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Topic: Introducing a new puppy
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Linne
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posted January 16, 2004 06:50 AM
Hi,I have a 3 month old male toy poodle and i just brought home a male husky pup which is 6 wks. old. my toy poodle is not happy about this. My toy is now useing the bathroom in the living room where he was useing the papers just fine untill i brought the other pup home. I know he's jealous of the new pup. Can anyone give me some information on how to resolve this. thanks
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Dawn
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posted January 16, 2004 04:45 PM
I dont' really have any advice for you, but are you sure those are the best two dogs to try to keep together? We have toy poodles and had to get rid of our 13 lb dog because she just played too rough. That husky's going to get much bigger than your toy, and can do damage without ever even meaning to. My dog had to have surgery because of the other dog just being too rough.
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fullhouse9873
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posted January 16, 2004 11:05 PM
Also - to add to Dawn's post - Huskies have a high prey drive. They like to go after little things like cats, rabbits, squirrels, etc. I would assume they would think of a small dog as prey. You can train a Husky to get along with other animals (our Husky pup gets along iwith the cats) - but it does take work.
As for introducing the two dogs - it sounds like your poodle is jealous. Make sure you pay equal amounts of time to both dogs. When we first got our pup - we would send the pup outside to play and then have a little quality time with Chance. It will probably take a couple weeks at least for your dog to get used to not being an only dog anymore. Until then - all you can do is try and stick it out.
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goombaya
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posted January 17, 2004 06:15 PM
Another thing to note. a 3 month old really isnt going to be fully house trained with or without the introduction of the other dog. It takes time (6-8 months) for me to fully trust a dog is firm on house training. Be careful to not slack on his training because the other dog is present. Having 2 pups at once is tough.
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binka_nugget
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posted January 17, 2004 09:13 PM
Is it only the potty thing that isn't going well? Or is there fighting going on as well? Since both are still pups, they can both grow up liking each other. Like someone once said to me, pups are like sponges. They just absorb everything in them. It shouldn't take TOO much to let them accept each other. Make sure you keep your poodle's schedule the same. Give both quality alone time with you. Once you find out who is alpha (although..it might take a while since they're both pups), treat the alpha like the alpha. Also, I'd try crate training. I'm not a big fan of paper training as it's still teaching your dog to potty in your house. Although, it could be quite handy if you live in an apartment or a place with no yard space.
I went through something like this in September 2003. We had only Kai, a year old sheltie. He was unaltered at the time. Then we brought home Kaedyn who was just altered and 5/6 years old (also a male). They immediately started fighting that very night so I went with my instincts and seperated them. The more I seperated them, the worse it got. I finally decided to let them fight (so long as it wasn't horrible fighting..just mounting and small nipping). Within 5 seconds, we discovered who was alpha. And now, they are quite happy. Kaedyn was the more dominant one before letting them fight but after 5 seconds with Kai (a dog more than double his weight), he accepted the fact that he wasn't. Anyways, enough rambling..
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goombaya
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posted January 18, 2004 07:12 AM
binka,
this is somewhat of topic. But, had to reply to your story.
I would not recommend letting them fight it out as you did.
It is bet to intro dogs OFF SITE at a neutral location. Than when home keep them seperated if they get aggressive.
You are right about quickly discovering who will be dominant and reinforcing that. If you can figure it out, feed that dog first, walk him first, greet him first etc etc.
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binka_nugget
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posted January 18, 2004 07:02 PM
Just so it's clear, I am in no way recommending this to anyone else because I know my dogs...and my dogs only. I can't judge for someone else.
This was after consulting many professional dog trainers with years of experience behind them and reading as much as I could. I weighed the pros and cons and felt it was reasonable to let them figure it out but if it was not over within seconds, we'd try another approach. Anyways, please don't take my personal story as a recommendation Linne. I just felt like sharing.
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Dawn
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posted January 18, 2004 08:25 PM
I understand why you let them fight binka, but goombaya is right. It's not a good idea to introduce dogs at one of their homes. It's just asking for trouble.
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binka_nugget
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posted January 18, 2004 08:51 PM
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Originally posted by Dawn:
I understand why you let them fight binka, but goombaya is right. It's not a good idea to introduce dogs at one of their homes. It's just asking for trouble.
And I couldn't agree more, it's not a good idea to introduce new dogs at their home. Kai and Kaedyn were introduced on neutral grounds. Once the trainers and I figured out what caused him to attack and lunge at Kai, we came up with a possible solution and tried it.
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