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new yorkie in the house Hello! We're new to yorkie talk. We just got our second yorkie 6 days ago at the persistant urging of our vet. He always says that little dogs need a companion. Our 2 1/2 year old 8 lb Mia was very depressed after my husband went back to work following 6 weeks at home recuperating from surgery. She would always lay on our daughters bed when we went to work. But we noticed she was acting out of sorts. Then the one day I found her hiding on our daughters pillow sham. The vet said its time for a playmate. So that night we got Pixie a 13 month old 3 lb girl. She's very sweet and cute as a button. Heres the dilemna... whenever Pixie barks Mia will growl and nip at her legs which agggravates Pixie and she tries to fight with Mia then Mia defends herself. Also.. Mia lunges at Pixie to try to play but we're thinking Pixie must think Mia is attacking her so out come the fangs! Are they establishing their territory or what could it be? Another thing is that Mia tries to lick Pixies mouth when I hold them together. Is that a sign of caring? HELP!! |
Sounds to me like they are establishing they pecking order in the house. |
That's kind of what we thought too. Thanks! |
How long does this process usually take? We're wondering if Mia might feel slighted with Pixie in the house? We just want them both to be happpy! |
I always find it difficult bringing two females together, it usually takes a lot longer than a male/female. I had a female cockapoo (she's about 25-30 lbs) and my uncle moved into our house with his female Siberian Husky and they never officially stopped the bickering in the 2 years that he lived here. Carmen (the cockapoo) was about 3 years old at the time and Kendal (the Siberian) was about 10, but she still acted very puppy like. I think it's just a female thing, honestly. But they will eventually learn to live with each other OR actually like each other, lol. Or if you get both females as puppies at the same time, I find there's usually not as many problems as bringing a new female into the house after a year or more. |
Ok ... this is coming from experience I have two littermates and I have good news and bad news First the good news This is normal dog behavior and it will calm down a bit with time The bad News? This is normal dog behavior :rolleyes: Dogs whenever they come in contact with another dog need to have a hierarchy of who's on top and who is second or third it's not a fairness thing .... and you trying to make it fair will only likely make it worse Your older dog is exerting her authority when she stops your puppy from barking Also dog and puppy play is Noisy and sometimes sounds pretty scarey as long as there are no yelps being heard it's best to leave them alone What I would watch for and this is something I've had to intervene with is that the top dog will sometimes horde all the toys and keep the other dog from playing with anything That is where I and you should come in and place the more passive dog where the alpha cannot reach them and give them some chewy time or time to themselves va |
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