Daisy, Day 2

Apr 24, 2011 08:48

I've been brushing up on introducing a new puppy to other dogs. We've been doing pretty well-- separate feeding, keeping "jealousy causing" toys away, giving the "old" dogs lots of love and personal time.

At first things looked hopeful. But now Em and Jack are figuring out that Daisy is not just visiting and reacting accordingly. Emma is non aggressive, but her nose is quite out of joint. She won't sit on our laps and is currently curled up in a tight, sulking ball on the love seat. Jack is more of a problem. He's doing a lot of growling and snapping when I'm not right there to manage things. He's grabbed her by the back of the neck (not damaging) a couple of times and growls whenever she's near him. From what I've read, this is normal and he's teaching her her place in the pack, but he's so big and strong that I'm worried he might hurt her. Lots of supervision.

Any advice, dog people?

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