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Posts: 417 (10/07/2008 00:23:14) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Tags : None My son and partner got a beautiful little fur baby today and brought him round to our house. He is a gorgeous black lab and 9 wks old and full of life and fun. Our dog Bonnie who is 9 yrs old obviously objected to him being here. She was doing alot of growling, had a snap at him. I think it is territorial because we were sitting in the garden and I also think she was jealous when the puppy came to one of us. We desperately want them to get on because they take Bonnie if we go away and I will, of course, take Murphy if they want to go away. Does anyone know how we deal with this. We did tell Bonnie off for growling but it did no good. Should we just ignore it and hope she gets used to the puppy. Any ideas would be great. Thanks. Doreen xx
holmes		#1	[-]
Posts: 56 (10/07/2008 01:09:47) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Hello Doreen, Try using Bonnies bed and letting Murphy lseep in it - and vice versa for a few days. Always rub your hands over each dog, and let them smell your hands, so they have your scent on them - dogs are like kids they get jealous so quickly. They are very territorial, and love being in a pack - unless you accept Murphy into the pack - Bonnie will always protect you. Hope ths helps Linda XX
kiltie49		#2	[-]
Posts: 417 (10/07/2008 02:07:48) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Hi Linda, Thanks for your reply. It will be awkward to swap beds as you suggest because my son and partner obviously live in their own house but I will speak to them and see if something can be arranged. Bonnie (my dog) loves me to bits and follows me everywhere so I can understand how she feels , her nose is definitely oout of joint, but I feel she has to learn. The puppy seemed to not care at all and carried on playing and running around. I have heard that an adult dog will not hurt a puppy so I hope that is true. We are going to take Bonnie round to their house and see what happens there. We thought that their house and garden is not Bonnie's territory so she might be more relaxed there. I cant decide whether it is territorial, jealousy or fear but hopefully she will get to like the puppy. Doreen x
Suzi Q		#3	[-]
Posts: 6038 (10/07/2008 10:58:21) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Doreen I was told to introduce dogs to each other in neutral territory, i.e the park or somewhere else. Its only natural your Bonnie is jealous, but she will accept the pup, its all very new to her. Hope they make friends soon, am sure they will, just have to be a bit watchful at first. Sue
Jagged Edge		#4	[-]
Posts: 355 (10/07/2008 11:45:08) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	My advice for what it's worth... Bonnie will get used to the pup. The pup will learn to know it's place as will Bonnie. Bonnie will probably remain the dominant one as she is female and older. I would let Bonnie and the pup get on with it as much as possible but step in when absolutely necessary. She has to know that in the end you are the boss of them all. My youngest dog has learnt to wait until Jess has her food, treat, etc first and that Jess has pick of which bed she will sleep in. Teka however is ball mad and will not yeild to Jess where they are concerned. If they are fighting over a bone, however,... Jess wins! It is early days and I am sure things will settle down. Remember you are the boss and that you do not need Bonnie to protect you from the pup. There are ways of conveying this to your dog but that's another story... Hope that helps. Jules x
kiltie49		#5	[-]
Posts: 417 (10/07/2008 20:30:33) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts Report Post	Thanks everyone for your replies. I'll try your suggestions and hopefully they will help. Im sure I read somewhere to let them get on with it and they will sort it out but it isn't easy. Doreen x

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