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Pearlsacarolsinger
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That is fabulous!
Blanche
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What a good boy George is. Colin looks so relaxed about his move and is also a good boy(didn't want him to feel left out!).
AmyMay
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So sweet. Ho was yo first night?
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I am massively relieved, George has been snapping at Colin and strongly dominating him since he arrived on the scene ? I did expect it, but it’s been a bit hairy at times - playing with Colin on one side of my bed at 6am and holding George firmly in place on the other side ? Obviously I’ll still be ultra cautious but it’s a start ?
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He was fine! A bit of crying when he went into his crate but otherwise not a peep until 6am ???
Bellasophia
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THIS pic was the one I was waiting for..seriously it is huge for me that an older dog will feel relaxed enough to sleep alongside the pup..my big boy took over a week before he was relaxed enough to stop nosing,bothering the tiny pup,so George gets super credits for this.
Really ,really great start.
Like you ,my dogs ( two) sleep on my bed..I have a word “place” and each one knows that they go to their own spot.Ive brought each of my last four dogs straight in to the routine( over the years)...allowed them to sleep on the big bed..and we’ve just got on with it.Pup has slept through better this way and if one needs to go out in the night,it takes a few minutes..then they are straight back to a deep sleep.
edit to say I’ve only had 2 at a time..
Really ,really great start.
Like you ,my dogs ( two) sleep on my bed..I have a word “place” and each one knows that they go to their own spot.Ive brought each of my last four dogs straight in to the routine( over the years)...allowed them to sleep on the big bed..and we’ve just got on with it.Pup has slept through better this way and if one needs to go out in the night,it takes a few minutes..then they are straight back to a deep sleep.
edit to say I’ve only had 2 at a time..
Bellasophia
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Can I ask how are the other dogs accepting Colin? in a multi pack there has be be a greater dynamic...
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Much as I’d expected to be honest ?
Marty is ignoring him and pretending he doesn’t exist, but then Marty does that with most other dogs!
Ace wants to treat him as a small squeaky toy but he knows he can’t, so he is occasionally pouncing towards Colin then looking at me apologetically ?
Millie wants to play with Colin but she is far too big and rough at the moment so he runs away and hides! Maybe when he is bigger he might be able to cope with her, he is very confident for such a young pup ?
palo1
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All sounding really positive Lev!! For you, coping with all the different reactions is going to be stressful but you sound completely on top of things and if Colin is a confident little person it will help hugely Great start.
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We are now in the garden and Colin (2kg) is trying to get Ace (38kg) to play with him ???
Great choice there Colin ???
Great choice there Colin ???
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EventingMum
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I'm sure George will take his role as big brother very seriously. They are so cute lying together!
MrsMozartleto
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That is just perfect!
Happy days indeed.
Happy days indeed.
Bellasophia
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Lev..Don’t worry ,it’s going really well.
Standard poodles are bouncy and big..so when I brought in my tiny schnauzer I expected much the same.. but like a Jack Russell ,the schnauzer is a feisty breed.They have coping skills.
I provided extra chairs in the room,so the pup could safely escape underneath whilst the big dog investigated the newbie..( all under supervision)
I would let your dogs in one at a time for introductions, so they don’t pack up on Colin.If your greys accepted George they should be fine with Colin.
Standard poodles are bouncy and big..so when I brought in my tiny schnauzer I expected much the same.. but like a Jack Russell ,the schnauzer is a feisty breed.They have coping skills.
I provided extra chairs in the room,so the pup could safely escape underneath whilst the big dog investigated the newbie..( all under supervision)
I would let your dogs in one at a time for introductions, so they don’t pack up on Colin.If your greys accepted George they should be fine with Colin.
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PapaverFollis
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Cute!
Jeni the dragon
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He really is gorgeous!
Buster2020
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They are gorgeous
misst
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Lovely just what I was expecting to see. Our terriers have always accepted a younger one without much problem but will put them in their place when needed which is a good thing. All my JRTs have played with big dogs as pups - it is me who puts a stop to it to avoid injury but they never seem afraid. Ruby is 11 months and still very bold. They seem to get more cautious after the age of 2. Its amazing how bold and fearless young terriers are. He is a super little dog and George is so lovely he reminds me of my old girl I lost last year - grey muzzle and wise face, but still cheeky and clever.