I get what you’re saying but I feel like it is an important part about having and bringing two together. The more experiences heard might be helpful honestly into giving the OP something to think about. I have never had two unaltered dogs at the same time so unfortunately I don’t know how helpful my advice even is. Not all mine enjoyed their younger siblings at first while others did. I never followed any special rules when bringing a new puppy in and never had big issues. Callie was still crated when Joey came and it gave her time to get used to him at a distance, Joey was thrilled when Penny came because Callie was just to old to play, Joey was not thrilled with Ollie but Ollie would follow him around and Joey came around, Penny was the only one really thrilled with Dixie. Dixie was to small to get on the furniture for a long time so the adults would get on the furniture when she was to much but Dixie was my only puppy who HAD to have time outs because she got very grumpy and nippy when she was tired and hungry. I still now try to give everyone their own time even if it’s 15 minutes a day to just a few minutes when getting them dressed in the morning and at night. My biggest issues of not getting along have to do with females and not due to hormones. They have little tifs now and then. I generally let them handle it themselves, if Dixie gets rowdy Penny pens her down until she chills and then let’s her up. I found the worst thing I did was get involved when the others were trying to teach Dixie how to be a dog and how hard to bite, how to play and what was not ok. But hormones really can change things.

They aren't buddies but I'm sure it will all work out with time! Thanks!

Many thanks!

It's been just over 2 weeks and Teddy is still Teddy. Nelson is doing fine and I'm optimistic all will work out with time.

It would be great to hear from others as/when they are able to contribute.

In the meantime, I have had the privelage of many medical and breed professionals to call on for advice which has been helpful. :animal-pa

Thank you for the up date Misty.

Hi there,
I strongly recommend you neuter your new male. Two unneutered male terriers in your home will be very difficult down the road. Don't ever forget, these guys are "terriers" - not lap dogs. I would invest in some fencing so that you can keep the 2 boys separated - there are some good options on Amazon. It may seem innocuous right now but, when the puppy gets older, he may pose a danger to your older guy. And right now the older guy may pose a danger to the puppy. Every dog is different, but these terriers, you can count on them to be feisty. Enjoy your new puppy, just trying to help you to protect them. And I did look at your breeders website and she does recommend neuter at six (6) months of age. That makes sense, most breeders won't let a puppy go without neuter as they want to protect their lines. Trust what everyone is telling you after many years of experience. All the best.

I think that most responsible pet owners on this forum have altered pups. It is not about being passionate on a topic. It is the BEST advice I have to offer a person who has not had two pups before and certainly not two intact pups. This can be a recipe for disaster.

We don't have an obligation to sugar coat something that we know can be, and is likely to be in the future, dangerous to the pups.

Just like anything else, if a person does not like the advice given, he/she can just ignore what is not liked and go with the others; which I am quite sure will be the minority. Perhaps he/she should go to a breeder forum for this advice? They keep intact dogs ....but, of course, they are usually separated as breeders know how things can turn out.

Thanks but for the millionth time, I'm personally not interested.

The advice from this forum was communicated to vets and international show breeder(s) who did not agree with any of the statements re: future safety/fighting etc so I will take their advice over a pet forum.

I'm not aware of a website. I speak to people face to face for individual advice. What is there for the general public is of no interest to me.

Hope this settles things. I will block anyone who goes off subject as I think I've made my position clear numerous times.

I'm sure others who ask about neutering, specifically, will benefit from a separate thread.

Show breeders keep their dogs intact for showing and then breeding. Unfortunately I have found out shady things that show breeders do and would never put their opinion over a Vets or multiple studies that have been done. I really highly doubt that multiple Vets agree with you but you can say anything you want on the internet. I’m in and have been in the veterinarian field and am open to learning new information all the time especially when it comes to my dogs health even if it goes against what I had believed. Being open to learning is so important in life. Neutering is very on topic with this conversation whether you believe it or not and blocking people who disagree with you and have a difference in opinion makes me wonder why you would even ask for advise if you only want advise that goes a certain way?

Why is it so hard to answer the original question?

Blocked.

:rolleyes: It’s part of answering the question lol.

Always has amused me how people ask questions and then tell people how to answer. Odd form of entertainment if you ask me.

Yeah I don’t get the point in asking, you either want advice and experience or you don’t.

Seeking out people who will tell you what you want to hear is a common thing. I honestly don't care if the person likes my advice or not.

I give the advice I feel is best. They can take it or leave it. While the OP of a thread may not welcome said advice, it might help another person and/or their pets in the future.

I refuse to be censored....people who don't like my advice can ignore it or ignore me

There are a couple of handy little features on this forum:

"Ignore"
and,
"Close this thread" which the OP of a thread can always feel free to do.

As it's been 6 weeks since we brought Nelson home, thought I'd update on the progress!

Teddy is getting along MUCH better after I realized what the issue was which is he doesn't like being jumped on!

Well, I can't blame him?

Since I identified this issue, things are going MUCH smoother.

I am making sure Nelson is walked daily and training is going great. He is almost 100% housetrained, walks on his leash beautifully and has mastered 'sit'.

Just teaching him how to lay down and also to not jump on furniture etc.

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Wow, amazing!! I am so glad youhave made progress and things are better!! Exercise is great for all of us and I need to do more myself, its great the two are figuring out how to get along. My friend is having simular issues with her two cats and I wonder if something like it is happening.

Almost a year so an update is in order.

The boys are best friends and it is a beautiful thing to see!

I'm so glad I decided to get another little Yorkie boy!

I would post a pic but it's a lot of hassle to do so here .......but Nelson is the cutest ever and ended up a whopping 5lbs 5oz.

I hope everyone and their fur babies are well!

So wonderful to hear from you and happy to hear the boys are best buds. It does take time for dogs to adjust to each other and puppies are soooo frisky. Don't be a stranger now :love:

That is sooooooo great!!!! How did you do it for tips for the rest of us??

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Hi there!

Once I realized that Teddy (the eldest) was initially upset about being jumped on, I had to figure out why Nelson (the puppy) was jumping on Teddy in the first place.

It seemed that this was Nelsons way of initiating play and/or greeting, so once I understood that, I chastised Nelson when he greeted Teddy by jumping on him and gave him treat rewards for greeting him in other ways e.g. spinning with his tail up, licking Teddys face etc.

This very quickly, within a matter of days, resolved the issue so that Teddy wasn't scared to interact with Nelson because he knew his head wouldn't be pounced lol

Nelson is a very happy, spirited dog so we still sometimes have to step in when he's over excited but he and Teddy are very close now.

They run to each other when they get in trouble, hear strange noises, are in unfamiliar situations and greet each other with sniffs in the morning!

Hope this helps and happy to answer any other questions! Thanks for asking and hope you and yours are well!

Puppies are wild, frisky lil critters that like to play hard. They need to be trained what is acceptable and what is not. You did a good job, now Teddy has a BFF.



Enjoy their lil antics, they can be very entertaining.

Wow you REALLLLY pay attention and notice things many wouldnt about the jumping vs licking!! Great ideas and happy it worked!!