so our new puppy will arrive in 3 weeks. We have a 7 year old Eskie who has been only dog for the last 18 months. He loved his "big brother" Kody the Pomeranian and really missed him after we lost him.
the puppy will arrive in the early evening around 7:00. We fly in from Sacramento and will need to drive home. I will need to introduce them and manage to feed the puppy a late dinner. I hope everything will go ok.
Any suggestions on the best way for them to meet? I can't have Milo on a leash as he has had severe leash aggression in the past, and even though it is much better than it used to be he still has some problems.
My thought is to bring the puppy into the back yard in her travel crate and let them meet through the crate at first and then have her in my lap and let Milo meet her while I am holding her. That way I can keep her safe from a very excited "big and strange" dog. I know I will need to really watch them as Milo will be hyper and want to play.
I am assuming that Milo didn't make the trip with you...so when you do get home I would leave your new pup in the car for a few minutes and make sure you greet Milo alone so he gets his one on one attention time. You will have the smell of the pup on your hands and this also gives Milo a moment to check out the your little girl's smell without the excitement/stress of the pup being right there and taking away from his time with you. Then your plan of the travel crate intro is a good idea...or put an x-pen in the yard so your little girl has a place to pee since she has been stuck in that crate for the trip...and Milo has a chance to meet her off lead and yet not immediately invade her space. She will have been through a lot, leaving her Mom and litter mates and the only place she has known as home for her first weeks of life.
One more suggestion: can you send either 2 little stuffed toys or two small pieces of blanket from Milo to the breeder of your little girl and ask her to get your pup's scent on one toy and/or one blanket piece and mail that toy/piece back to you to give to Milo? The other toy/piece (that has Milo's scent on it)stays with your pup until you pick her up.
This is an easy way to make pre-introductions...your pup will not be a "stranger" to Milo when she does arrive home with you...her scent will already be a natural part of your/Milo's home and she will already know his scent and have been introduced to it while still under the emotional safety of her Mom and littermates.
I have used this method of pre-introduction many times and think it really does help insure a happy face to face meeting when the real intro comes.
Don't be in a hurry to introduce. I'd bring the baby in and let her settle in her kennel using nose and eyes to scan the surroundings... then I'd kennel your resident dog and let the baby out to explore, then I would just go about your household letting baby observe from the safety of her kennel... gradually as the days go by, then you can let them meet each other neutrally, like in the yard.
Justus won't have access to my new puppy right away, that's MY puppy, not his.
I did this by visiting my pup and coming home with his scent all over my shirt. Both dogs had plenty of time sniffing it that day.
I tend to introduce dogs outside. Bring them home, let the new one potty outside, bring out the other one. The only exception was my two boys who I met at a park and we walked. That was perfect. I think I have gotten lucky because everyone took to everyone, even Melli thought the pup was just fine.
Being the little girl is real little, I think the separated meet n sniff is a good thing.
I like the idea of a toy for both of them. I'll have to contact the breeder and see if he is agreeable to doing that for me.
I will get out the Xpen today and clean it up so we can put the baby in it for the two dogs to see each other. I think that is a great idea!
I'm pretty sure Milo will be fine. I think the hardest thing for him will be waiting for her to be big enough for him to play with.
My biggest concern right now is that I will leave the breeder at about 2:00 and head back to the airport. He is about 30 minutes away. Maybe I can hang around there a little longer. I will have to wait for our flight at 5:15. She is used to eating again at 4:00. We get in at 6:30. Should I put a puppy pee pad in the carrier? and what should I do about food? We won't get home until at least 7:00.
Do people still use a ticking clock in with a tiny puppy? Milo no longer sleeps in a crate and I'm pretty sure he will sleep next to the puppy so she won't be totally alone.
My two cats are going to be pissed off at the new addition. Oh well they will just have to get used to it.
I'm pretty sure Milo will be fine. I think the hardest thing for him will be waiting for her to be big enough for him to play with. This is my Shay's problem. He wants to play so badly but is worried he might hurt the little thing (who is not so little and they are now starting to play)
My biggest concern right now is that I will leave the breeder at about 2:00 and head back to the airport. He is about 30 minutes away. Maybe I can hang around there a little longer. I will have to wait for our flight at 5:15. She is used to eating again at 4:00. We get in at 6:30. Should I put a puppy pee pad in the carrier? and what should I do about food? We won't get home until at least 7:00. Find a convenient stopping place between breeder and the airport. Maybe have a meal or such in the car if it is not too hot like a Sonic where you can eat in car. Bring extra piddle pads. I had Cubby go on one in the back of the car. I did one in the carrier for pee or vomit. Was helpful. Let her eat her lunch at noon and feed when you get home. She will travel far better on an emptier stomach.
Do people still use a ticking clock in with a tiny puppy? Milo no longer sleeps in a crate and I'm pretty sure he will sleep next to the puppy so she won't be totally alone. Are there still clocks that tick? Just put her in your bedroom for at least the first couple nights and it really eases the transition.
My two cats are going to be pissed off at the new addition. Oh well they will just have to get used to it. Is there ever actually a time cats are not pissed off? My three took Cubby in total stride except when he jumps on their heads
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