whats the best intro to a 2nd dog in a home.
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Just going to try and help by homing a bulldog,we already have a lovely staff who sadly isnt the most dog friendly pooch on the plannet (his only fault he is just fantastic) ,we are going to introduce them ,buster the staff and the bulldog are both sterilised,what would be best way to introduce them?? I dont think the home is the best place for a initial meeting as thats busters domain,if it doesnt work out then obviously we wont take her we just want to try,any thoughts please??
We have had a ball ache just getting father and son to get on so a Staff and a Bulldog is going to be a giggle!
We just had to keep saying to the elder no biting etc and keep a firm hand on his harness whilst the son pretty much crawled all over him, we have had a few "Back off" warning from dad but that's going to happen he just needs to learn his place and the order of things.. However when the pup bit dad's nuts it did take us both to keep him off him!! a week later and perfect!
You will have to work out which off the 2 is the dominant dog and go from there, it depends on the background of the Bulldog also but they are pretty chilled out dog's and I'd be more concerned about your Staffy as generally they do like to be top dog when they have company!
Don't pay one dog more attention than the other, sit one of the dogs with yourself and one with your wife/partner across a room so that they can see that neither is a threat and slowly come together with them.
Good luck
We just had to keep saying to the elder no biting etc and keep a firm hand on his harness whilst the son pretty much crawled all over him, we have had a few "Back off" warning from dad but that's going to happen he just needs to learn his place and the order of things.. However when the pup bit dad's nuts it did take us both to keep him off him!! a week later and perfect!
You will have to work out which off the 2 is the dominant dog and go from there, it depends on the background of the Bulldog also but they are pretty chilled out dog's and I'd be more concerned about your Staffy as generally they do like to be top dog when they have company!
Don't pay one dog more attention than the other, sit one of the dogs with yourself and one with your wife/partner across a room so that they can see that neither is a threat and slowly come together with them.
Good luck
First thing to do when the new dog comes home is, before you go into the house even, take them both out for a long walk together. Walk them fast enough that they can't get at each other and walk them far enough that they are absolutely shattered by the time they get back into the house. Then make them sit next to each other whilst you hand feed them whatever treats they get - in my view liver cake would be a good start.
Jasandjules said:
First thing to do when the new dog comes home is, before you go into the house even, take them both out for a long walk together. Walk them fast enough that they can't get at each other and walk them far enough that they are absolutely shattered by the time they get back into the house. Then make them sit next to each other whilst you hand feed them whatever treats they get - in my view liver cake would be a good start.
This. Our staff is as you described - a bit grumpy with other dogs.
Some friends made the journey up to Cumbria to see us, so had to bring their basket-case of a dog.
Did exactly the above. A few quick sniffs later on in the evening, and there weren't too many problems. Fed separately, but at the same time. They didn't exactly ever get to the "just hanging out together" stage, but they were able to just relax and just be dogs in the same room together without having to be constantly watched and engaged with to keep their attention on good things.
Let us know how it goes!
And good on you for trying to home the dog - what are the circumstances, may I ask?
Gary11 said:
Hi,
A family member bought the bulldog from a good breeder and isnt spending enough time with her,as a consequence shes started chewing a bit out of boredom,Im going into this with eyes open and will give it a go shes a lovely dog and is worth the effort.
Thanks for asking.
Bulldog A family member bought the bulldog from a good breeder and isnt spending enough time with her,as a consequence shes started chewing a bit out of boredom,Im going into this with eyes open and will give it a go shes a lovely dog and is worth the effort.
Thanks for asking.
Proper soft spot for bulldogs. They seem especially soft!
Photos!
(Quite possibly worse than the lounge in here for asking for photos from the OP!
)Sounds like a nice thing you're doing. Do keep us updated! Be interested to hear how it goes/sees how she settles in with you.
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