Your Yorkie, Other Dogs & Living Together in Harmony
 

Hello all, hope everyone is having a great Friday so far. I just had a quick question. Was looking for some advice and some tips as to what I should do.

I brought my Lou'e home about 2 weeks ago and he has been doing amazingly well...he listening, is easy to train and is just the move lovable puppy (he turns 12 weeks this Tuesday).
I live in the basement apartment of my boyfriend's Mom's house.
Upstairs, she lives there with her dog - a 9 year old Jack Russel Terrier that is prone to seizures, her name is Nellie.
Nellie is overweight (built like a tank, I say) but she is quick, LOUD, and she occasionally likes to kill things in the background (squirrels and such).

When I brought Lou'e home, they met. Of course I did not put little Lou down, but we let Nellie smell him and vice versa. This was done a couple of times (almost had a mini heart attack).
Well, now Lou'e is becoming more laid back...
When I come home he begins to bark - or sometimes even when he is playing he occasionally barks...this leads Nellie to bark incessantly upstairs.
Today though when I was leaving my apartment and leaving I heard Nellie growling.
Nellie is not downstairs at the door or anything, she just lays in her bed and barks/growls.
This freaks me out because I really don't want anything to happen to Lou'e and he is the size a bunny right now.

What do you think is Nellie's problem?
She was fine for a bit and now seems sort of put off. When I call to Nellie she wags her tail and such and she isn't allowed downstairs. Should I have her meet Lou'e again downstairs where she isn't "in her element"? Should I wait?
Is it jealousy?

Was wondering if anyone could offer any tips or advice?
Thanks very much.

PS. Nellie hasn't been socialized.
She never goes for walks and usually doesn't like other dogs.
I did have a 15 year old cat that lived in the apartment and she never touched him, to be quite honest, I think she was afraid of him. But you know how cats are, they rule whatever house they enter, lol.

bumping this up for you so someone can help. I'm not familiar with this exact situation so I don't have anything to add except that I hope the little ones will work it out :)

I dont have the exact situation as you...but I have a lab, and I brought Joey home to meet her. I kept her in her crate (thats her safe spot) and let her smell through the cage. Honestly, I was more worried about Joey tearing up Carley (the lab). Anyways, after their first encounter I took them both to a neutral spot and set Joey in front of her. They sniffed eachother, I explained they were now brother and sister and they have gotten along ever since. Joey rules the roost and Carley easily backs down..but thats just her personality. I dont know how to help with a dog who doesnt easily back down to new members. But it sounds like you dog isnt the one instigating the barking, and while it could be annoying, Nellie needs to be the one in trouble. Teach your pup a command to stop barking and say that when you need to so he understands no barking...even if the other dog is.

Thank you for the feedback. Well I am a bit disappointed as the boyfriends Mom took my Lou'e without permission and tried to socialize her dog with her. I did not like this simply because 1) I asked her not to take him from his place (my apartment) up to hers and 2) I was simply not there to supervise and what if something happened??

They just smell one another but I still feel Nellie is tense. She also almost seems afraid of my little guy too. What could this mean?
I sure hope she isn't getting jealous or that could create a lot of problems.

They need to be solalized more with each other though. You should do it a little each day so that you do not have to worry about Lou. I agree teaching Lou stop barking command can help.

Thanks Verbena.
I am trying for them to keep their distance for now because Lou'e is not full vaccinated. He is going for his third set this Tuesday and I am not sure if Nellie is either. She also spends a lot of time in the backyard and could bring in anything. I don't want Lou'e to catch anything and get sick.
So it would be wise to wait, no?