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12-12-2011, 06:53 AM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Long Island, NY
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| Got a new baby this Friday-need advice! Good morning all, I have been a member since 2009 but this is my first post. This Froday my husband and I decided to add to our family and we got a little girl yorkie (11 weeks) that we named Sofie Madison. We already have a yorkie (he will be 3 in February) named Brody Kingston. We agonized over this decision for about a year, but we finally decided b/c Brody was getting very lethargic and lazy and a little chubby to be honest and we thought a new pup might perk him up. Whenever we bring him to my parents house (they have an 11 year old yorkie) he loves to run around and play with her. So Friday, when we brought Sofie home, I went in the bedroom with Brody and played with him and my husband brought Sofie into the office and after awhile...we let Brody out so he could "discover" Sofie. We praised him when he did. So far his attitude towards her ranges from indifference to running away from her when she approaches to play with him, to growling a bit when he is cornered by her. We are crate training her in the office and we have a baby gate up so she hasn't been able to access the rest of the house at all. (he has free range) Plus at night she sleeps in the office in her crate and he sleeps with us in his doggie bed in our bedroom. And when she is crated, we play with him alone and give him lots of attention. This morning (I work from home in the office) I took her out of the crate and am planning to let her play & run around as I work. I called Brody in to the office as well, since the wee wee pad is in there, he uses it as well and we are trying to train them to use the same one. He started shaking and drooling and looking to be let back into the bedroom where his bed is. We have not brought his bed into the office bc we dont want her taking ownership of it. He had a second bed in the office that she has now claimed and now he refuses to go in it. So currently I am locked in the office with Sofie and he is in our bedroom in his bed. I'm not sure if this is normal, and if he just needs time to warm up to her. Should I force the issue and make him stay in the office with us? I don't want him to feel secluded but I also don't want to give him anxiety by making him stay in the office. I was really hoping for them to get along and for him to have a playmate. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. |
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12-12-2011, 09:27 AM | #2 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Grove Oklahoma
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| Hi glad you now are an active member now, welcome aboard. Every time we introduce a new pup there is a period of ignoring and no acknowledgement from other babies. The only dog that intergrated super fast was our furbaby knucklehead, thats because he was a happy pup just glad to be here he just played by his self would act like he did not know the others were there.. By the end of the day the others were vying for his attention, totally opposite of what usually takes place! He is everbodies go to buddy now. It just takes time in most instances I guess Let them get to know each other on their own. The other times with other newbies some times it took a couple of days.... sometimes weeks Hang in there it will happen
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12-12-2011, 09:38 AM | #3 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Memphis, TN USA
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| Gratz on the new addition. This is probably a case of time will tell. Each day let them spend more time together and eventually they should become good friends. |
12-12-2011, 09:45 AM | #4 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Long Island, NY
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| Thank you for your replies! Do you think I should keep them separated for the time being? |
12-12-2011, 09:58 AM | #5 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: belfast, northern ireland
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| when we first got our missy, we had a Tibetan terrierX. when Tink came over to sniff the pup the first time, missy grabbed her nose with her paw, the licked her in the eye and the look tinker gave us , she was disgusted! next day missy was running around the living room and tinker was lying non her bed (as usual- lazy bean!) but got up to go get a drink, she came back to find a brand new toy to cuddle in her bed... until it moved!!! oh, she was Not impressed with that little furball at first, but after a week, missy was Her puppy, not ours . now when it came time to add a new addition, after tink passed, we got little kitty (yorkieXchi) and missy was thrilled! they played for hours (with glucose breaks) before crashing on the bed in the corner curled up together. but this was only 7pm, and when missy realised kitty wasn't leaving for bed time she was livid! she didnt go near kitty again for about 5 days, and took a lot longer to learn to share toys and beds and treats (missy and tink had separate ones because of the size difference) and she vibrated in fustration at the idea of it; i kept being told by my mum that my puppy was pestering hers, and it may not work long term because missy was terrified- she wasn't, just a spoiled madam. all yorkies work things out in very different ways, but 99.9% of the time, they do work it out on their own and learn to love the new baby sibling! (for example, when my mum brought me home and told my sis i'd be sharing her room soon, she wanted a hamster instead! but she warmed up to me; after trying to swap me for biscuits a few times! lol- true story apparently!)
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12-12-2011, 10:04 AM | #6 |
YT Addict Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Abbotsford, BC, Canada
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| Your dogs will pick up on and mirror your own stress or anxiousness. Relax and let them work things out.
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12-12-2011, 10:18 AM | #7 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Merritt Island,FL
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| We recently ( over 2 months already!) bought Abby home for the same reasons- Ziva was getting lazy. I did give them baths right away, dried them with the same towels- That seemed to help a lot, I also switched Abbys food sooner than I thought I would-she actually did better on it anyway, now at least she smelled familiar! I found that Ziva wanted to take care of her more than I thought she would so I had to back off a little from keeping them so separate. I put the crates together at night and Ziva actually "cooed" to her! The first week was a little tense and standoffish but every week was better, by 30 days things were fine. Try to relax- it helped a lot! Now they play "bite face", tug and squirrel patrol all day long! They do not lay/nap together or eat together (Abby is a pig) |
12-12-2011, 12:15 PM | #8 |
Luv my 7 Furkids Donating Member | Hang in there, they will be best buds in no time. Be sure to give Brody a bit of special attention during the transition. |
12-12-2011, 03:26 PM | #9 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Kingland, GA, U.S.
Posts: 159
| Oooh this is always the funpart of bringing a pet home....we have three other babies besides Sunny. Two that are much bigger and one that is about 12 lbs larger....i thoight my Rat Terrier could use a sibling that was closer to her in age as the other two are a bit older then her. Dotti (rat terrier) wanted nothing to do with Sunny...hated her, this lil furball stole her Momma! It took her about a week and a half and now they are the bestest of friends...play CONSTANTLY with eaxh other, take naps with each other..look for each when they wake up (they sleep seperated)... The other two older dogs are warming up to her SLOOOOWLY, the one older dog like Sunny, but doesnt lover her like Dotti does and then there is Georgia, who can barely tolerate her, but puts up with her shananigans...to a point, then she gets put into anither room, which she perfers anyway...we have had Sunny since October 28th....give it time...and space when you sense that enough is enough...they will come around! Bobbi
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12-12-2011, 04:46 PM | #10 | |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Long Island, NY
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| Quote:
Thats a great idea actually-thank you! I might bathe them both tomorrow b/c I think Brody is really put off by her scent. He wont even go near us anymore b/c WE smell like her. I am so upset by this....but I know I have to be patient. With the food issue, shes obviously on puppy food (mixture of wet & dry), and he's an his adult Royal Canin...but she goes and eats HIS food and he goes and eats HERS! LOL....I'm not sure if I should allow this b/c I know she needs her puppy food for a reason (extra calories/fat and nutrients??) and I certainly dont want him eating hers b/c I'm trying to get him to lose some weight! | |
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