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09-14-2014, 08:39 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Detroit, MI, USA
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| Second dog Hi all, My little Winnie just turned one and we've been wanting a second dog. We round a chipoo at a rescue, met her today and brought her home. We brought winston to the rescue which is where they met, they seemed to get along. We brought them home and they played and played and played. At times it almost seemed aggressive but they both kept showing signs of playfulness so we let them keep going. We only had to break it up twice when they got a little too worked up. Now the chipoo is only 3 months old and very tiny but she was playing rougher than Winston! She kept humping him, grabbing on to his beard and jumping on him. He tolerated it well but I'm kind of worried about her asserting dominance like that. We got a girl dog so winston could continue to be alpha male but it seems like she wants to be on top. Do you think this is normal? Also, I'm feeling kind of guilty, I don't want winston to think that we love him any less. I'm almost overcompensating by not bonding with the puppy as much as I probably should be. I do want to build a bond with the new puppy but I want to keep my strong bond with Winston. And advice how to do this?
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09-15-2014, 04:55 AM | #2 |
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| Hi Hi I'm new to the site so I guess I can just tell you my experience. I have a 3yr old Parsons Terrier who is crazy lively but he is adorable about 4 months ago we got a little yorkie boy he was approx 10 weeks old. My parsons is a solid muscly dog and the pup was tiny. To cut a long story short initially my Parsons was pretty hyper barking a lot, we didn't change none of his routine we kept everything the same for him to reassure him. We had a pen that we had the pup in and gradually we let them spend time together, I won't lie it was a full time job watching them all the time, but what I found is if I was anxious around them they were more crazy, so being calm is a great thing. Today my pup is 6mths and we have no pen, they do play rough sometimes but they are now buddy's . I felt so guilty also but I had to take the pup to another room to spend time for basic training and cuddles at first but now they are happy together. It takes time and patience and I'm not saying everything I did was right but I'm sure you will eventually have two happy buddies. The guilt will go when you see how happy they are together
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09-15-2014, 07:42 AM | #3 |
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| Give them equal love Winston knows there is another dog in the house and hes going to have to share love but he also has companionship. Your puppy is only going to be a baby for a while dont miss out on giving her attention and having regrets
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09-15-2014, 12:35 PM | #4 |
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09-15-2014, 06:43 PM | #5 |
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| Your 3 month old pup is not being 'dominant' - she's being a puppy! Some dogs tolerate pups behavior well, some hate puppies. She won't be a puppy forever! She will grow out of the puppy phase soon enough. For now, give Winnie his own space when needed and put the puppy away. Have a place for him to get away when he wants to. You will usually know if he's had too much/enough or if he is enjoying himself. With time, I am sure the bond will grow. Don't overthink it.
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