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Brownmare

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Well I'm going to meet Dash the whippet on Sunday and introduce him to our two existing dogs. What is the best way to go about this? I've already said I want them to meet on neutral territory but do I let them sniff noses on lead first or let them run together free :confused:

Oscar will dive in feet first and say HI with lots of wags and bounce - poss intimidating as he is big. Susie will tell the lowly pup to get stuffed she is too posh to speak to the likes of him (probably with a growl and an 'air snap') but will unbend if he is friendly but not too full-on.

I think involving toys initially would be a mistake as Susie can be possesive and apparently so can Dash. He is 15 months, neutered, well socialised and kind of mid range on the dominance scale according to the fosterer.

Also what questions do I need to ask? I've got a list but don't want to miss anything off, its 9 years since I adopted a rescue dog!
 
I personally would let them off to run around together one at a time.
Dogs on leashes feel intimidated much easier.

This way has worked for me well as long as all dogs are friendly.
 
You can do on-lead sniffs or off lead in an enclosed area with you and a few other people ready to jump in if things kick off. You can bring muzzles if that would make you feel safer about the whole thing.
No free access to toys just yet.
How is he with cats, kids, bikes, cars, men, what training has he had/commands he knows/likes and dislikes etc are always good things to ask.
 
The way the greyhound rescue people have always told me to introduce new ones is to introduce them on a lead for a few moments (to check there is no immediate fight!) then to let them off the lead in an enclosed area so they can sniff each other etc :)

Of course mine never ever do that, they totally ignore each other when they are meant to be bonding :o

When I brought Amy home, Cayla suggested collecting her in the car on her own then going home and immediately taking all three out for a walk together - of course I followed Cayla's excellent advice to the letter :p and we didnt have a cross word between them :)
 
Not quite the same because my dogs were on their home ground but when we had the AAD meet up recently I introduced Evie to the other dogs briefly on lead, then we let them off for a play together. There were 14 of them and they were all fine.
 
The way I was told is to walk them on lead together for a moment, so not as confrontational as a head-on meeting, then if that goes well, let them off to meet freely.:)
 
Bloody hell gazey, u took notice:eek::D
I would walk them on a lead side by side at first then after the walk let them off for a blast together somewhere enclosed.
 
Sounds like a plan:) They did say I could bring him home that day if the meeting goes well but I think all 3 in the car together is asking for a fight........ All being well he will be waiting until we can get things ready for him first then having a solo ride home :D
 
Brownmare said:
Sounds like a plan:) They did say I could bring him home that day if the meeting goes well but I think all 3 in the car together is asking for a fight........ All being well he will be waiting until we can get things ready for him first then having a solo ride home :D
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I agree, just ask Slinky about all the argey bargey Henry caused in the back of her car - I was ashamed of him!:mad:
 
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