will she ever be ok with pup ??

[mariebx19]

i bought a 9 wo border collie pup a few days ago and my 4 yo tibetan terrier x bearded collie seems soo scared from her and my sisters male puppy.she barely wags her tail even when i say 'walk'.she has attempted to play with my dog a few times but she growls and kind of barks at my sisters pup alot even though he is the very timid one out of both pups.she looks like she is going to go for them when she does it.she is usually fine with dogs (if there is more than one that comes up to her on walks she does try to run away from them) she is very timid also (scared from planes,spiders,cats purring at times,flys )what can i do to help her learn to accept them and even play with them and like them,i still give her lots of attention,the rest of the family is more at the pups though,it could be a jealousy thing but how can it be sorted ????

 

[Cinnamontoast]

Supervise all interaction, give the older dog space and time with you without the pups. My dog hated the puppies for weeks but then was ok. Crate the puppy so it's safe from the older dog.

How did you introduce them? They'll probably eventually get on but you need to supervise play and give it time.

 

[mariebx19]

yeah they are always supervised,she has plenty of time alone and alone with me,she just runs from them.i had them both on a lead and just let them see one and other and sniff.

 

[Dobiegirl]

Its very early days and I would go at your adult dogs pace, when we first got our Lancashire Heeler puppy we were very very careful in the introduction, one bite from one of them would have been curtains for the pup. Darcy accepted the puppy straight away but Diesel the male didnt want to know and would growl if she came near him. He eventually started to get more interested and began to initiate play. It will take as long as it takes but never allow the pup to take liberties with your adult dog.

 

[mariebx19]

wellmy older dog has wagged her tail a couple of times at my pup when she has went to her but it is really only the male pup she growls at , he will be going soon,when my sister finds a house she likes so i will see how they get on then.because when she is out on walks and more than one dog goes upto her she does get scared and just run behindme but she is fine with one no matter what size it is.

 

[Skippys Mum]

My lab was distraught when I brought my collie pup home - he resorted to lying along the top of the couch where the pup couldnt get to him, drooling in terror.

They soon became best buddies

The lab never did get over his fear of puppies. The collie on the other hand, loved puppies but couldnt be bothered with them after they grew up

 

[mariebx19]

they are getting alot better.playing for a while everyday althought here is the odd growl from my older dog because the pup has started pulling her hair with her teeth

 

[Dobiegirl]

It looks like your pup has been accepted be careful with toys though because that could cause friction, never leave toys around when both dogs are unsupervised. The fact your older dog is growling at your pup when pulling her hair is entirely acceptable, dont correct your dog when she growls as she is teaching the puppy manners.