I have a three year old domestic longhair cat that stays indoors, she mostly keeps to herself. We have a four year old daushaund terrier mix, he is adorable and we love him to pieces, but he stays out in the backyard when we are at work. He is very good with other docs big and small and we thought it might be good to get another dog to keep him company during the day. Has anyone added another pup into the mix after your dog was already established and in his habits and how did it go?
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My experience is that if the dog is socialized with other dogs then this should not be a problem. However there will be a tussle at first for who is the dominant dog. With your dog being a 4 year old and the other being a pup there shouldn't be any question as to who the pack leader will be. The pup will know who is the leader. The older dog will know this too. I would watch them for the first couple of weeks to make sure that things are going along well for both dogs but it shouldn't be much of a problem. I would say, go ahead and get the pup. All should go well.
Well I have had my share of pets and it seems that dogs are very rarely angry when another dog comes around unless you raise it to keep away other animals if it was at Male cat it might be defensive but I don't think a dog will be
if its used to other dogs no problem
if ur dog it potty trained/well behaved and no more training with him is going on by all means get another dog =]
We live with 6 dogs %26 all but the last 2 are an average of 3 years apart. Most are rescues, so I don't know if they're just extra thankful to have a home but after the first couple days, they've been fine. We did keep the newest one separate when we weren't home for the first couple weeks but it seems to bring a spark to the oldest one whenever we have a new addition. I think your dog will welcome a playmate %26 you'll start to wonder why didn't do it before.
People do this all the time. I Ihad my dog over 2 years before I started fostering dogs, and when I bring them in the house, he never minds. It depends on how your dog does with other dogs and if you introduce them properly. You can get him another dog, but I'd suggest letting them meet before you adopt so you know your dog likes the new one. Go on petfinder.com to see if there are some pups you would like. The one thing I will say is that if you get a puppy, your 4 year old might not like all the puppy craziness. You might be better off getting a dog more his age so they can play and the puppy doesn't drive him crazy.
Dogs are pack animals and preferr to be with others wether that is human, other canine or feline most dont care if they are raised right(like yours) another dog might be nice for your pup. BUT do YOU want another dog? IF your pup is already outside most of the time and you dont have time for it maybe getting another pet is not the best idea. You could check into getting a school kids to drop by and take Fido for a walk in the park for intertainment.
It is a good idea to get your dog a friend and playmate. It is always best that when you bring the new pet home to have them meet in a neutral territory. Do not just throw the new pet in the same area where the other dog is already established. There will still be a problem with domination nut uit will not be as bad it they greeted each other in a neutral area such as the street of the driveway. It is also good, if you have a make dog that you get a female dog for a friend. It would make the established pet more tollerant of the new pet. Make sure that the new pet is spade or neutured so that you do not end up with any extra friends. Good Luck! I have added five dogs tomymixoneat a time. There are 3 Baset Hounds, 2 Labs and a Pit Bull. They all love each other. The Pit Bull even took on the temperment of the Labs. She is lazy and loves to lick you to death.
Depends on your dog's temperment. My 4 year old dachshund Killer (recently ran over by my grandma, TToTT my poor baby!) was sweet to dogs he knew but NOT to strange dogs at ALL. On new years I got a 7 week old male Black Lab puppy whom at the time was already Killer's size (he is a BIG boy now o.o;;).. Killer tried to maul him X_X It was sad, but nothing scares Buddy... After a few days of Killer going ape-**** on Buddy everytime he saw him, Killer accepted he was here to stay and they became friends. They play-fought all the time (which was really sad because killer is so small and buddy is massive xDD) but they otherwise got along perfect.
If your dog is friendly usualy, even if there is a few day period at first with the new dog that he isnt, he will most likely after a short period of time realize that dog is there to stay and will become good friends with it.
The cat is another issue. Last year at the beginning of summer my great aunt gave me 2 twin kittens from her cat's litter. Killer loved to kill cats >.> All kittens are apprehensive when meeting dogs, so after a few days of hissing and scratching at Killer they got used to him and liked him (especially Rosie, and for a couple of months I had to monitor their play with Killer so nothing would happen untill they got big enough to escape, but he never did anything to them so it was no problem) Rosie is more dog-tolerant then her brother Sid, whom it took longer to get used to my giant lab Mojo's precense (who died last november TToTT she didnt die young though o.o). Though I got Buddy, and they still don't like him. They've started to accept him more without going into hissing fits (which Sid does ALOT) but Buddy is a puppy who just wants to play with the cats in a rough way they don't like, so they obviously don't want to be around him.
If your new puppy is too rough with your cat, especially if she is the more loner type, she may hiss and snarl and scratch at the puppy till it calms down and learns its place. She may react anyway at first because its a strange hyper creature in the house, but I'm sure when the puppy calms down it will be snuggle buddies with the cat.
I've introduced new dogs to the mix many many times all with good results, though back when Mojo was alive all it took was pissing her off one time for the other dogs to learn their place in the order xDDD My basset Little B is passive and has no trouble accepting other dogs, and she runs like hell if they bother her.
My latest story was when I took Buddy back home with me to introduce him to Zeke, the 2 year old pit bull mix we had adopted in September. They hit it off immediately, Zeke loves all other dogs, so that wasn't a probelm xDD Zeke has aggression issues when it comes to food and stuff and he has attacked Buddy (and me XP) but Buddy is scared of nothing... and now Buddy is twice Zeke's size so xDD
All I really know to say is to properly introduce your old and new pets, preferably on neutral turf, but if thats not possible, outside in your front yard (or back yard even, which is better cuz they need to be unleashed) will do. Untill (give them atleast a week or two anyway) your pets new order has been established and you know your new puppy will not be attacked by your old pets/wont attack them and they've gotten used to each other, make sure to CLOSELY SUPERVISE ALL interactions!! If your 4 year old dog wants to rip that puppy a new one as soon as he sees it, pick your puppy up!! Allow your dog to sniff the puppy, but not to attack it. If he is a good dog, he should eventually warm up to the puppy, but in the off chance that he doesnt.. =X Not a good situation, but if he is good with other dogs there is a chance he will warm up to the new arrival, though it may take a little getting used to the idea that this new dog will share his turf.
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