JRT jealous of new pup?? Advice please

[Charlie007]

Our little JRT x has been spoilt since we have had her, 5 years. She is a great little dog, very obedient, great to have a round and is really funny! The problem with her now is that since we have got a new lab pup our JRT is being snappy at the pup and growling at her when she comes near her. The pup doesn't seem to worry but it would be nice if the JRT could be a bit more friendly towards lab!! I don't want to smack either of them as sometimes the lab gets excitable and winds the other up and then the fun starts! I have tried shouting at them but they just look at me as if to say ' what us?' Any advice?

 

[CAYLA]

You dont need to smack but u do need a "cue" to snap the dog out the behaviour, I used this example with a shih-tzu the other day, I took a younger shih-tzu to a home as they really wanted her and their shih tzu was a spoliled brat and unlike yours had no manners at all, he started snapping and barking continually when we where trying to speak my little rescue shih tzu ignored him cos nothing phases her, but I gae him a Cesar stylee dig in the side and a "leave it" or "ah ah" to which he backed right off "looked at me" as if to say "who the hell do u think you are" but it stopped him dead in his tracks, he then sat and looked on from the side of his owners legs, when he approached nicely he was allowed to sniff her and engage in introduction when he stepped out of line he got a sharp reminder of what is not tolerated "and sanpped out of the behaviour immediately.
It can work good for both dogs.
Evenatually u can say "in your "im not messing voice" ah ah or Leave it without the reprimand.

 

[queenb]

Hi Im no expert and im sure you will get some expert advice from here but from my experience give it time. We have a JRTx and got another when he was about 1 and a half. Our boy would not even come in to the same room as the puppy, had nothing to do with my husband who carried the new puppy into our home and it all seemed like we had made a terrible mistake. It took a long time ( well it seemed like it but was probably only 2 weeks !) before the older one would be in the same room as the new JRTx. One thing that did seemed to help was taking them to a relatives house which was a neautral teritory for both of them. This was where they actually interacted with each other for the first time.
Now a year later they are the best of friends, they play fight all the time !! So don't give up and I would say don't force the issue.
Good luck

 

[CAYLA]

She is also I presume in the im a bouncu spiv and he does not want to depict her calm and idiotic behaviour so he is warning her off b4 she even goes there.
Still easch would be warned for their unwnted behaviour (from me anyhow)
Give her stufff ot do so he can associated her more positively in his presence stuffed kong, stimulating game, so he can look on when things seem calm.

 

[Charlie007]

Thank you for your replies. I have tried the ceaser approche, perhaps I didn't do it often enough? Will try that again. I did try a piece of rolled up newspaper and just slapped it on something to make a noise to snap her out of it but the pup strode up, knicked the newspaper and tore it up!! They are fine together on the floor with bones etc. As suggested I will give it plenty of time as neither dog is ever going any where and they have two choices, to get on or not!!