intro pup to the pack
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I don't know if this is right or wrong... just how we would try to do it. You've made it work with Derby and the old gals so you've had experience! 
Puppy-boy will have to learn some limits and it will take time. As you know, you will be responsible for making sure junior doesn't pester the heck out of the older dogs. Pups can be totally obnoxious from an old dog's point of view. He'll need to be separated for a bit if they start to loose patience with him... but not too much because he will have to learn limits and proper behavior around them. Someone in rescue and I were talking the other day about one big mistake some people make in OVER confining a pup or young dog. They have to be able to make mistakes while closely supervised in order to learn what proper behavior is. If they are always crated, they won't learn proper house and pack manners because they haven't been allowed to test the boundaries and learn from mistakes. So it has to be a balance. We do introductions individually, one-on-one. I hold the pup and let each dog come up to sniff... outdoors would probably be a good place to do this so no one feels cornered... have leashes on them. Once they've gotten to sniff each other and things have gone well, I then put the pup down so they can do some interacting next to me. My old Maggie has a soft mouth and disciplines pretty fair... she would be my first introduction. Emma and Darby would adore him but would probably be too rough at first (in my over protective view  )... they would be introduced next, one-on-one ONLY. Meesha and Kaytee would be introduced slowly. Panda is an unknown with puppies but she's a social butterfly so I would go slow with her too.
We also kennel pups at night the first 6 months or when we run errands. They are never left to run around unsupervised. Soooo... got a picture? Picked out a name yet?
Hopefully Derby will have a little buddy that will be better matched to his level of play/activity. Congrats! |
| Congrats on the puppy! I will be looking forward to seeing pics.
You have been given very good advise by 6girls. When I brought Asia into our pack about 2 mts ago now..I had the same questions you do. Asia had been a backyard dog so did not have manners even though she was older then your pup will be. She came in the house at night, so we really didn't have time to have them meet and take a walk. I wasn't concerned about Violet my OES because she will let you know if you are bothering her. China had not really been around other dogs then Violet...but everything worked out and we've had no problems. You already know about crating pups... so stick with that advise. The "old" girls will probably mostly ignore him once they figure out he is staying. Just keep an eye on him and all will work out. Good luck with your new boy! |
| my behaviorist suggested introducing the new pup to our girl (who has issues with other dogs) through a gate so each could get away and feel safe if need be. she also suggested doing so outside. Not having an appropriate place outside for a gate where each could back away, we put puppy and hubby in an Xpen and allowed our girl to be free in the yard. there was some barking but she seems pepared now to tolerate him. |
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