If the initial interaction starts to become a little heated, or one/both dogs start to look annoyed or agressive, pull them apart for a minute or two to calm down. I don't know if this is good advice or not, but it's one of the only pieces of advice I've found besides meeting in a neutral location - I've been researching this same topic. Maybe I'm looking in the wrong places, I don't know. But I'm trying to find out how best to introduce my puppy to our neighbors slightly larger dog in the next couple of weeks, and I REALLY want them to be friendly so when we hang out with the neighbor (or vice versa), the dogs can come along and play nicely too. Lauren & Nikko |
Thanks Lauren Really good idea...I will definitely do this. And if you find any new information from your research please let me know. I'd greatly appreciate it. And I pray that Nikko and your neighbor's dog become great friends. :) |
Just wanted to wish you good luck with the introduction and with school, of course. How exciting! Hope it all works out. |
Thanks Sylvia :) |
Good advice. :) Good luck. I would also recommend using an xpen to keep them separated. Whne we started introducing Suri to my BF dog, we left her in the xpen and allowed him to sniff around. Eventually they got use to each other and started licking each other and getting happy when they saw one another. Not he lays down while she bops around. :) |
Thanks for the xpen suggestion. Good idea!:) |
When I first got Duke, my friend down the hall has a chi/pom mix Bella who is 6 months older than Duke. Once Duke got all his shots, we both held our own dogs in our arms and let them smell each others first. Duke was a bit smaller than Bella (who is spayed). We then let them down on the floor together while we both were there. Duke was smelling Bella's behind for a while, which I thought was the funniest thing ever. We only let them play together a little bit each time. Eventually, they got along great, they shared each other's toys, food, pad...we even left them together while we both were at work. They learned the other's name and looks forward to playing with each other too. I'm sure you guys will be great, the only thing I don't know is the heat question as Duke was still young and Bella was spayed. Good luck |
Thank you so much! I'm so glad Duke and Bella get along. And I really hope Latte' and Bella will too. Thanks for the support and great advice. :) |
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