Was your dog unsure of your new puppy. did your dog growl at the puppy. These tips will help your dog to relax when near the new puppy. Here is a video if you are introducing 2 adult dogs. How To Get Dogs To Like Each Other ua-cam.com/video/dTj_CnzhBbk/v-deo.html
Having just went through this since this past weekend. My older dog wanted nothing to do with the puppy. Lunging at her etc. We had to ease into it. We let them sniff each other through our screen door. Then I had my dog by his collar and has my sister walk the puppy around the house and my dog would bark everytime they passed by. Until after about 30-45 min he stopped barking. So then I started getting closer to the puppy , and they smelled each other face to face. It was very tense but relieving. After that we let them go they just walked around each other and sniffed. For the first day or so my older dog would growl here and there and we would correct him when he did. But when he interacted and didn’t growl or anything we would reward him. Fast forward 3 days later, they are now laying together and walking around. The ONLY issue is I can’t take them out together because my older dog is way too aggressive when it comes to play and my puppy gets terrified. Hoping as she gets bigger they can play fine
Thank you for sharing this. I have a one and a half year old male Italian greyhound. My dog has acted identically to Suzy with other puppies. Plays well with dogs his size and temperament but acts afraid of puppies. Not aggressive or anything. We are getting a female Italian greyhound puppy in about 3 weeks and I’ve been worried about them interacting. This is helpful because I think he’ll respond well to positive reinforcement. Thank you!
I am glad you watched the video before you got your puppy. You will be able to prepare and know how to introduce your IG to the new puppy. Lots of space for your puppy and your dog to get to know each other. Any questions, please send a comment .
I am so glad the video is helping you. Please let me know how I can help you. Any questions, just ask me. It takes time and patience . Suzy and Champ are still getting comfortable with each other . Thank you. Joyce
Thank you for the video, It was very helpful, my older dog is scared of the new puppy and now I have a good idea of what to do. I also feel better having the knowledge of what to do.
This is a great video, thank you. I have a female chihuahua that won't accept the new female chihuahua puppy that we got. It makes me so sad. Now I see the same behaviors that Susie displayed at the beginning. I'm going to follow all your tips, thank you again.
Hi Cynthia, send me a comment after you have tried a few things with your puppy and your older dog. Let me know how you are doing and how I can help you. Joyce
Hi Joyce, we have an almost 3 year old male chiweenie, and a 12 week old female chiweenie( siblings from different litters) and our boy is just about the sweetest guy. Our new tiny girl is full of energy and sharp little puppy teeth, and our 3 year old pretty much sticks to staying up and out of her reach right now when she’s trying to play with him. He’s started to bark back, telling her he doesn’t want to play, but she just seems like she doesn’t get that message. He is bigger, but almost seems like he’s intimidated by this new tiny puppy. When she’s calm, they will be ok in the same area, sharing a rug by the fire or something- but he just doesn’t want to play with her at all so far....we are not sure what we should be doing to get her to calm down a bit, and get him to be a little less timid.
Hi, Thanks for the response. I am glad at least part of the time when she is calm they can be together. A couple suggestions, Is it too cold to walk them together? When they are walking side by side, you can control her jumping on him. You may already have these things.She needs chew toys and stuffed kongs to help her use her teeth in a good way. No Hide is a good chew. (That is not RawHide). The main suggestion is, when she is trying to bite him and he is growling at her, you step in and remove her and redirect her to a chew toy. when she bites him, she cannot play with him. He should get braver and growl at her. Some adult dogs think they are not allowed to correct a puppy. We always say "now you be nice to the baby (puppy)". Our older dogs get mixed signals. Please do not correct him when he growls and snaps at her. you want him to think it is ok to correct her. also, he needs lots of alone time with you and away from her. Lots of cuddles and love. We want him to think , you believe he is the best. Also when she is in a puppy pen away from him, feed him every time he looks at her. Also praise him. hope this helps. Let me know how you are doing. joyce
@@DiamondDogTraining thank you Joyce!! We are doing some of those things, and lots we will do better- I can’t tell you how much we appreciate your help!! Thank you so much!!
Thank you for this. It was very helpful, even though what it taught us is that we are doing the right things and have to be patient. Our challenge is that our new pup is the same size, though half the weight of our 15 year old Bichon. And the old boy is rather timid too.
That is great that the video told you that you are doing the right things. Yes, lots of patience and distance and time. Puppy pens and gates. The puppy can wear a harness and leash and work on a filled Kong and let the older dog sit beside you and maybe even sniff the puppy. You can rub the puppy with a towel and let your older dog sniff the towel to get to know the puppy. Let me know if you have any questions. Thank you . Joyce
Wow I wish I would’ve seen this video earlier my dog started out over licking my new puppy but now that the puppy barks at him he hides in my room and pretty much doesn’t want to be near it.. great video!
This gives me hope! Our issue is that the puppy in his pin gets so excited any times our older dog looks at him or walks near him, that he lunges at the pin and scares her. Any time she tried to sniff him or have some interaction he just goes wild and scream barks lol. He is sweet and he just wants to play but it scares my older dog so bad. I feel so guilty! I just love them both and want my senior dog to be happy.
Hi Kate, Here are some suggestions. 1. can you sit in the pen with the puppy and hold the kong to help the puppy to focus on the Kong. Maybe keep a 2nd gate between the puppy and your dog. Then you can toss treats over the gate to your other dog. Keep the distance between them. is there a large size difference between the puppy and your dog. 2. Do you have a 2nd person that can play with the puppy behind a gate so you can be with your dog. 3. Try rubbing the puppy with a towel all over and then use the same towel to rub the older dog. Let the older dog have the towel for a while and then put the towel in with the puppy. Both dogs will get to know each other from the towel. 4. Another suggestion, increase the distance between the 2 dogs. Use treats or dog food to work on luring your puppy to sit and down. Get your puppy very focused on you and forgetting about your dog. Occasionally toss a treat to your dog just for staying nearby. 5. Also if you can carry the puppy, you can carry in a sling and walk your dog. It would help to know if your dogs are the same breed or different sizes. let me know so i can give more suggestions. Joyce
@@DiamondDogTraining thank you so much, I do have another gate so I will put it around the pen today! So my senior dog is a 17 pound dachshund and the new puppy is about 4 pounds right now, a Pomeranian. I will try all of these today! Can I ask if doing this exercise with me sitting in the pin and the towel for a few minutes everyday, do you think that will help even when im walking around cleaning the house, etc and my senior dog walks by his pen? Also, do you feel like I should have hope that at some point when the baby is older, they will be able to coexist loose together? I know I need to not panic but goodness, im scared they’ll never be able to be roaming the house together without him chasing or pouncing her LOL!
Hi Kate, how many days have you had the new puppy? It takes a little time. Be patient. Because the puppy is so much smaller. I think the puppy will get used to the older dog walking by the pen. Put up the 2nd pen or gate for distance. Feed the puppy when the older dog is in the area. When you cannot be working with the dogs, I would put the puppy in another room behind a closed door so the puppy cannot see the older dog and bark. Let me know how your doing. Joyce
This sounds exactly like my dog Chispita! I have a miniature doberman pinscher, she's 8 years old. We got her when she was only 4 months old. She was used to living with my other dog, my sweet sweet babygirl who passed away recently (September 5), she was 12 years old, same breed, with some health issues that we were always taking care of with her meds. After that, Chispita started looking bored since she didn't have her best friend to play anymore, sleeping more than she ever did, and I've been struggling too, since I basically grew up with Pepita (the one who passed away), to the point that I considered putting my university studies on hold if not dropping out, even though this is my last semester. My dad got me a 2 months old chihuahua a week ago, I named her Grecia (Greece), and she's full of energy one moment and the other she's K.O. sleeping on the floor (if she's not biting anything and everything). Chispita does all the things that Susie did, especially getting on higher ground where Grecia can't follow her, it can be the sofa, or any of our arms, it doesn't really matter as long as Grecia can't reach her. the little one loves Chispita, all she wants to do is play with her and once she sees how Chispi runs from her she starts to whimper. I'm going to follow the things you said in the video, I'm glad to know that I've been doing some things right. Chispi doesn't growl, bark or bite the chihuahua, she just runs, hides and once in a while whimpers if Grecia does it too. This video gives me hope that Chispi will learn to get along one day with Grecia 💚
I forgot to mention, the only time that Chispita approaches her, is when Grecia is sleeping. Chispi might get close and sniff her real quick before running the moment she sees the puppy move.
I am so glad the video has given you the confidence you are doing things right. Protect Chispita and she will not resent the puppy. Let me know if I can help . Thank you . Joyce
We are experiencing this now although our 2 year old Heeler mix is terrified and aggressive when the puppy comes near. We obviously intervene when we see signs the older one may bite. It has been 5 days and we do have a puppy pen and a crate for the new dog. We only have supervised interactions and the older dog is consistently looking for a getaway such as the couch or another room. This video has given me hope and ideas to help. The older dog is reactive and has come a long way she is just afraid of so many things and reacts to sudden movements. Any other suggestions?
Keep the puppy in the pen and crate that is good. When the Heeler looks at the puppy, praise and give a piece of chicken or cheese. When the puppy is free in the room, make sure the Heeler has a safe place to retreat. Sit with the Heeler and feed really food food as the Heeler watches the puppy on the floor. Keep a leash on the Heeler if you think the Heeler veil will lunge at the puppy. This will take time. Try going for a walk with the puppy in a sling if the puppy is small enough to carry and the Heeler. When will the puppy be large enough to jump on the couch. That is when you will need to be sure the Heeler still has a safe retreat. Also Rub the puppy with a towel and put the towel on the ground with treats for the Heeler to eat the treats and sniff the towel . 5 days is a very short time for a dog to adjust to a puppy especially a dog that is afraid of other dogs. Be patient. Let me know how you are doing. Joyce
Thank you so much for this video. I have a German shepherd he is 1 year and 8 months. We just recently got a cockapoo who is 3 months. So far our German shepherd continuously follows and sniffs him. At the moment the cockapoo is not really bothering the GSD. But when the cockapoo wants to play or interact, GSD moves back. I have recently noticed that the next day our GSD is getting more comfortable around the cockapoo, when he’s sleeping he also sleeps not too far away. Always visiting his pen. He never runs to another room, he always wants to be around the puppy, but slowly starting not to be bothered such as going to other rooms and relaxing. When the GSD growls when the cockapoo is being too much, shall we allow this? So far we have not forced any interactions and praised the GSD for nicely coming over. What else would you recommend to ensure that a good relationship can develop!
Hello, it sounds like a healthy good relationship is developing between the GSD and the cockapoo puppy. Slowly the GSD is starting to get comfortable with the puppy. The pen is the best separation between the two dogs to help the GSD to know he is safe and can get away from the puppy and yet stay close enough to get to know the puppy. Praise any time the GSD lays near the pen. When the cockapoo is playing and the GSD growls, immediately remove the puppy if the puppy does not back away from the GSD or roll over on its back or show you that the puppy understood and respects the GSD. Put the puppy in the pen for a few minutes and then see if the GSD comes near the pen to lay next to the puppy. If the GSD. Comes near , let the puppy out of the pen to play. If the GSD goes away and lays in the other room, the GSD does not want to play at that time. The growl is a warning the puppy needs to learn to heed and back away . You can help by removing the puppy. Hope this helps . Joyce
Thank you so much! I’m in that rough boat as my parents got a puppy and my dog is very much afraid of her. It’s been 24 hours but my parents want me to force the interactions for them to become friends 🤦🏻♀️. I’m stressing because if my dog doesn’t like her i know my parents will make me get rid of her and that is NOT going to end well because my dog is my everything. Interdiction wise was awful as I knew it would be. We came home me and my dog and the pup was just there inside and that’s how they met. She came around the corner excited to see her family and BOOM puppy. It was the worst possible way to introduce them and I fricken knew it and tried to tell them. Im home alone for the next week with them so I can use your technique to try and let it work out but I’m honestly terrified
you have a week to work on the relationship. Set up gates and puppy pen to separate the puppy from your dog. What size is your dog and what size is the puppy? Use lots of food to reward your dog for any positive interaction. If the puppy is small enough, carry the puppy in a bag and take many walks with your dog. feed your dog for being close to the puppy. Send any questions thru the week that i can help you. Joyce
Basset hound puppy will be hard to carry . Can you get a dog stroller and take many walks. You can scatter puppy dry food for the puppy. Great way to satisfy Basset hound needs and tire out the puppy. Also treat dispensing balls and puzzles. When the puppy is tired, there should be less jumping and playing by the puppy. When the puppy is tired, then let your dog sniff the rear of the puppy. The puppy can be relaxing eating a chew or licking a kong. You can also rub the puppy with a towel and let your dog sniff the towel . Praise and give treats to your dog for sniffing the towel. It will possibly take a few weeks for your dog to relax near the puppy. Sometimes outside is easier for your dog to relax and be around the puppy. Let me know how you are doing. Joyce
@@DiamondDogTraining I’ll do that thank you! I’ll give you an update in a week. So far it’s been going ok. She’s still nervous but is coming into the same room now. I’m making sure when I notice she’s super uncomfortable to distress the situation and let her know she’s doing great. Had her wagging her tail while being around the pup so it’s slow but it’s progress
Thank you. We just adopted a miniature dachshund and my cattle dog is scared of him. She stares from a distance, jumps away when he comes too close. We praise her when she approaches him on her own terms. How long does it take for two dogs to bond?
It will take some time. Be patient. Is the miniature Dachshund a young puppy. I would have gates and puppy pen to let them get to know each other through the gates. Keep praising for any interaction. Try to sit with the puppy and have him be calm chewing a chew or licking a Kong and see if your dog will approach and sniff the puppy. Try to keep the puppy turned away from your dog so she can sniff the puppy’s back. Let me know how you are doing.
Dear Joyce, thank you for this video. I have a 12yr old and a 1 yr old chihuahua. (12 yr old is a bigger mongrel) They had a great relationship. A week ago I brought an 8 week old chihuahua who is placid, loves the other chi, but my old lady is left out and looks depressed. I feel so selfish and guilty, that I feel like returning the puppy. I love them all and foolishly thought that my old dog would love the new puppy in the same way. Please help Joyce, I live alone and feel quite distressed xx
spend special time with your older dog. That will make you and your dog happy. keep the puppy in a puppy pen and give your other 2 dogs some time away from the puppy.
@@DiamondDogTraining thank you so much, l did just that and now my old lady is picking pups mouth from time to time. It's like you say to people, patience isn't it. Im so relieved!! Xx
I'm going to try this. I have a 5 year old dachshund and my boeboel pup of 7 months is coming back home after I've been ill for a couple of months. The first introduction went well but my dachshund was scared of him when he came close to her. She ignored him a few times and when I had treats they both focussed on the treats and ignored eachother. Do you have any tips on teaching my boerboel puppy to play carefully?
I would give the puppy lots of exercise. Best if the puppy is very tired when he is Near the dachshund. If you can find a larger dog who is ok with puppies. When the 2 dogs are playing , stop the puppy every time he gets too rough. Short time to rest and let the puppy play again. Teach your puppy the correct way to play. The difference in size will make it more difficult to let your dogs play together. Take them on walks together. Let them be in the same area with the puppy on a leash. Ask both dogs to Sit and reward for calm behavior. You can teach both dogs the Mat exercise using raised beds. They can be side by side on the beds. Puppy can also lick Kong as dachshund is in the room walking around. Keep a gate between the 2 dogs when you cannot supervise . Hope this helps. Joyce
Hi Joyce, I just got a 6 week old pitbull puppy & my Pomeranian spanial thats 6 years old is very nervous around her. She is a very timid dog & tends to be aggressive when she feels uncomfortable. The puppy really wants to play with her but i’m afraid that my older dog will get aggressive. She has slowly been trying to smell her and get close to the puppy just how you explained in your video and the puppy wants to play. Should i just let the puppy try to play with her if my older dog doesn’t move away? I just don’t want the puppy to get hurt. I’m really stressed out that they won’t get along & need guidance & hope.
Hi Leslie, sorry for the late response. Is your older dog pomeranian size. If yes, your puppy will be larger than your older dog. Try Having the puppy lick a stuffed Kong and let the older dog come up to the puppy's tail and start to sniff. Keep the puppy busy with the Kong or feeding treats until the older dog has sniffed the puppy tail, rear and a little way toward the shoulder. When you can't sit and control the puppy and your older dog, keep the puppy behind a puppy pen. Everytime your older dog even tries to sniff near the puppy praise and give a yummy treat. Be patient, it will take time with the difference in size. Before you sit down with the 2 dogs, give the puppy exercise to tire out the puppy. Let me know how you are doing. I promise i will answer sooner. Joyce
Hi Joyce, I’m struggling to get my puppy and older dog to get along. My older dog is not much of a rough housers, she prefers playing chase back and forth with her friends and fetching toys etc. My puppy is bigger then my older dog, and seems to have a different play style that my older lady doesn’t take well to. My older dog is well socialized and does great with other dogs, but is terrified of our puppy. Our older dog is a miniature Pinscher & our puppy is a mutt. They are about the same size currently (puppy at 5 months) but the puppy is due to grow a lot more. Any suggestions and tips would be greatly appreciated.
Hi, As you know, a Miniature Pinscher is really a small dog. your puppy does not have a clue how to play with your older dog. The puppy will be too rough. Can you find an adult larger dog to teach the puppy proper play. Perhaps one of the dogs your Miniature Pinscher plays with. Then when your puppy is tired, you may be able to have the puppy and your older dog be together maybe each licking a filled Kong to just hang out and not play. hope this helps. Let me know how you are doing. Joyce
Hi Joyce, my puppy is now 8 months. I wanted to let you know that with your advice, they have gotten a long a lot better. My puppy is now 3x the size of my older dog. Though they don’t really play besides the occasional tug o war, theyre much better then before. My older dog was like the one in this video, didn’t want to leave the couch and now they both hang out together, walk side by side and my puppy has become very attached to her tiny side kick. Thank you lots for the help!
This is exactly what my older dog is going through. He’s a 12 year old yorkie, I brought home a new puppy 2 months ago, she’s also a yorkie & she’s 4 months old. She has incredible energy and can’t be in the same room with my older dog or won’t stop jumping on him, my older dog is terrified of her & also gets on top of the couch or the bed to get away. When she jumps to try and reach him he barks at her growls & moves forward as if he’s going to bite her. I don’t want to tell him not to as I know he’s teaching her but I am afraid he’ll actually bite her so I always end up panicking and taking her away. It’s been 2 months and so far I have not seen any real improvement. I am starting to feel guilty for disrupting my old dogs peace. Please any additional tips you may have will be greatly appreciated. Thank you for such a great video,
@@marielapuerto2902 I have seen some minor progress. My older dog doesn’t mind her presence as long as she’s not jumping on him or being rude. If she does rather than run away he barks at her. I have stopped intervening & just watched him teach her and he’s very gentle and patient with her. Hoping they’ll continue to make progress 🙏🏼
My 12 week puppy seems much more hyper than Champ. She jumps and nips at my 7 year old dog every time they get near each other. Older dog growls and snarls at her and I’m afraid they’ll get into a big fight so I’m basically keeping them separated as much as possible. They do well on walks together and in the evening when puppy is busy chewing on a bully stick or something. Help. Any tips for me?
Hi Marianne, the best thing is to keep them separated. Continue to Take them for walks together. Make sure your puppy gets lots of exercise. You want the puppy so tired when you have the 2 dogs together .is your puppy the same size as your older dog. Puppy 12 weeks old usually don’t want to fight. They are just clueless and want to play. If you think your older dog will bite the puppy, then keep a gate between them at all times. Give your older dog lots of space. Find playmates for your puppy. Try to find a calm adult dog who will growl at the puppy and not hurt your puppy. Step In and remove your puppy if he is being rude and jumping on the dog. Champ has his moments when he is not calm. The owner is watching him so he does not jump on Suzy. Have patience and give your older dog lots of attention. Hope this helps . Joyce
Hi, we just got a 7 weeks old male labrador today and my 1 yr and 4 months female lab is scared of him. Today is their 1st day and my old lab is just running away from my puppy. My old lab is not that sociable when it comes to other dogs that why I got another dog so she can have someone to play with but now my problem is she is scared with the puppy and I don’t know what to do :(((
Helloo mine too. Our 5 year old always at home dog is afraid of ohr 2 month old puppy. What to do. We're just afraid our old dog would bite our new puppy.
How long does this normally take.? I have a 7 years old lab and got a new GR puppy... My lab isn't aggressive but since GR is just 45 days old he wants to play.. That's when my lab gets irritated.. he then barks at my GR pup and runs away.. It's been more than 4 days now since I got my GR pup and the progress has been little to none.. Please help... I don't want to hurt my lab, but I am not sure if I am doing so unintentionally.... Also note: my lab has cataract in both his eyes and so his vision is a bit blurry... I will be treating that my next month end...
Be patient, it will take time. Your dog’s blurry vision will also make it more difficult. Your puppy is very young. Keep the puppy in a puppy pen and when your Lab even looks at the puppy or walks near the puppy, praise your Lab and pet him. Hope this gives you encouragement. Thank you Joyce
Thank you for posting this! I thought i was the only person having this issue. I recently got a pomeranian x jack russell puppy (Oso) but he is very nippy and like to bite 😬 My three year old pomeranian x chihuahua (Toby) is very shy and is terrified of oso. Oso will see Toby and get really excited, jump and will want to nip and bite in a playful way. Toby does not like this and runs away in a corner or under a chair. Im starting to become really worried. i keep oso in an enclosure in open space so he can see toby calm and relaxed but every time i let them get near each other out of the enclosure my puppy goes nuts and will want to play fight! Keep in mind Toby has never gotten along with other dogs and has always been scared but i had hope with my new puppy.. any thoughts?
This will take time. Have you tried having the puppy on a harness and leash, giving the puppy a stuffed kong to lick, sit corn with the puppy and turn away from Toby. Put some pillows on the floor as a barrier and just sit there. You can put some of Toby’s favorite treats on the floor and see how close Toby will come to you and the puppy. Maybe the first time not very close, but each time as kong as the puppy is quiet, Toby may come closer to sniff the puppy. Make sure the puppy has lots of exercise and is tired before you sit down. Does Toby like to go for walks? You could put the puppy in a sling and carry the puppy when you and Toby walk like in the video. Let me know how you are doing. Joyce
@@DiamondDogTraining Toby is slowly improving but only by little. my puppy will stay in his enclosure and toby will voluntarily sniff him. However my puppy will jump and scare toby away again when he realises hes close. Toby is becoming more curious but remains not wanting to play. Oso will be going to puppy school soon and getting his next vaccinations which will allow me to tire him out more so hes not as jumpy when toby is around. I will let you know how I go In the following weeks!
I've got a 2 months old morkie 2 days ago and my 9 years old shih tzu is very hesitant with other little dogs in general. She is shaking and ignores the puppy most of the time. She doesn't want to be anywhere near him. any suggestions ? :)
Puppy pen and gates to separate them. Feed and praise your Shih Tzu every time your dog looks at the puppy. Kongs for the puppy to keep puppy redirected away from the Shih Tzu as you sit with the older dog and pet and praise. It will take time. Thank you. Joyce
Is your dog drooling because she is afraid of the puppy? How old is the puppy? Is the puppy smaller or larger than the adult dog? Is the adult dog an older dog? I need more information about your dogs to answer . Thank you Joyce
Hello there ! I have a 2 month old (Male) Golden retriever and a 5 year old Labrador (Female) . We just got him before 5 days , at first our Labrador is drooling a lot , now she is not but she i snapping at him when he gets to close . If she is laying on the floor and he e is 3 feet from her there is no problem but when he gets to close she doesnt feel secure (she puls her ears back and the tails is going between the legs ) and starts running away and snapping at him pls help .
Toni, it sounds like your Labrador female is afraid of the puppy. i would put up lots of gates to separate the two dogs. Help the Labrador feel safe. The puppy will not be able to reach the Labrador and the Labrador will begin to relax. Praise the Labrador for even being 3 feet from the puppy. lots of praise and treats for the Labrador for even looking at the puppy. The puppy can be in a puppy play pen with a filled Kong and the Labrador behind the gate. This will be a double barrier. The puppy wants to play with the Labrador as he did with his litter mates and his mother. Feed the labrador for being near the puppy. It will take time to help the Labrador to relax and finally not be afraid of the puppy. Let me know how you are doing. Joyce
How long has it been since you brought the new puppy home. it really depends on your dog and if he likes dogs, if he likes puppies, if he is afraid of the puppy, how large is your dog and how big is the puppy. There is no rule as to how long it will take. Keep the older dog separated from the puppy if he is afraid of the puppy. Give the older dog space and time to get used to the puppy. More information about your dogs would help me answer your question. Joyce
i just saw this comment. Now I know they are both the same type of dog. The puppy should be in a puppy pen and give your older dog freedom to wlk around. praise your older dog for even looking at the puppy. give treats for any inclination for your older dog to want to say hi through the puppy pen fence. Start ewith that and see if your older dog starts to relax in a few day. Let me know how you are doing. joyce
@@DiamondDogTraining thank you so much for responding, My older dog's name is Luna and she's 7 years old, and she has never been comfortable with other dogs. we introduced my older dog to the new puppy about a week ago, at first the older one was just scared and ran away from her, but now that few days have passed, when she's on the couch and the puppy wants to get close, the older one starts to growl at her and sometimes tries to bite her, the puppy is super energetic and cries because she wants to play with her . I'm scared they'll never get along cuz my older dog Luna has never spent more than a few hours with another dog. :))
You really need lots of space between the 2 dogs. Baby gates and puppy pen to keep them separated. If your older dog is close enough to reach your puppy and bite your puppy, the dogs are too close. The puppy is clueless. It will continue to get too close to your dog, because it does not know any better. You have to keep the puppy safe and with distance between the 2 dogs, gradually keep praising your older dog for just looking at the puppy. It will take lots of time to help your older dog to even accept the puppy.
Is your dog refusing the treats when near the new dog? If that is what you mean, then move further away from the new puppy and give the shih tzu lots of love and attention. Give me more information about when your shih tzu is not eating and i will be able to be more help . Thank you. joyce
Hi. Your video is so amazing. I have the same problem but a little different. My old dog (mix poodle & golden - 2 years old) grown & a little aggresive (with afraid because her feet trembel) to my new puppy (corgi - 7 weeks old). My old dog just staring at him & when my new puppy want to play with her, she growing. I don’t know why and really need to they get along together. Please need your help. Thank you
Hi , there is a difference from growling just to tell the Corgi puppy to not bite at her and growling when you think your old dog will be aggressive and bite the puppy. I would keep the puppy in a puppy pen and give the old dog time to adjust to the new puppy. Sit with your old dog and pet and praise her for just looking at the puppy. Patience and don’t let the puppy bite the older dog. A Corgi puppy is going to nip at feet and hands. Give the puppy lots of chew toys and stuffed kings. Hope this helps. Let me know how you are doing. Joyce
Hi , there is a difference from growling just to tell the Corgi puppy to not bite at her and growling when you think your old dog will be aggressive and bite the puppy. I would keep the puppy in a puppy pen and give the old dog time to adjust to the new puppy. Sit with your old dog and pet and praise her for just looking at the puppy. Patience and don’t let the puppy bite the older dog. A Corgi puppy is going to nip at feet and hands. Give the puppy lots of chew toys and stuffed kings. Hope this helps. Let me know how you are doing. Joyce
@@DiamondDogTraining thank you for your answer. I have seen the new one cry & run because the old one maybe try to bite him. Yes, I buy a lot of toy, so he can play with it. I really hope this two can play together. It will be fun my 2 dogs have an enjoying experience
About how long does it normally take for an older dog to accept the new pup who is trying to show his dominance already to my 10year old. I monitor as much as I can while still trying to let dogs be dogs but the pup seems like he isn’t afraid of anything, my 10 year old will avoid him at all cost, once the pup is close enough my 10 year old will give a warning growl, the pup will back back and attempt to bite his tail, that’s when my 10 decides enough is enough and has to finally snap on the pup (not literally but tries to scare the pup) at times I will catch them smelling eachothers behind but as soon as the pup tries to grab his tail or face that’s when everything goes left
Hi Jordan, when your puppy is barking back at older dog after your older dog growls, I would remove the puppy and put in a pen for a few minutes or hold on a leash and then let the puppy return to the older dog. Puppy is just playing and does not understand your older dogs warning to back off. You need to help your puppy understand that barking and biting the dogs tail makes play stop. Hope this helps. When you can’t watch them , puppy should be separated from older dog to give older dog peace .
We have two older dogs a 7 and 8 year old. One is a pug and the other is a chugg. We got a new puppy (frenchie and short bully mix) very mouthy. The puppy will sometimes latch onto the chugg neck flesh with it's jaws and hold on. The chugg does not react violently and just stands there really still and unsure what to do and waits for us to remove the puppy then the chugg runs off to his crate. The pug on the other hand avoids the puppy completely using the couch. We correct the puppy with verbals and back flipping in front of the other dogs, so they know the puppy is being reprimanded but as soon as we stop the correction the puppy goes for either of the older dogs again. Are we doing something wrong? I started doing the thumb under the tongue and pointer finger under the chin technique and that seems to have had an effect on the puppy biting human hands, body and face. Should I do the same for when he goes after the older dogs? I hesitate to do it when he does it to the older dogs because I don't want to scare it away from socializing and playing with the older dogs in the future as mouth play is essential when older.
Hello, the chugg needs your help. Try to keep the puppy on a harness and leash when near the chugg. you can remove the puppy faster when he gets near the chugg. Give the puppy a kong or toy to chew when the chugg is nearby. Keep a gate between the puppy and the chugg and praise the chugg for any glance near the puppy. Frenchie and bully combination is going to be a mouthy puppy. Try lots of chews. raw bones, himalayan chews, No Hide chews to keep him busy. The pug is teaching the puppy by jumping on the couch and ignoring the puppy. Give the puppy a tremendous amount of exercise so the puppy is tired when near the chugg and pug. When you do a back flip (alpha roll) you are teaching your puppy to fight back. Try just removing the puppy for 30 seconds to a minute behind a gate . you are telling the puppy he cannot play with the chugg when he bites his neck. Puppies don't want to be ignored. You can also put the puppy behind a gate for a timeout when he bites you. Management is the key. Separation when you can't supervise closely, exercise for puppy physical and mental and timeouts. let me know how you are doing. Joyce
I've got a 5 year old male GSD, I got my 9 week old pup, a month ago she's almost 4 months old! My male dog will not even share the same room as her. 🙄 I'm crate training used positive praise, separate areas, walks, my older dog has recieved more attention then normally does made a fuss of him. My male dog will not entertain her at all, and it's his choice he doesn't have too!
You have done so many things right to introduce your dog to the puppy. sometimes it just takes more time. Thank you for sharing what you have done. your steps should help other people introduce their dogs. Many years ago I had Jenny an Italain Greyhound. i wanted to introduce a new 9 week old puppy royal to her. She hated him and would try to attack him. i remember sitting on the floor feeding Jenny and holding her onto her leash so she would not lunge at him as royal played on the other side of me. It took 3 months before she finally started to accept Royal. Then she loved him. They became great friends for over 14 years. Please be patient. Joyce
Hello! I am an owner of a miniature schnauzer and a puppy bulldog. My schnauzer would get very aggressive towards my bulldog and it really scares me because she might hurt him. He has a fresh wound from an ear crop and I really don’t want him to get hurt. Just now, she gave me a small bite after I tried to stop her from biting him. That was the first time EVER. She’s never been aggressive towards older dogs but I’ve noticed that she always barked excessively towards puppies. My bulldog never really bugs her and she would always bark at him whenever he just walks by. Can you give me some suggestions to correct this?
Hello, I would keep the 2 dogs separated. Especially because of the ear crop. Keep a gate between the dogs at all times. Spend time giving the mini schnauzer treats and lots of attention while the bulldog is on the other side of the gate. Keep them both safe first and you. Give yourself time to help your schnauzer accept the bulldog puppy. Some dogs are more reactive to puppies. As your puppy gets older, your schnauzer may grow to like the bulldog. Let me know how you are doing . Joyce
Hello, could you please help us? We have a 7 years old Jack Russel and we recently got a 2 months old Australian Shepherd puppy. They're both male, and the puppy is basically the same size as the jack russel. Everytime the puppy gets near the jack russel, he starts growling at him and if the puppy touches him he tried to bite him a couple of times. It's weird because we obviously keep giving the jack russel the same attentiontions as we always did, maybe even more, to make him understand that the puppy is never going to replace him. I can't really understand wether the jack russel is afraid of the puppy or if he's jealous. The puppy isn't fully vaccinated yet, so we can't take both of them out for a walk, but we have a pretty big garden and whenever they go out, the jack russel looks more calm, he often stays away from him and he wants to go back in the house though. Sometimes, even in the house, the jack russel approaches the puppy of his own free will and starts growling while sniffing him and then goes back where he was before. Most of the time the jack russel tries to avoid eye contact too with the puppy. We're super sad and we can't understand why this is happening, considering how the jack russel has always lived with a cat and, for 3 years, with a shitzu, before he unfortunately passed away. We'd love to see them playing together, having fun together and sleeping together... ❤ I'm sorry for taking your time and we would be very grateful if you could help us! Thank you very much!
Hi Dan, many dogs take time to accept a puppy. I would suggest you keep the puppy in a play pen and put a gate between the 2 dogs. Keep praising the Jack Russell when he looks at the puppy. Give him treats when he is able to see the puppy . When they are outside, t he a Jack Russell feels he is not so confined and can get away from the puppy. Set up a pen outside and let the puppy be outside but not able to reach the puppy. Give the Jack Russell time and lots of patience and give him time. The puppy is very active and may be scaring the Jack Russell. Give the puppy a Kong in the pen . The puppy will be calmer . The Jack Russel may come closer to sniff the puppy if he does not bounce around in the Jack Russell’s face. Hope the video gives you more ideas . Let me know how you are doing. Joyce
@@DiamondDogTraining thank you so much for the the advice, he's already doing a bit better with time. I'll definitely try it out, thank you again, I will let you know how it goes.
Hi Kisha, The American Bully Puppy is larger and stronger than your Shih Tzu. And your puppy will be much stronger. i would suggest you keep a gate between the 2 dogs. Let them interact only when you have a harness and leash on the puppy and can control the dogs. Try taking them for walks together and keep the puppy from jumping on the Shih Tzu. Protect the Shih Tzu. Tire out the puppy, keep them separatred and redirect the puppy when the puppy is too rough with the shih Tzu. The Shih Tzu will try to defend itself because it knows it can be hurt by the puppy. There are lots of questions to ask. Age of Shih Tzu, does the Shih Tzu play with dogs. hope this helps. Joyce
Hello: please share some knowledge: my older dog (12 years old) French poodle, and recently got a 2 months old Shiba Inu, my French is trying to hump him, and recently started to pee at random places at the house, what can I do to help my older dog get used to new puppy ? Is this normal behavior?
Give your Older dog lots of attention. Special time together without the puppy. Ask everyone who comes to see the new puppy to always pay attention to your French Poodle before they pet the puppy. Your older dog is acting out because they are stressed. Keep them separated except when you can sit with them and prevent the humping. Redirect the older dog away from the puppy. Maybe there is an odor from the puppy. Try wiping the puppy with a pet wipe. Also the poodle may just be trying to control the puppy and tell the puppy the poodle is in control. A little humping is not bad. The Shiba Inu is a strong willed breed and will need you to control the puppy and prevent him from jumping on the older dog. I hope this helps . Thank you . Joyce
Hi, I recently got a 6 week old maltipoo but I have a 5 year old maltese/shih tux mix. My 5 year old dog was never me socialized as a puppy unfortunately, which is my fault. Now he avoids the puppy at all cost. He makes no eye contact, doesn’t want to be in the same room with the puppy, and runs from the puppy. Is there any way to help my unsocialized dog to be comfortable and to be okay with the new addition?
i hope your older dog is becoming a little more comfortable with the puppy. some dogs take months to accept a puppy. As the puppy gets older hopefully the older dog will start to relax. You can try walking them together with 2 people. one person holding each dog and about 6-8 feet apart. Let them just walk the same direction which helps a dog to relax. Let me know how you are doing now. joyce
@@DiamondDogTraining He’s doing just about the same. If they are in the same area then he will jump on the couch or the bed where he knows the puppy can’t reach him. The puppy is 10 weeks old now.
Let him jump on the couch where the puppy cannot reach him. As he sits on the couch, every time he even glances at the puppy, praise him and give him a yummy snack. Also make sure the older dog has lots of time by himself away from the puppy. Gates and puppy pen to keep puppy separate until the older dog is more relaxed. Unless you think the older dog would hurt the puppy which is a more serious problem, give the older dog lots of time. Try sitting on the floor with the puppy in a puppy pen and the older dog with you . You are between the dogs . Feed the older dog for just being there with you . You may need to start at least 10 feet away to get the older dog to be with you. The puppy can have a filled kong or chew to keep him calm. Hope this helps . Let me know how you are doing . Joyce
Try giving your puppy a lot of exercise before you introduce them. This video was filmed after the puppy had been In the House for at least 1 week. For the first week, the puppy was separated by a puppy pen. They got to know each other by sniffing through the puppy pen. We also took walks where she carried the puppy in a sling and the older dog walked. We did a lot of things to help the 2 dogs get to know each other. Send me questions if I can help you. Thank you. Joyce
hey my older dog doesnt like snacks or is interested in snacks how do i praise him without being able to reward him, he is a mini Pomeranian (he is 2 years old) and we just got a mini poodle (he is 3 months old) my older pom is scared of the new puppy since the new puppy wants to play with him and chase bark at him
Hi Reuben, Try giving the puppy the Kong to lick and sit and pet and praise the older dog for sitting with you. Give your older dog lots of love and cuddling when he can see the puppy behind the gate so the puppy cannot reach him. Have you tried fresh chicken, cheese, hot dogs or another people food. Let me knoe hoe you are doing. thank you, Joyce
hello. i have an 8 months old shihpoo and just got a 2 months old shihtzu yesterday. different from the video, my older dog is the one who is very active and playing rough with the puppy. my new puppy is a very silent and introverted puppy. i want them to get along, what should i do? my older dog will barks everytime my puppy is in a play pen and attacking her if she's outside of the play pen.
Hi Alicia, the 8 month old is still a puppy and does not realize how to play with the 2 month old . You have to protect the baby. Time and distance to help the 2 dogs be able to get closer together. Keep a gate between the 2 dogs. You can put a 2nd gate for even more separation. The 8 month old may be jealous. Give the 8 month old extra attention . It will take time . Make sure the 8 month old is very well exercised and tired when the dog is close to the 2 month old. Hope this helps. Let me know how you are doing . Joyce
@@DiamondDogTraining thank you very much, i will do it and update how is it going in few months. btw why is separating the older dog and the younger dog has impacts to their relationship?
By separating now and slowly introducing the puppy and 8 month old, their relationship should be better because there was no trauma at the beginning. Give the 8 month old a stuffed Kong to keep busy and see if you can have the 2 dogs next to each other through the gate or when 2 month olds is in a crate . When you can do that praise the 8 month old. Have you watched my video about introducing a puppy to a dog already in the house. That video will help you . I will send the link below.
Man i feel like im doing everything wrong, i feel so bad for my older dog and im so exhausted trying to spend time with them both individually and the puppy demands so much of my attention. My older dog is struggling with the adjustment
Don't be discouraged. It takes time. how old is the puppy and your dog. How long have you had the puppy. Do you have gates and puppy pen and keeping them separated. Tell me more and I can give suggestions. Joyce
@@DiamondDogTraining thank you for replying. My puppy is 9 weeks, and my dog is 6 yo. I have a gate separating them, so the puppy doesnt enter my dogs main space. We keep them separated, when we take them for walks, we hold the puppy. Sometimes the puppy will manage to run towards my dog in the yard during yard time and the dog will grown when puppy gets too close. My dog just acts like his territory is being compromised (which to him it is) Its been a week and the dog still doesnt want anything to do with the puppy. Though his behaviour is slowing becoming more relaxed. Im worried that because my dog is very territorial that he will never accept the puppy. I will try getting a play pen so that puppy can be in the lounge with the dog so cooper can experience being around the puppy more but separated.
@@DiamondDogTraining so should they be completely separated during that time and not allowed to be in the same room even with barriers? My dog is shitzu and puppy is cockerspanial
They can be in the same room if they are separated. Gate, puppy pen. You can sit with your cocker spaniel and pet and praise and give lots of attention and treats while your puppy can be in an enclosure licking a filled Kong. Give your dog lots of attention. We want your dog to think seeing the puppy and being near the puppy is great.
Please let me know how you are doing. Is the puppy also a Pomeranian? Separating your dogs by putting the puppy in a puppy pen or behind a gate. Do you have any questions?
@@DiamondDogTraining yes the puppy is also pomeranian.. My dog would always come closer to the puppy’s play pen and then he’d hide. It’s a big improvement but I am kind of confused why my older dog is scared of the new puppy..he usually likes playing with other dogs
The older dog could be scared because the puppy is jumping at the pen in excitement to get close to the older dog. Try taking both dogs for a walk. Do you have a carrier for the puppy. Like a sling to put over your shoulder. This helped the 2 Schnauzers. She walked the 2 dogs together a few times a day. The older dog started to relax and the puppy got used to being with the older dog without getting excited. also give the puppy a filled kong in the pen and when the puppy is calm, sit outside the pen and let the older dog sit with you and see the puppy being calm. If the older dog will venture toward the puppy, lots of praise and give a yummy treat. If that goes well, encourage the older dog to sniff the puupy through the pen. Try to position the puppy that his rear is facing the older dog as the puppy licks the kong. all goes well, try both dogs outside the pen with puppy licking filled Kong and older dog will sniff puppy. Puppies move so quickly. Even though your dog interacts well with dogs, puppies can be overwhelming. Let me know how you are doing.
I hope your dogs are getting along better. Set up gates and make sure your older dog has privacy when eating. give the puppy chews and kongs so the older dog can see the puppy relaxed and not barking. Joyce
Hi Gabriela, What is the size and breed of your dog and puppy? The differnce in the size will determine how we try to introduce them. Please give me more details so I can help you. Joyce
Hi I recently got a 9 week old male Pomeranian who is tiny and I already have a 5 year old female shorkie and 8 year old female pug. The shorkie is acting strange when I'm stroking or holding the pup she keeps licking her lips wagging her tail and intently staring for a long time.I don't know what to do about this and get them along with each other. My pugzu ignores him but the shorkie stares at him for a long time and they both won't eat their food like normal.
all of your dogs are upset. keep the puppy separated in the puppy pen. Keep a barrier so the shorkie cannot reach the Pom puppy to hurt it. Praise and feed a piece of chicken or something good to the shorkie every time he looks at the puppy. while the puppy is in the pen. aroused tail, licking lips, he is really nervous. He cannot yawn and is getting tense. The pug is doing the best. he is ignoring the puppy which is good training for the puppy.. spend a lot of time with your 2 older dogs. sitting with them and petting and praising them. separately pick up the puppy and move away from the dogs to pet the puppy. give the 2 dogs filled kong or lickimat or something good while you are giving attention to the puppy. feed the older dogs away from the puppy so thet can eat in peace. hope this helps. it will take time to get the dogs to accept the puppy. the shorkie has never seen puppy so everything is so scary. let me know how you are doing. joyce
Was your dog unsure of your new puppy. did your dog growl at the puppy. These tips will help your dog to relax when near the new puppy. Here is a video if you are introducing 2 adult dogs. How To Get Dogs To Like Each Other ua-cam.com/video/dTj_CnzhBbk/v-deo.html
Having just went through this since this past weekend. My older dog wanted nothing to do with the puppy. Lunging at her etc. We had to ease into it. We let them sniff each other through our screen door. Then I had my dog by his collar and has my sister walk the puppy around the house and my dog would bark everytime they passed by. Until after about 30-45 min he stopped barking. So then I started getting closer to the puppy , and they smelled each other face to face. It was very tense but relieving. After that we let them go they just walked around each other and sniffed. For the first day or so my older dog would growl here and there and we would correct him when he did. But when he interacted and didn’t growl or anything we would reward him. Fast forward 3 days later, they are now laying together and walking around. The ONLY issue is I can’t take them out together because my older dog is way too aggressive when it comes to play and my puppy gets terrified. Hoping as she gets bigger they can play fine
@@beato96. Great job of introducing them slowly and rewarding the good interaction. Thank you for your comment. Joyce
God bless you for learning about, and teaching dog behaviour. May you always be happy and healthy.
Thank you. That is so kind of you to make such a nice comment. I wish the same health and happiness. Joyce
Thank you for sharing this. I have a one and a half year old male Italian greyhound. My dog has acted identically to Suzy with other puppies. Plays well with dogs his size and temperament but acts afraid of puppies. Not aggressive or anything. We are getting a female Italian greyhound puppy in about 3 weeks and I’ve been worried about them interacting. This is helpful because I think he’ll respond well to positive reinforcement. Thank you!
I am glad you watched the video before you got your puppy. You will be able to prepare and know how to introduce your IG to the new puppy. Lots of space for your puppy and your dog to get to know each other. Any questions, please send a comment .
This video is a life saver. My 4 year old shih tzu is practically paralyzed by anxiety from our new puppy. Thank you!
I am so glad the video is helping you. Please let me know how I can help you. Any questions, just ask me. It takes time and patience . Suzy and Champ are still getting comfortable with each other . Thank you. Joyce
Same with mine! Omg! I’m traumatized by my traumatized dog!
Are they better now? Just got one and my dog is growling and shaking at the pup and all the pup wants to do is play and snuggle
I love this!! Just what I needed to know how to proceed with my 3 year old pug and our new 2 month old pug.
Let me know if you have any questions as you introduce your puppy to your older dog.
Thank you . Glad the video is helpful. Joyce
Thank you!
You are welcome. How are you doing ?
Thank you for the video, It was very helpful, my older dog is scared of the new puppy and now I have a good idea of what to do. I also feel better having the knowledge of what to do.
Hi Ray, I am glad the video gave you ideas to help your dogs. What are some of the things you are doing. Do you have any questions, thank you . Joyce
Hi 👋🏼 how are your dogs getting along now?
I hope they’re good friends
This is a great video, thank you. I have a female chihuahua that won't accept the new female chihuahua puppy that we got. It makes me so sad. Now I see the same behaviors that Susie displayed at the beginning. I'm going to follow all your tips, thank you again.
Hi Cynthia, send me a comment after you have tried a few things with your puppy and your older dog. Let me know how you are doing and how I can help you. Joyce
Thanks you for this....gives us some hope for our dogs😀
hi, do you have questions you want to ask me? tell me more about your dogs and maybe I can help you. Thank you . Joyce
Hi Joyce, we have an almost 3 year old male chiweenie, and a 12 week old female chiweenie( siblings from different litters) and our boy is just about the sweetest guy. Our new tiny girl is full of energy and sharp little puppy teeth, and our 3 year old pretty much sticks to staying up and out of her reach right now when she’s trying to play with him. He’s started to bark back, telling her he doesn’t want to play, but she just seems like she doesn’t get that message. He is bigger, but almost seems like he’s intimidated by this new tiny puppy. When she’s calm, they will be ok in the same area, sharing a rug by the fire or something- but he just doesn’t want to play with her at all so far....we are not sure what we should be doing to get her to calm down a bit, and get him to be a little less timid.
Hi, Thanks for the response. I am glad at least part of the time when she is calm they can be together. A couple suggestions, Is it too cold to walk them together? When they are walking side by side, you can control her jumping on him. You may already have these things.She needs chew toys and stuffed kongs to help her use her teeth in a good way. No Hide is a good chew. (That is not RawHide). The main suggestion is, when she is trying to bite him and he is growling at her, you step in and remove her and redirect her to a chew toy. when she bites him, she cannot play with him. He should get braver and growl at her. Some adult dogs think they are not allowed to correct a puppy. We always say "now you be nice to the baby (puppy)". Our older dogs get mixed signals. Please do not correct him when he growls and snaps at her. you want him to think it is ok to correct her. also, he needs lots of alone time with you and away from her. Lots of cuddles and love. We want him to think , you believe he is the best. Also when she is in a puppy pen away from him, feed him every time he looks at her. Also praise him. hope this helps. Let me know how you are doing. joyce
@@DiamondDogTraining thank you Joyce!! We are doing some of those things, and lots we will do better- I can’t tell you how much we appreciate your help!! Thank you so much!!
I am glad I can help.
Omg what a cute cocky little pup !!!!! Cute
yes, Kevin is adorable and so is Suzy for tolerating Kevin. Thank you. Joyce
Thank u so much 👍🏼
Let me know if I can help. Joyce
Thank you for this. It was very helpful, even though what it taught us is that we are doing the right things and have to be patient. Our challenge is that our new pup is the same size, though half the weight of our 15 year old Bichon. And the old boy is rather timid too.
That is great that the video told you that you are doing the right things. Yes, lots of patience and distance and time. Puppy pens and gates. The puppy can wear a harness and leash and work on a filled Kong and let the older dog sit beside you and maybe even sniff the puppy. You can rub the puppy with a towel and let your older dog sniff the towel to get to know the puppy. Let me know if you have any questions. Thank you . Joyce
@@sydneysmith5598 They get along well until the 15year old gets tired of the puppy's still a little too rough play and he runs to get away.
Wow I wish I would’ve seen this video earlier my dog started out over licking my new puppy but now that the puppy barks at him he hides in my room and pretty much doesn’t want to be near it.. great video!
hope the video gives you ideas.
just got a new puppy and now searching up all of these videos so my 10 yo and two month old bonding cause my older girl is terrified
I hope the video helps you. Do you have any questions? Thank you . Joyce
This gives me hope! Our issue is that the puppy in his pin gets so excited any times our older dog looks at him or walks near him, that he lunges at the pin and scares her. Any time she tried to sniff him or have some interaction he just goes wild and scream barks lol. He is sweet and he just wants to play but it scares my older dog so bad. I feel so guilty! I just love them both and want my senior dog to be happy.
Even with all the chew toys in the world including kongs with the puppy stuff inside!
Hi Kate, Here are some suggestions. 1. can you sit in the pen with the puppy and hold the kong to help the puppy to focus on the Kong. Maybe keep a 2nd gate between the puppy and your dog. Then you can toss treats over the gate to your other dog. Keep the distance between them. is there a large size difference between the puppy and your dog. 2. Do you have a 2nd person that can play with the puppy behind a gate so you can be with your dog. 3. Try rubbing the puppy with a towel all over and then use the same towel to rub the older dog. Let the older dog have the towel for a while and then put the towel in with the puppy. Both dogs will get to know each other from the towel. 4. Another suggestion, increase the distance between the 2 dogs. Use treats or dog food to work on luring your puppy to sit and down. Get your puppy very focused on you and forgetting about your dog. Occasionally toss a treat to your dog just for staying nearby. 5. Also if you can carry the puppy, you can carry in a sling and walk your dog.
It would help to know if your dogs are the same breed or different sizes. let me know so i can give more suggestions. Joyce
@@DiamondDogTraining thank you so much, I do have another gate so I will put it around the pen today! So my senior dog is a 17 pound dachshund and the new puppy is about 4 pounds right now, a Pomeranian. I will try all of these today! Can I ask if doing this exercise with me sitting in the pin and the towel for a few minutes everyday, do you think that will help even when im walking around cleaning the house, etc and my senior dog walks by his pen?
Also, do you feel like I should have hope that at some point when the baby is older, they will be able to coexist loose together? I know I need to not panic but goodness, im scared they’ll never be able to be roaming the house together without him chasing or pouncing her LOL!
Hi Kate, how many days have you had the new puppy? It takes a little time. Be patient. Because the puppy is so much smaller. I think the puppy will get used to the older dog walking by the pen. Put up the 2nd pen or gate for distance. Feed the puppy when the older dog is in the area. When you cannot be working with the dogs, I would put the puppy in another room behind a closed door so the puppy cannot see the older dog and bark. Let me know how your doing. Joyce
This sounds exactly like my dog Chispita! I have a miniature doberman pinscher, she's 8 years old. We got her when she was only 4 months old. She was used to living with my other dog, my sweet sweet babygirl who passed away recently (September 5), she was 12 years old, same breed, with some health issues that we were always taking care of with her meds. After that, Chispita started looking bored since she didn't have her best friend to play anymore, sleeping more than she ever did, and I've been struggling too, since I basically grew up with Pepita (the one who passed away), to the point that I considered putting my university studies on hold if not dropping out, even though this is my last semester. My dad got me a 2 months old chihuahua a week ago, I named her Grecia (Greece), and she's full of energy one moment and the other she's K.O. sleeping on the floor (if she's not biting anything and everything). Chispita does all the things that Susie did, especially getting on higher ground where Grecia can't follow her, it can be the sofa, or any of our arms, it doesn't really matter as long as Grecia can't reach her. the little one loves Chispita, all she wants to do is play with her and once she sees how Chispi runs from her she starts to whimper. I'm going to follow the things you said in the video, I'm glad to know that I've been doing some things right. Chispi doesn't growl, bark or bite the chihuahua, she just runs, hides and once in a while whimpers if Grecia does it too.
This video gives me hope that Chispi will learn to get along one day with Grecia 💚
I forgot to mention, the only time that Chispita approaches her, is when Grecia is sleeping. Chispi might get close and sniff her real quick before running the moment she sees the puppy move.
I am so glad the video has given you the confidence you are doing things right. Protect Chispita and she will not resent the puppy. Let me know if I can help . Thank you . Joyce
We are experiencing this now although our 2 year old Heeler mix is terrified and aggressive when the puppy comes near. We obviously intervene when we see signs the older one may bite. It has been 5 days and we do have a puppy pen and a crate for the new dog. We only have supervised interactions and the older dog is consistently looking for a getaway such as the couch or another room. This video has given me hope and ideas to help. The older dog is reactive and has come a long way she is just afraid of so many things and reacts to sudden movements. Any other suggestions?
Keep the puppy in the pen and crate that is good. When the Heeler looks at the puppy, praise and give a piece of chicken or cheese. When the puppy is free in the room, make sure the Heeler has a safe place to retreat. Sit with the Heeler and feed really food food as the Heeler watches the puppy on the floor. Keep a leash on the Heeler if you think the Heeler veil will lunge at the puppy. This will take time. Try going for a walk with the puppy in a sling if the puppy is small enough to carry and the Heeler. When will the puppy be large enough to jump on the couch. That is when you will need to be sure the Heeler still has a safe retreat. Also Rub the puppy with a towel and put the towel on the ground with treats for the Heeler to eat the treats and sniff the towel . 5 days is a very short time for a dog to adjust to a puppy especially a dog that is afraid of other dogs. Be patient. Let me know how you are doing. Joyce
Thank you so much for this video. I have a German shepherd he is 1 year and 8 months. We just recently got a cockapoo who is 3 months. So far our German shepherd continuously follows and sniffs him. At the moment the cockapoo is not really bothering the GSD. But when the cockapoo wants to play or interact, GSD moves back. I have recently noticed that the next day our GSD is getting more comfortable around the cockapoo, when he’s sleeping he also sleeps not too far away. Always visiting his pen. He never runs to another room, he always wants to be around the puppy, but slowly starting not to be bothered such as going to other rooms and relaxing. When the GSD growls when the cockapoo is being too much, shall we allow this? So far we have not forced any interactions and praised the GSD for nicely coming over. What else would you recommend to ensure that a good relationship can develop!
Hello, it sounds like a healthy good relationship is developing between the GSD and the cockapoo puppy. Slowly the GSD is starting to get comfortable with the puppy. The pen is the best separation between the two dogs to help the GSD to know he is safe and can get away from the puppy and yet stay close enough to get to know the puppy. Praise any time the GSD lays near the pen. When the cockapoo is playing and the GSD growls, immediately remove the puppy if the puppy does not back away from the GSD or roll over on its back or show you that the puppy understood and respects the GSD. Put the puppy in the pen for a few minutes and then see if the GSD comes near the pen to lay next to the puppy. If the GSD. Comes near , let the puppy out of the pen to play. If the GSD goes away and lays in the other room, the GSD does not want to play at that time. The growl is a warning the puppy needs to learn to heed and back away . You can help by removing the puppy. Hope this helps . Joyce
Thank you so much! I’m in that rough boat as my parents got a puppy and my dog is very much afraid of her. It’s been 24 hours but my parents want me to force the interactions for them to become friends 🤦🏻♀️. I’m stressing because if my dog doesn’t like her i know my parents will make me get rid of her and that is NOT going to end well because my dog is my everything.
Interdiction wise was awful as I knew it would be. We came home me and my dog and the pup was just there inside and that’s how they met. She came around the corner excited to see her family and BOOM puppy. It was the worst possible way to introduce them and I fricken knew it and tried to tell them. Im home alone for the next week with them so I can use your technique to try and let it work out but I’m honestly terrified
you have a week to work on the relationship. Set up gates and puppy pen to separate the puppy from your dog. What size is your dog and what size is the puppy? Use lots of food to reward your dog for any positive interaction. If the puppy is small enough, carry the puppy in a bag and take many walks with your dog. feed your dog for being close to the puppy. Send any questions thru the week that i can help you. Joyce
@@DiamondDogTraining will do that thank you! My dog is a 50 pound staffordshire mutt while the puppy is a 9 week old Bassett hound puppy
Basset hound puppy will be hard to carry . Can you get a dog stroller and take many walks. You can scatter puppy dry food for the puppy. Great way to satisfy Basset hound needs and tire out the puppy. Also treat dispensing balls and puzzles. When the puppy is tired, there should be less jumping and playing by the puppy. When the puppy is tired, then let your dog sniff the rear of the puppy. The puppy can be relaxing eating a chew or licking a kong. You can also rub the puppy with a towel and let your dog sniff the towel . Praise and give treats to your dog for sniffing the towel. It will possibly take a few weeks for your dog to relax near the puppy. Sometimes outside is easier for your dog to relax and be around the puppy. Let me know how you are doing. Joyce
@@DiamondDogTraining I’ll do that thank you! I’ll give you an update in a week. So far it’s been going ok. She’s still nervous but is coming into the same room now. I’m making sure when I notice she’s super uncomfortable to distress the situation and let her know she’s doing great. Had her wagging her tail while being around the pup so it’s slow but it’s progress
Sounds like you are making progress. Gates to decrease stress for your dog. Maybe puppy pen and gate to help your dog relax.
Thank you. We just adopted a miniature dachshund and my cattle dog is scared of him. She stares from a distance, jumps away when he comes too close. We praise her when she approaches him on her own terms. How long does it take for two dogs to bond?
It will take some time. Be patient. Is the miniature Dachshund a young puppy. I would have gates and puppy pen to let them get to know each other through the gates. Keep praising for any interaction. Try to sit with the puppy and have him be calm chewing a chew or licking a Kong and see if your dog will approach and sniff the puppy. Try to keep the puppy turned away from your dog so she can sniff the puppy’s back. Let me know how you are doing.
Dear Joyce, thank you for this video. I have a 12yr old and a 1 yr old chihuahua. (12 yr old is a bigger mongrel) They had a great relationship. A week ago I brought an 8 week old chihuahua who is placid, loves the other chi, but my old lady is left out and looks depressed. I feel so selfish and guilty, that I feel like returning the puppy. I love them all and foolishly thought that my old dog would love the new puppy in the same way. Please help Joyce, I live alone and feel quite distressed xx
spend special time with your older dog. That will make you and your dog happy. keep the puppy in a puppy pen and give your other 2 dogs some time away from the puppy.
@@DiamondDogTraining thank you so much, l did just that and now my old lady is picking pups mouth from time to time. It's like you say to people, patience isn't it. Im so relieved!! Xx
So glad things are getting better. Patience and time and lots of love for the older lady.
@@DiamondDogTraining Bless you. They all sleep with me now by choice xx
Brought home a 12 wk old puppy female and my 8yr old frank is having a really hard time 😢 she barks a lot and it’s mad.
I'm going to try this. I have a 5 year old dachshund and my boeboel pup of 7 months is coming back home after I've been ill for a couple of months. The first introduction went well but my dachshund was scared of him when he came close to her. She ignored him a few times and when I had treats they both focussed on the treats and ignored eachother. Do you have any tips on teaching my boerboel puppy to play carefully?
I would give the puppy lots of exercise. Best if the puppy is very tired when he is Near the dachshund. If you can find a larger dog who is ok with puppies. When the 2 dogs are playing , stop the puppy every time he gets too rough. Short time to rest and let the puppy play again. Teach your puppy the correct way to play. The difference in size will make it more difficult to let your dogs play together. Take them on walks together. Let them be in the same area with the puppy on a leash. Ask both dogs to Sit and reward for calm behavior. You can teach both dogs the Mat exercise using raised beds. They can be side by side on the beds. Puppy can also lick Kong as dachshund is in the room walking around. Keep a gate between the 2 dogs when you cannot supervise . Hope this helps. Joyce
Hi Joyce, I just got a 6 week old pitbull puppy & my Pomeranian spanial thats 6 years old is very nervous around her. She is a very timid dog & tends to be aggressive when she feels uncomfortable. The puppy really wants to play with her but i’m afraid that my older dog will get aggressive. She has slowly been trying to smell her and get close to the puppy just how you explained in your video and the puppy wants to play. Should i just let the puppy try to play with her if my older dog doesn’t move away? I just don’t want the puppy to get hurt. I’m really stressed out that they won’t get along & need guidance & hope.
Hi Leslie, sorry for the late response. Is your older dog pomeranian size. If yes, your puppy will be larger than your older dog. Try Having the puppy lick a stuffed Kong and let the older dog come up to the puppy's tail and start to sniff. Keep the puppy busy with the Kong or feeding treats until the older dog has sniffed the puppy tail, rear and a little way toward the shoulder. When you can't sit and control the puppy and your older dog, keep the puppy behind a puppy pen. Everytime your older dog even tries to sniff near the puppy praise and give a yummy treat. Be patient, it will take time with the difference in size. Before you sit down with the 2 dogs, give the puppy exercise to tire out the puppy.
Let me know how you are doing. I promise i will answer sooner. Joyce
Hi Joyce, I’m struggling to get my puppy and older dog to get along. My older dog is not much of a rough housers, she prefers playing chase back and forth with her friends and fetching toys etc. My puppy is bigger then my older dog, and seems to have a different play style that my older lady doesn’t take well to. My older dog is well socialized and does great with other dogs, but is terrified of our puppy. Our older dog is a miniature Pinscher & our puppy is a mutt. They are about the same size currently (puppy at 5 months) but the puppy is due to grow a lot more. Any suggestions and tips would be greatly appreciated.
Hi, As you know, a Miniature Pinscher is really a small dog. your puppy does not have a clue how to play with your older dog. The puppy will be too rough. Can you find an adult larger dog to teach the puppy proper play. Perhaps one of the dogs your Miniature Pinscher plays with. Then when your puppy is tired, you may be able to have the puppy and your older dog be together maybe each licking a filled Kong to just hang out and not play. hope this helps. Let me know how you are doing. Joyce
Hi Joyce, my puppy is now 8 months. I wanted to let you know that with your advice, they have gotten a long a lot better. My puppy is now 3x the size of my older dog. Though they don’t really play besides the occasional tug o war, theyre much better then before. My older dog was like the one in this video, didn’t want to leave the couch and now they both hang out together, walk side by side and my puppy has become very attached to her tiny side kick. Thank you lots for the help!
This is exactly what my older dog is going through. He’s a 12 year old yorkie, I brought home a new puppy 2 months ago, she’s also a yorkie & she’s 4 months old. She has incredible energy and can’t be in the same room with my older dog or won’t stop jumping on him, my older dog is terrified of her & also gets on top of the couch or the bed to get away. When she jumps to try and reach him he barks at her growls & moves forward as if he’s going to bite her. I don’t want to tell him not to as I know he’s teaching her but I am afraid he’ll actually bite her so I always end up panicking and taking her away. It’s been 2 months and so far I have not seen any real improvement. I am starting to feel guilty for disrupting my old dogs peace. Please any additional tips you may have will be greatly appreciated. Thank you for such a great video,
How are they now? I’m in the same situation
@@marielapuerto2902 I have seen some minor progress. My older dog doesn’t mind her presence as long as she’s not jumping on him or being rude. If she does rather than run away he barks at her. I have stopped intervening & just watched him teach her and he’s very gentle and patient with her. Hoping they’ll continue to make progress 🙏🏼
it takes time for your older dog to be comfortable. it sounds like the older dog is teaching the puppy social manners. Walking them together may help.
What have you done to tired old your puppy prior to them being together
My 12 week puppy seems much more hyper than Champ. She jumps and nips at my 7 year old dog every time they get near each other. Older dog growls and snarls at her and I’m afraid they’ll get into a big fight so I’m basically keeping them separated as much as possible. They do well on walks together and in the evening when puppy is busy chewing on a bully stick or something. Help. Any tips for me?
Hi Marianne, the best thing is to keep them separated. Continue to Take them for walks together. Make sure your puppy gets lots of exercise. You want the puppy so tired when you have the 2 dogs together .is your puppy the same size as your older dog. Puppy 12 weeks old usually don’t want to fight. They are just clueless and want to play. If you think your older dog will bite the puppy, then keep a gate between them at all times. Give your older dog lots of space. Find playmates for your puppy. Try to find a calm adult dog who will growl at the puppy and not hurt your puppy. Step In and remove your puppy if he is being rude and jumping on the dog. Champ has his moments when he is not calm. The owner is watching him so he does not jump on Suzy. Have patience and give your older dog lots of attention. Hope this helps . Joyce
Hi, we just got a 7 weeks old male labrador today and my 1 yr and 4 months female lab is scared of him. Today is their 1st day and my old lab is just running away from my puppy. My old lab is not that sociable when it comes to other dogs that why I got another dog so she can have someone to play with but now my problem is she is scared with the puppy and I don’t know what to do :(((
Helloo mine too. Our 5 year old always at home dog is afraid of ohr 2 month old puppy. What to do. We're just afraid our old dog would bite our new puppy.
puppy in a puppy pen, praise older dog for any attention to puppy through the pen.
How long does this normally take.? I have a 7 years old lab and got a new GR puppy... My lab isn't aggressive but since GR is just 45 days old he wants to play.. That's when my lab gets irritated.. he then barks at my GR pup and runs away.. It's been more than 4 days now since I got my GR pup and the progress has been little to none.. Please help... I don't want to hurt my lab, but I am not sure if I am doing so unintentionally....
Also note: my lab has cataract in both his eyes and so his vision is a bit blurry... I will be treating that my next month end...
Be patient, it will take time. Your dog’s blurry vision will also make it more difficult. Your puppy is very young. Keep the puppy in a puppy pen and when your Lab even looks at the puppy or walks near the puppy, praise your Lab and pet him. Hope this gives you encouragement. Thank you Joyce
Thank you for posting this! I thought i was the only person having this issue. I recently got a pomeranian x jack russell puppy (Oso) but he is very nippy and like to bite 😬 My three year old pomeranian x chihuahua (Toby) is very shy and is terrified of oso. Oso will see Toby and get really excited, jump and will want to nip and bite in a playful way. Toby does not like this and runs away in a corner or under a chair. Im starting to become really worried. i keep oso in an enclosure in open space so he can see toby calm and relaxed but every time i let them get near each other out of the enclosure my puppy goes nuts and will want to play fight! Keep in mind Toby has never gotten along with other dogs and has always been scared but i had hope with my new puppy.. any thoughts?
This will take time. Have you tried having the puppy on a harness and leash, giving the puppy a stuffed kong to lick, sit corn with the puppy and turn away from Toby. Put some pillows on the floor as a barrier and just sit there. You can put some of Toby’s favorite treats on the floor and see how close Toby will come to you and the puppy. Maybe the first time not very close, but each time as kong as the puppy is quiet, Toby may come closer to sniff the puppy. Make sure the puppy has lots of exercise and is tired before you sit down. Does Toby like to go for walks? You could put the puppy in a sling and carry the puppy when you and Toby walk like in the video. Let me know how you are doing. Joyce
@@DiamondDogTraining Toby is slowly improving but only by little. my puppy will stay in his enclosure and toby will voluntarily sniff him. However my puppy will jump and scare toby away again when he realises hes close. Toby is becoming more curious but remains not wanting to play. Oso will be going to puppy school soon and getting his next vaccinations which will allow me to tire him out more so hes not as jumpy when toby is around. I will let you know how I go In the following weeks!
Let me know how you are doing
I've got a 2 months old morkie 2 days ago and my 9 years old shih tzu is very hesitant with other little dogs in general. She is shaking and ignores the puppy most of the time. She doesn't want to be anywhere near him. any suggestions ? :)
Puppy pen and gates to separate them. Feed and praise your Shih Tzu every time your dog looks at the puppy. Kongs for the puppy to keep puppy redirected away from the Shih Tzu as you sit with the older dog and pet and praise. It will take time. Thank you. Joyce
My dog drools when she’s around my new puppy and she is afraid to go near the puppies can you give me some advice on how to fix this?
Is your dog drooling because she is afraid of the puppy? How old is the puppy? Is the puppy smaller or larger than the adult dog? Is the adult dog an older dog? I need more information about your dogs to answer . Thank you Joyce
Hello there ! I have a 2 month old (Male) Golden retriever and a 5 year old Labrador (Female) . We just got him before 5 days , at first our Labrador is drooling a lot , now she is not but she i snapping at him when he gets to close . If she is laying on the floor and he e is 3 feet from her there is no problem but when he gets to close she doesnt feel secure (she puls her ears back and the tails is going between the legs ) and starts running away and snapping at him pls help .
Toni, it sounds like your Labrador female is afraid of the puppy. i would put up lots of gates to separate the two dogs. Help the Labrador feel safe. The puppy will not be able to reach the Labrador and the Labrador will begin to relax. Praise the Labrador for even being 3 feet from the puppy. lots of praise and treats for the Labrador for even looking at the puppy. The puppy can be in a puppy play pen with a filled Kong and the Labrador behind the gate. This will be a double barrier. The puppy wants to play with the Labrador as he did with his litter mates and his mother. Feed the labrador for being near the puppy. It will take time to help the Labrador to relax and finally not be afraid of the puppy. Let me know how you are doing. Joyce
Hello, you'r video was very helpful. How long does it take for an older dog to be comfortable with the new puppie?
I just got a new puppy and my older one is so scared of her, they are both malipoo
How long has it been since you brought the new puppy home. it really depends on your dog and if he likes dogs, if he likes puppies, if he is afraid of the puppy, how large is your dog and how big is the puppy. There is no rule as to how long it will take. Keep the older dog separated from the puppy if he is afraid of the puppy. Give the older dog space and time to get used to the puppy. More information about your dogs would help me answer your question. Joyce
i just saw this comment. Now I know they are both the same type of dog. The puppy should be in a puppy pen and give your older dog freedom to wlk around. praise your older dog for even looking at the puppy. give treats for any inclination for your older dog to want to say hi through the puppy pen fence. Start ewith that and see if your older dog starts to relax in a few day. Let me know how you are doing. joyce
@@DiamondDogTraining thank you so much for responding, My older dog's name is Luna and she's 7 years old, and she has never been comfortable with other dogs. we introduced my older dog to the new puppy about a week ago, at first the older one was just scared and ran away from her, but now that few days have passed, when she's on the couch and the puppy wants to get close, the older one starts to growl at her and sometimes tries to bite her, the puppy is super energetic and cries because she wants to play with her . I'm scared they'll never get along cuz my older dog Luna has never spent more than a few hours with another dog. :))
You really need lots of space between the 2 dogs. Baby gates and puppy pen to keep them separated. If your older dog is close enough to reach your puppy and bite your puppy, the dogs are too close. The puppy is clueless. It will continue to get too close to your dog, because it does not know any better. You have to keep the puppy safe and with distance between the 2 dogs, gradually keep praising your older dog for just looking at the puppy. It will take lots of time to help your older dog to even accept the puppy.
what do I do if my Shih Tzu Adult Dog doesn’t accept the treats and refuses to eat?
Is your dog refusing the treats when near the new dog? If that is what you mean, then move further away from the new puppy and give the shih tzu lots of love and attention. Give me more information about when your shih tzu is not eating and i will be able to be more help . Thank you. joyce
Hi. Your video is so amazing. I have the same problem but a little different.
My old dog (mix poodle & golden - 2 years old) grown & a little aggresive (with afraid because her feet trembel) to my new puppy (corgi - 7 weeks old).
My old dog just staring at him & when my new puppy want to play with her, she growing.
I don’t know why and really need to they get along together.
Please need your help.
Thank you
Hi , there is a difference from growling just to tell the Corgi puppy to not bite at her and growling when you think your old dog will be aggressive and bite the puppy. I would keep the puppy in a puppy pen and give the old dog time to adjust to the new puppy. Sit with your old dog and pet and praise her for just looking at the puppy. Patience and don’t let the puppy bite the older dog. A Corgi puppy is going to nip at feet and hands. Give the puppy lots of chew toys and stuffed kings. Hope this helps. Let me know how you are doing. Joyce
Hi , there is a difference from growling just to tell the Corgi puppy to not bite at her and growling when you think your old dog will be aggressive and bite the puppy. I would keep the puppy in a puppy pen and give the old dog time to adjust to the new puppy. Sit with your old dog and pet and praise her for just looking at the puppy. Patience and don’t let the puppy bite the older dog. A Corgi puppy is going to nip at feet and hands. Give the puppy lots of chew toys and stuffed kings. Hope this helps. Let me know how you are doing. Joyce
@@DiamondDogTraining thank you for your answer. I have seen the new one cry & run because the old one maybe try to bite him.
Yes, I buy a lot of toy, so he can play with it. I really hope this two can play together. It will be fun my 2 dogs have an enjoying experience
About how long does it normally take for an older dog to accept the new pup who is trying to show his dominance already to my 10year old. I monitor as much as I can while still trying to let dogs be dogs but the pup seems like he isn’t afraid of anything, my 10 year old will avoid him at all cost, once the pup is close enough my 10 year old will give a warning growl, the pup will back back and attempt to bite his tail, that’s when my 10 decides enough is enough and has to finally snap on the pup (not literally but tries to scare the pup) at times I will catch them smelling eachothers behind but as soon as the pup tries to grab his tail or face that’s when everything goes left
Hi Jordan, when your puppy is barking back at older dog after your older dog growls, I would remove the puppy and put in a pen for a few minutes or hold on a leash and then let the puppy return to the older dog. Puppy is just playing and does not understand your older dogs warning to back off. You need to help your puppy understand that barking and biting the dogs tail makes play stop. Hope this helps. When you can’t watch them , puppy should be separated from older dog to give older dog peace .
We have two older dogs a 7 and 8 year old. One is a pug and the other is a chugg. We got a new puppy (frenchie and short bully mix) very mouthy. The puppy will sometimes latch onto the chugg neck flesh with it's jaws and hold on. The chugg does not react violently and just stands there really still and unsure what to do and waits for us to remove the puppy then the chugg runs off to his crate. The pug on the other hand avoids the puppy completely using the couch. We correct the puppy with verbals and back flipping in front of the other dogs, so they know the puppy is being reprimanded but as soon as we stop the correction the puppy goes for either of the older dogs again. Are we doing something wrong? I started doing the thumb under the tongue and pointer finger under the chin technique and that seems to have had an effect on the puppy biting human hands, body and face. Should I do the same for when he goes after the older dogs? I hesitate to do it when he does it to the older dogs because I don't want to scare it away from socializing and playing with the older dogs in the future as mouth play is essential when older.
Hello, the chugg needs your help. Try to keep the puppy on a harness and leash when near the chugg. you can remove the puppy faster when he gets near the chugg. Give the puppy a kong or toy to chew when the chugg is nearby. Keep a gate between the puppy and the chugg and praise the chugg for any glance near the puppy. Frenchie and bully combination is going to be a mouthy puppy. Try lots of chews. raw bones, himalayan chews, No Hide chews to keep him busy. The pug is teaching the puppy by jumping on the couch and ignoring the puppy. Give the puppy a tremendous amount of exercise so the puppy is tired when near the chugg and pug. When you do a back flip (alpha roll) you are teaching your puppy to fight back. Try just removing the puppy for 30 seconds to a minute behind a gate . you are telling the puppy he cannot play with the chugg when he bites his neck. Puppies don't want to be ignored. You can also put the puppy behind a gate for a timeout when he bites you. Management is the key. Separation when you can't supervise closely, exercise for puppy physical and mental and timeouts.
let me know how you are doing. Joyce
I've got a 5 year old male GSD, I got my 9 week old pup, a month ago she's almost 4 months old! My male dog will not even share the same room as her. 🙄 I'm crate training used positive praise, separate areas, walks, my older dog has recieved more attention then normally does made a fuss of him. My male dog will not entertain her at all, and it's his choice he doesn't have too!
You have done so many things right to introduce your dog to the puppy. sometimes it just takes more time. Thank you for sharing what you have done. your steps should help other people introduce their dogs. Many years ago I had Jenny an Italain Greyhound. i wanted to introduce a new 9 week old puppy royal to her. She hated him and would try to attack him. i remember sitting on the floor feeding Jenny and holding her onto her leash so she would not lunge at him as royal played on the other side of me. It took 3 months before she finally started to accept Royal. Then she loved him. They became great friends for over 14 years. Please be patient. Joyce
Hello! I am an owner of a miniature schnauzer and a puppy bulldog. My schnauzer would get very aggressive towards my bulldog and it really scares me because she might hurt him. He has a fresh wound from an ear crop and I really don’t want him to get hurt. Just now, she gave me a small bite after I tried to stop her from biting him. That was the first time EVER. She’s never been aggressive towards older dogs but I’ve noticed that she always barked excessively towards puppies. My bulldog never really bugs her and she would always bark at him whenever he just walks by. Can you give me some suggestions to correct this?
Hello, I would keep the 2 dogs separated. Especially because of the ear crop. Keep a gate between the dogs at all times. Spend time giving the mini schnauzer treats and lots of attention while the bulldog is on the other side of the gate. Keep them both safe first and you. Give yourself time to help your schnauzer accept the bulldog puppy. Some dogs are more reactive to puppies. As your puppy gets older, your schnauzer may grow to like the bulldog. Let me know how you are doing . Joyce
@@DiamondDogTraining Thank you! I will surely take your advice.
Hello, could you please help us? We have a 7 years old Jack Russel and we recently got a 2 months old Australian Shepherd puppy. They're both male, and the puppy is basically the same size as the jack russel. Everytime the puppy gets near the jack russel, he starts growling at him and if the puppy touches him he tried to bite him a couple of times. It's weird because we obviously keep giving the jack russel the same attentiontions as we always did, maybe even more, to make him understand that the puppy is never going to replace him.
I can't really understand wether the jack russel is afraid of the puppy or if he's jealous. The puppy isn't fully vaccinated yet, so we can't take both of them out for a walk, but we have a pretty big garden and whenever they go out, the jack russel looks more calm, he often stays away from him and he wants to go back in the house though. Sometimes, even in the house, the jack russel approaches the puppy of his own free will and starts growling while sniffing him and then goes back where he was before. Most of the time the jack russel tries to avoid eye contact too with the puppy.
We're super sad and we can't understand why this is happening, considering how the jack russel has always lived with a cat and, for 3 years, with a shitzu, before he unfortunately passed away.
We'd love to see them playing together, having fun together and sleeping together... ❤
I'm sorry for taking your time and we would be very grateful if you could help us! Thank you very much!
Hi Dan, many dogs take time to accept a puppy. I would suggest you keep the puppy in a play pen and put a gate between the 2 dogs. Keep praising the Jack Russell when he looks at the puppy. Give him treats when he is able to see the puppy . When they are outside, t he a Jack Russell feels he is not so confined and can get away from the puppy. Set up a pen outside and let the puppy be outside but not able to reach the puppy. Give the Jack Russell time and lots of patience and give him time. The puppy is very active and may be scaring the Jack Russell. Give the puppy a Kong in the pen . The puppy will be calmer . The Jack Russel may come closer to sniff the puppy if he does not bounce around in the Jack Russell’s face. Hope the video gives you more ideas . Let me know how you are doing. Joyce
@@DiamondDogTraining thank you so much for the the advice, he's already doing a bit better with time. I'll definitely try it out, thank you again, I will let you know how it goes.
Our puppy American bully and shih tzu (older dog) is not getting along and always fighting.
Hi Kisha, The American Bully Puppy is larger and stronger than your Shih Tzu. And your puppy will be much stronger. i would suggest you keep a gate between the 2 dogs. Let them interact only when you have a harness and leash on the puppy and can control the dogs. Try taking them for walks together and keep the puppy from jumping on the Shih Tzu. Protect the Shih Tzu. Tire out the puppy, keep them separatred and redirect the puppy when the puppy is too rough with the shih Tzu. The Shih Tzu will try to defend itself because it knows it can be hurt by the puppy. There are lots of questions to ask. Age of Shih Tzu, does the Shih Tzu play with dogs. hope this helps. Joyce
Hello: please share some knowledge: my older dog (12 years old) French poodle, and recently got a 2 months old Shiba Inu, my French is trying to hump him, and recently started to pee at random places at the house, what can I do to help my older dog get used to new puppy ? Is this normal behavior?
Give your Older dog lots of attention. Special time together without the puppy. Ask everyone who comes to see the new puppy to always pay attention to your French Poodle before they pet the puppy. Your older dog is acting out because they are stressed. Keep them separated except when you can sit with them and prevent the humping. Redirect the older dog away from the puppy. Maybe there is an odor from the puppy. Try wiping the puppy with a pet wipe. Also the poodle may just be trying to control the puppy and tell the puppy the poodle is in control. A little humping is not bad. The Shiba Inu is a strong willed breed and will need you to control the puppy and prevent him from jumping on the older dog. I hope this helps . Thank you . Joyce
Hi, I recently got a 6 week old maltipoo but I have a 5 year old maltese/shih tux mix. My 5 year old dog was never me socialized as a puppy unfortunately, which is my fault. Now he avoids the puppy at all cost. He makes no eye contact, doesn’t want to be in the same room with the puppy, and runs from the puppy. Is there any way to help my unsocialized dog to be comfortable and to be okay with the new addition?
i hope your older dog is becoming a little more comfortable with the puppy.
some dogs take months to accept a puppy. As the puppy gets older hopefully the older dog will start to relax. You can try walking them together with 2 people. one person holding each dog and about 6-8 feet apart. Let them just walk the same direction which helps a dog to relax. Let me know how you are doing now. joyce
@@DiamondDogTraining He’s doing just about the same. If they are in the same area then he will jump on the couch or the bed where he knows the puppy can’t reach him. The puppy is 10 weeks old now.
Let him jump on the couch where the puppy cannot reach him. As he sits on the couch, every time he even glances at the puppy, praise him and give him a yummy snack. Also make sure the older dog has lots of time by himself away from the puppy. Gates and puppy pen to keep puppy separate until the older dog is more relaxed. Unless you think the older dog would hurt the puppy which is a more serious problem, give the older dog lots of time. Try sitting on the floor with the puppy in a puppy pen and the older dog with you . You are between the dogs . Feed the older dog for just being there with you . You may need to start at least 10 feet away to get the older dog to be with you. The puppy can have a filled kong or chew to keep him calm. Hope this helps . Let me know how you are doing . Joyce
That puppy isn't playing as crazy as mine tho 😅
Try giving your puppy a lot of exercise before you introduce them. This video was filmed after the puppy had been In the
House for at least 1 week. For the first week, the puppy was separated by a puppy pen. They got to know each other by sniffing through the puppy pen. We also took walks where she carried the puppy in a sling and the older dog walked. We did a lot of things to help the 2 dogs get to know each other. Send me questions if I can help you.
Thank you. Joyce
hey my older dog doesnt like snacks or is interested in snacks how do i praise him without being able to reward him, he is a mini Pomeranian (he is 2 years old) and we just got a mini poodle (he is 3 months old) my older pom is scared of the new puppy since the new puppy wants to play with him and chase bark at him
Hi Reuben, Try giving the puppy the Kong to lick and sit and pet and praise the older dog for sitting with you. Give your older dog lots of love and cuddling when he can see the puppy behind the gate so the puppy cannot reach him. Have you tried fresh chicken, cheese, hot dogs or another people food. Let me knoe hoe you are doing. thank you, Joyce
hello. i have an 8 months old shihpoo and just got a 2 months old shihtzu yesterday. different from the video, my older dog is the one who is very active and playing rough with the puppy. my new puppy is a very silent and introverted puppy. i want them to get along, what should i do? my older dog will barks everytime my puppy is in a play pen and attacking her if she's outside of the play pen.
Hi Alicia, the 8 month old is still a puppy and does not realize how to play with the 2 month old . You have to protect the baby. Time and distance to help the 2 dogs be able to get closer together. Keep a gate between the 2 dogs. You can put a 2nd gate for even more separation. The 8 month old may be jealous. Give the 8 month old extra attention . It will take time . Make sure the 8 month old is very well exercised and tired when the dog is close to the 2 month old. Hope this helps. Let me know how you are doing . Joyce
@@DiamondDogTraining thank you very much, i will do it and update how is it going in few months.
btw why is separating the older dog and the younger dog has impacts to their relationship?
By separating now and slowly introducing the puppy and 8 month old, their relationship should be better because there was no trauma at the beginning. Give the 8 month old a stuffed Kong to keep busy and see if you can have the 2 dogs next to each other through the gate or when 2 month olds is in a crate . When you can do that praise the 8 month old. Have you watched my video about introducing a puppy to a dog already in the house. That video will help you . I will send the link below.
Here is the link.
ua-cam.com/video/cyHlL3WDRJU/v-deo.html
Man i feel like im doing everything wrong, i feel so bad for my older dog and im so exhausted trying to spend time with them both individually and the puppy demands so much of my attention. My older dog is struggling with the adjustment
Don't be discouraged. It takes time. how old is the puppy and your dog. How long have you had the puppy. Do you have gates and puppy pen and keeping them separated. Tell me more and I can give suggestions. Joyce
@@DiamondDogTraining thank you for replying. My puppy is 9 weeks, and my dog is 6 yo. I have a gate separating them, so the puppy doesnt enter my dogs main space. We keep them separated, when we take them for walks, we hold the puppy.
Sometimes the puppy will manage to run towards my dog in the yard during yard time and the dog will grown when puppy gets too close. My dog just acts like his territory is being compromised (which to him it is)
Its been a week and the dog still doesnt want anything to do with the puppy. Though his behaviour is slowing becoming more relaxed.
Im worried that because my dog is very territorial that he will never accept the puppy.
I will try getting a play pen so that puppy can be in the lounge with the dog so cooper can experience being around the puppy more but separated.
One week is a very short time. 2-4 weeks to help your dog to adjust to the puppy. What is the size difference .
@@DiamondDogTraining so should they be completely separated during that time and not allowed to be in the same room even with barriers?
My dog is shitzu and puppy is cockerspanial
They can be in the same room if they are separated. Gate, puppy pen. You can sit with your cocker spaniel and pet and praise and give lots of attention and treats while your puppy can be in an enclosure licking a filled Kong. Give your dog lots of attention. We want your dog to think seeing the puppy and being near the puppy is great.
My 7 month pomeranian would always hide under the bed when my new puppy tries to play with him. I really hope this video works
Please let me know how you are doing. Is the puppy also a Pomeranian? Separating your dogs by putting the puppy in a puppy pen or behind a gate. Do you have any questions?
@@DiamondDogTraining yes the puppy is also pomeranian.. My dog would always come closer to the puppy’s play pen and then he’d hide. It’s a big improvement but I am kind of confused why my older dog is scared of the new puppy..he usually likes playing with other dogs
The older dog could be scared because the puppy is jumping at the pen in excitement to get close to the older dog. Try taking both dogs for a walk. Do you have a carrier for the puppy. Like a sling to put over your shoulder. This helped the 2 Schnauzers. She walked the 2 dogs together a few times a day. The older dog started to relax and the puppy got used to being with the older dog without getting excited. also give the puppy a filled kong in the pen and when the puppy is calm, sit outside the pen and let the older dog sit with you and see the puppy being calm. If the older dog will venture toward the puppy, lots of praise and give a yummy treat. If that goes well, encourage the older dog to sniff the puupy through the pen. Try to position the puppy that his rear is facing the older dog as the puppy licks the kong. all goes well, try both dogs outside the pen with puppy licking filled Kong and older dog will sniff puppy. Puppies move so quickly. Even though your dog interacts well with dogs, puppies can be overwhelming. Let me know how you are doing.
@@DiamondDogTraining Hello, my dogs are getting along really well now! This really helped thanks!
Hi , I am so happy to hear that. If you need more help, please ask.
My pup barks at my older dog threw the crate my 2 year old dog wont even eat around the puppy she is terrified
I hope your dogs are getting along better. Set up gates and make sure your older dog has privacy when eating. give the puppy chews and kongs so the older dog can see the puppy relaxed and not barking. Joyce
My dog hates my new puppy. He's so afraid.
Hi Gabriela, What is the size and breed of your dog and puppy? The differnce in the size will determine how we try to introduce them. Please give me more details so I can help you. Joyce
After 10 years … I don’t think she should have to deal
With a pup …
now they have become good friends
Hi I recently got a 9 week old male Pomeranian who is tiny and I already have a 5 year old female shorkie and 8 year old female pug.
The shorkie is acting strange when I'm stroking or holding the pup she keeps licking her lips wagging her tail and intently staring for a long time.I don't know what to do about this and get them along with each other.
My pugzu ignores him but the shorkie stares at him for a long time and they both won't eat their food like normal.
Bare in mind my shorkie has never seen a puppy before
all of your dogs are upset. keep the puppy separated in the puppy pen. Keep a barrier so the shorkie cannot reach the Pom puppy to hurt it. Praise and feed a piece of chicken or something good to the shorkie every time he looks at the puppy. while the puppy is in the pen. aroused tail, licking lips, he is really nervous. He cannot yawn and is getting tense. The pug is doing the best. he is ignoring the puppy which is good training for the puppy.. spend a lot of time with your 2 older dogs. sitting with them and petting and praising them. separately pick up the puppy and move away from the dogs to pet the puppy. give the 2 dogs filled kong or lickimat or something good while you are giving attention to the puppy. feed the older dogs away from the puppy so thet can eat in peace. hope this helps. it will take time to get the dogs to accept the puppy. the shorkie has never seen puppy so everything is so scary. let me know how you are doing. joyce
@@DiamondDogTraining I'll defo try all of these thank you so much and I'll update you on how it goes 🫶🫶🎉🫶
@@lillyyates13how did it go?