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Maximo has a brother! Maximo's brother Teddy is finally here! They are full brothers from different litters. Teddy is 8 months old and weighs 5 pounds, 12 ounces. Maxman is 14 months old and 8.0 pounds. They met on neutral territory and shared a very long car ride home. Now they are trying to establish order in the house. Maximo doesn't mind sharing food and toys, but he has been guarding the potty pads and beds. :rolleyes: Poor Teddy has had a couple accidents as a result. The other problem we are having -- Maximo won't allow anyone to pick up Teddy. He goes into attack mode. Both boys appear to have alpha personalities, although Maximo is more serious and highly principled, while Teddy is more easy going. Do I just sit back and let the guys work things out, or is there something I can do to speed the transition? |
not sure if this is a cure but I put an extra pad down when we got Maggie. They didn't have any issues, but they just seemed to sniff the others business so I thought it might be best. I would let them get used to each other for a couple of days...let them try and work it out on their terms. Teddy will have to learn where his boundaries are. Also, I am sure that you probably know, make sure you do things first with Maximo. Make sure you greet him first, feed first, treat first. This will make him secure in that he is still the alpha and still the big boy. lol I am sure within no time, they will be best buds. congratulatons on your new baby! :) |
Yeah! Congratulations!! I am so happy for you! When we brought Max home, we just let them all work things out on their own (it was hard). Max is just a bundle of play, and Oliver & Charlie sort of didn't want to have anything to do with him at first. It just takes a little time. Now they all three play, chase each other and snuggle. I think they will be the best of buddies in no time!!! |
Congrats on your new baby lets see some pics of him |
Thank you Mom to Hot Rod, VWill, and Micah! We'll have pictures as soon as Maximo allows me to groom Teddy, LOL. They both got pretty messy while traveling yesterday. |
Congratulations. They should work it out. My 3 still have little spats. |
Congratulations on your new boy. They will get used to each other, but for the first few weeks you might not want to leave them alone together, until you are sure they are getting along. Have both boys been neutered? Have fun, and show us pictures.... |
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Both boys are neutered. More potty problems, but not marking. Maximo has really scared Teddy off of the piddle pads. Poor Teddy looks like he feels so bad for the accidents. I tried taking him outside, but he doesn't do anything while we are out there. Looks like I'm going to get well acquainted with my carpet cleaning machine. Ugh. My perfect potty Maxman spoiled me, now he is punishing me. :p |
Congratulations! I think. Just kidding.:D I would try putting pads down for Teddy in a different place and take him to them. If not, I'd be afraid he'd forget his potty training due to fear. |
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I tried putting additional pads in a different location and no luck. Then I tried putting an xpen on the deck with a pad. Nothing. Maximo is being such a little stinker, almost like he wants to make it impossible for Teddy to succeed. When Teddy finally goes in the wrong place, Maximo stands there like, "Ha! Amature. Mom isn't going to praise you." |
WOW! how exciting :) Congrats!! Can't wait to see some picutre!! |
Congrats! Brothers how sweet is that! I am sure Maximo will make a great big brother to lil' Teddy. Enjoy all the good times to come.:animal-pa:animal-pa |
Congratulations on your new family member...sounds like things are a little hectic for now, hopefully it won't take long for them to get use to each other and things will smooth out. I'll be facing the same situation in two weeks when I bring home my two little girls. Jussi is almost 1-yr old and the girls will be 14 weeks old so maybe (fingers crossed) things will be ok. Hang in there and keep that smile on your face as you look at their cute little faces. Keep us posted and send pictures soon!;) |
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How's it going now?:D |
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Still battling potty problems and Maximo is paying the price for being a booger about the piddle pads -- Teddy gets more solo trips outside. Sweet Teddy has been trying to cuddle up with Maximo in his bed, but the grouch won't have it. I gave the boys their first ever Merrick wishbones, so everyone is happy for the moment. Strangely, neither of them cared for the bully stick. |
I want to hear how this progresses if you don't mind taking the time to keep us updated. I'm betting one of these day you will walk in the room and they'll be cuddled together sound asleep.:) |
Congratulations on the new addition to your family! |
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Congratulations!... I remember when I brought Rocky home, Copper acted alot like Max, was really funny if we tried picking Rocky up. After about a week they were best friends. I cant wait to see pics:) |
I can't wait to see pics either! The guarding of the potty pad must be very frustrating for you. |
Congrats on your new addition! :) |
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I am crying tears of joy today -- we had a breakthrough with the potty pads!! I'm hoping the good trends continue. Frequent trips outdoors were not desirable in our case for so many reasons; I really need Teddy to be perfectly pad trained like Maximo. |
Oh I am so happy, happy, happy for you. Sounds like things are going a little better and I'll say a little prayer that it continues for you. When you get a chance we want to see pictures of these handsome little guys. P.S. - My fingers are crossed for you!:) |
Awwwwww congrats on the new addition, I will have to show Reese pics of Teddy when you get them up, now she can have 2 boys to crush on....lol |
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