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08-13-2013, 09:47 AM | #1 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Excelsior Springs, MO, USA
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| New Baby - Maggie Mae Well I took our new baby girl Maggie Mae to the vet to get checked out. She did very well and the vet said she was healthy. I laughed when they weighed her because she weighed in at 2lbs 13 oz and my molly is 10 months old on Sunday and only weighs in at 2lbs 8oz. I guess Maggie's gonna be a bigger girl. Of course her momma weighed 8lbs and daddy 4lbs. Molly hasn't warmed up to Maggie yet. I think she is just trying to play but she lunges and barks at her and then bites her on the ears and neck area. Maggie is just so layed back that she just lets her but last night Maggie had enough and bounced back at her with play biting. I hope they start playing nicer soon. Molly is used to being the only one at home so she isn't too keen on Maggie taking momma time away. I do make it a point to go to Molly first and make a big deal over her being momma big girl. It's only been 2 days so I'm sure things will settle down soon. Both dogs aren't really eating much as all and I know it's jsut stress for both of them but it always worries me since they are so small. Any words of wisdom from you all on how to make this transition better for them both?
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08-13-2013, 06:18 PM | #2 |
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| I'm sure things will calm down in a couple of days. Everything is so new for Molly. Just keep giving her attention first and praising her and she will not feel displaced. As for Maggie Mae "fitting in" she will find her place and if it turns out she is the alpha, she will let Molly know this. They have a way of finding their way as far as who is the dominant. Just keep giving them lots of love and attention.
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08-13-2013, 07:06 PM | #3 |
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| ^^Great advice. Keep giving Molly lots of love, and maybe even take her out alone or into a separate room for alone time with mommy. Also make sure Molly has a place to escape Maggie May when she doesn't feel like playing. For Max, he jumped on the couch where Teddy couldn't reach him. Since Molly is small, finding a place might be more of a challenge. I let my boys work things out between themselves and only interfered when it looked or sounded dangerous. Then I would clap my hands and call them to me. I used trick training to focus their attention on positive behavior and to help form a bond between the two. My boys don't know a lot of fancy tricks, just simple things like sit, down, shake, kiss, come. They also enjoyed treat time together. I would sit on the floor with them while they had their chews.
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08-14-2013, 06:06 AM | #4 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Excelsior Springs, MO, USA
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| I give them both mommy time seperately especially when I first get home from work. Last night I took them both outside after dinner and let them play/work it out. Molly was being the alpha at first and when Maggie had enough she came back at Molly. I only interfeared ac ouple of times when Molly got hold of Maggie's (flying nun) ear and she yelped. I told Molly "no bite and easy" she let go and they continued to play. However, once back inside Molly did the same thing and I repeated the process with a time out in her kennel for a minute. We are going to keep working on it with them. Thanks for the advice.
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