New Puppy vs Current Puppy
 

I have a 2 year old yorkie and just brought home an 9 week old yorkie. My 2 year old runs, hides and cowards towards the new puppy. I am not forcing them together,just letting it happen naturally. Hown long do you think it will take until she warms up to the new puppy??

When I had older dogs and bought home a new kid it took my older ones 6 weeks to 2 months to stay on the floor with the wild beast. Be assured your older girl will come around, keep up the good work of not forcing the two, let your girl come on her terms and her time. It will happen.

No advice here, but keep us informed how it goes. I'm wanting to add a puppy to my 2 year old. Oooooo❗️

:aimeeyork Ur dog is smart.

Us puppies are ferocious! :animal-pa

It took a couple of weeks for Scottie to accept Casie's existence and that she wasn't going to leave. (He was SUPER jealous.) Then another month or to be near and around her. (She loved stealing all his toys and beds and even his food - this is where i had to interject because Scottie couldn't handle it). Then another month to instigate play with her. (That's when it got fun. They play a lot now, every night actually.). Then another few months to develop enough confidence to play tug on toys with her. (I like when they play tug.. It's a healthy game as long as they don't get too rough).

Casie is about 1yr old now and Scottie is 2.5 years old. Casie is a super tough cookie, full of confidence, knows how to chill and relax, and has a little spicy personality. She entertains herself but is never slow to grab attention when she sees Scottie getting treats or any attention from me.

Scottie on the other hand, has always been paranoid and timid since he was a puppy. He's a momma's boy and is always seeking attention from me. He totally gets bullied by Casie's tough personality, but he slowly gained confidence around her.

Anyway, that's my experience. I'd imagine every pup's interaction will vary a bit depending on personalities, but the general idea is that their friendship will take time to develop. Maybe a couple month... Maybe up to a year to get accustomed to each other. As long as you monitor their interaction, they'll eventually become good buddies :)

Hi guys it's Ruger from your IG family. So with your babies did you separate them to their safe places when you left the house? Ruger may get a little brother in March, Ruger will be 2 January. I don't know anything about having 2 babies in the house. Help!

When I had puppies I was a working gal so all my puppies were confined until they were 100 % pad trained which was age 5 months. By 5 months my older kids were bonded with the baby so I was able to let the baby have free roam of the house. If she got to rough with my older ones they would just get on the sofa away from the pouncing kid. My older ones were 6 and 3 years old when the baby joined our family.

I foster dogs and have now 4 dogs ( I am not very good at fostering obviously as we have kept half of them ;-))

Some dogs will get along instantly and some will take some time. We had a foster a few months ago who did not work out for us at all. It was a very dominant 12 week old puppy who terrified my older dogs who are all very submissive. My oldest dog stopped fetching and hid most of the day. We had to find a new foster family asap ( it was a fantastic placement: they actually kept Cookie - he just not a good fit for us ).

Some situation can be " fixed" with training or time - most dogs will get along just fine after they have figured out where they stand ... sometimes the newcomer will be " Alpha" which is hard for some owners to accept but it is usually not an issue for a naturally submissive dog. Our Toby who was scared of his own shadow started thriving after we adopted the more dominant Eddie - Toby decided from day one that he would love to follow Eddie.

There are situation where two dogs just simply don't like each other - much like with people and making them get along - while possible- is a lot of exhausting work. And sometimes you get that new dog and everyone gets along instantly - like they have always been together ... usually it is somewhere in between - if they are not growling or getting aggressive- all is well!

Give it time - a few months at least maybe longer - until the puppy gets a bit older and definitely after it has been altered - you can't force it - they have to figure it out between them ...

I brought an eight week old home just yesterday to my Tessa, who is one year old. Tessa is marvellous and unfazed by the pup and just engages nicely... give it all time and I'm sure it will work out. All the best! Kat.

Hi Ruger and fam!! I definitely confined Casie to a smaller space when I first brought her home. And very very very gradually let her have more exposure to Scottie. It was a super slow transition because I could see that Scottie was very jealous. Puppies, I think, have a certain smell that most adult dogs don't like. So it took some time for Scottie to adjust.

With Casie, her potty training took forever (completely different way of potty training than I had with Scottie, which I quickly realized was silly for me to assume that the process would be exactly the same; I totally had to re-think on the spot to find a solution for her potty training so I wouldn't die of frustration, but that's a whole other story).

I potty trained both Scottie and Casie by crate training. By the time Casie joined us, Scottie was already 100% outdoor potty trained and was free to roam when I wasn't home. So, during the day I kept Casie in the crate and Scottie was free to chill as usual.

It wasn't until the past couple weeks actually that I've finally cut the cord and have allowed Casie free roaming rights while I'm away at work. It took this long because she was that difficult to potty train. I should note that I'm super strict though - my goal for both was to train until 100% reliably potty trained before they got free roaming rights. I feel it's worth it for me to persevere until they're accidents-free for the long run. The timing worked out well, because by now the two of them are comfortable with each other.

I'm SOOO excited for Ruger! If he's 2 yrs old now, it's the perfect timing to get him a sibling! And wow, January - that's coming up really soon. Yay!! I'm excited to hear about how the two get along. Definitely message me if you have questions. Hope you're lucky enough to get a brotherly love-at-first-sight relationship! :)

Was thinking a little bit more about your situation of how your 2 yr old runs and hides. You can definitely let them work it out naturally, but if you want to help them bond, there's no harm in that either.

Because it wasn't love at first sight for Scottie and Casie, I worked pretty hard in the beginning (besides separating them at first). Whenever I let them interact, it was usually for daily training sessions. And, treats/food is a must during training! Basically, this helps for both of them to understand you're the big boss and they both take orders from you. With that, the puppy will learn not to bully your older pup in your presence. In addition, the treats help them both know that when they're together great (yummy) things happen! With the treats and training, they will associate being together as a fun activity.

For example, Scottie would refuse to share a bed with Casie. The second she jumped into the bed to join him, he'd bounce away from her faster than a bouncy ball. So, for a couple weeks and then occasionally after that, I hand fed their meals to them (and/or did obedience training with treats with them) only when they were sitting nicely on the same bed together. It helped for Scottie to feel comfortable sitting next to her without freaking out. This was also a great way for me to train them both to "stay". Because we all know, if they don't learn to stay, it's near impossible to take a good photo of them lol...