Bringing a new puppy home to an older dog?

Learn how to manage the dynamics between a puppy and older dog in your home.

[@kodasmoke8106]

My 3 yr went after my 3month puppy today. When the he's been the best dog ever

[@SarahThompson-du6zb]

My border terrier puppy jumped on another dog walker once ,his adult dog told her off by squishing her in the dirt she was a lot more respectful to people with dogs after that, she had no injury just her pride. Great video, don’t think I will subject my senior to another puppy let her retire gracefully. Thankyou

[@sarahk9742]

That short video gave me much more confidence to introduce our old man to a young pup. Thank you so much!

[@TheWeteyezz]

So sorry to hear about Bosco’s passing. I just met him thru ur videos and fell in love. Didn’t realize he was gone 🥲 So nice that you have these videos to memorialize what an amazing dog he was 😍

[@BDTraining]

I’m so glad I can still share him with you all.

[@MultiWolfstorm]

Rip Bosco ❤

[@m88averick]

Just started watching recently, I love to see this channel is growing. I'll be getting a dog soon, so glad I found such a solid training philosophy.

[@kodasmoke8106]

I need more i really hurt myself today making sure the puppy didn't get hurt .

[@Zentropy8]

i wish i’d seen this before we got the puppy. Thanks so much for this advice. I started to figure it out on my own. The rest of my family needs to see this.

[@militarychica07]

Now I feel extremely lucky that my 4year old girl dog really seems to love having our new 10 week old puppy around. They’re always playing together, with toys and play mouthing. She was always so sad when dogs came to visit but didn’t stay. Thanks for this information

[@gamma554]

Thank you for explaining everything, it is very informative. Now I know what to do before I bring home the pup next week :) Again, thanks!

[@siul170195]

You just recommended this video to me. Thank you for your answer!! Keep going with this content. Currently learning a lot

[@lorryy]

My five year old chihuahua mix is still really playful and energetic so I figured it was a good time to get another puppy. My 5-year old is also the center of my universe and I know when she passes it’s going to destroy me, I felt that having another dog to give my love and attention to would also be healthy for me. 😊

[@lv_qbana]

Hi! I’m a new sub! I have an 11 yr old Chihuahua and just got an 8 wk Blue Heeler a week ago. So happy you made a video specifically about this, as I am struggling with getting my older dog to welcome the pup into the fold. I will change my technique since I thought my older dog was being too mean and unfriendly with the pup. Also following so that I can best train my Heeler as he’s growing. Thank you!

[@alexanima5839]

Just gained a subscriber!!! Just what I was looking for gave good advice and got to the point! Thank you!

[@rehabilitatingbuzzy3281]

So glad to see this. Over exuberant puppies too often get a pass, in the home and in the field. The most socially-appropriate dog I ever had was in a feral pack for his first two years. I wonder if puppies would be better off staying with the litter and mother for months and months.

[@Kraken9911]

I'm here because I brought a new great dane puppy home to our three year old Lab. It's been 12 hours and the lab has finally dropped his anxiety. Had to keep him on a leash or locked in a separate room for a bit for the new smell to absorb into his brain as "non-threatening". The barking and drool was intense the first two hours and I had to dominate the lab a few times to calm him down.

[@ilikebigbassandicannotlie7228]

Needed this! We have a 4.5 month old female golden doodle and a 14 year old male malti-poo (whom we've had since he was 1). We wanted a puppy while he is still with us to help him regain some youth. Might have been something we should have pondered more before we brought her home, but it is done now. The pup wants so badly to play with him, but he isn't into it, especially because she's now double his size. Again, this is SO what I needed to hear/see (and had a question asked in the comments of another one of your videos). Thanks!

[@AshS32]

We have a 3yr old German shorthair pointer he weights 80lbs and we got him at 8 weeks. He is a great well behaved dog and gets along great with all sizes of dogs. He has never mouthed or jumps on other dogs. He also has never played with toys with another dog either. He will just drop it and walk away. Doesn’t seem to be a dominate dog. We now just brought in a 3month old bloodhound puppy. The first day they meet went great!! Did it in the front yard and then went into the back yard. Puppy was timid when our 3yr old play bounded and ran around him. He did pee once from being scared. 3yr old never jumped on him or tan him over or even mouth him. The next day our new puppy just starts bitting, chasing, sometimes barking, takes toys away from our 3yr, and just won’t leave him alone. Every time our 3yr goes to get water/toys/comes to us for affection. He come over to drink/take away/ bit him. We have let our 3yr try and tell him to go away by pushing him over, pushing him down on the neck with his mouth and bark at him. Puppy has never made a noise as if he is hurt or run away. He just keeps going back for more. He has the curled up face too and he is leave red scratch. It’s been 5 days now of this and he won’t let up. He is very sweet to us and just does the more puppy play bits with us. Just don’t know what to do and our 3yr is getting stressed. We do the ear rubbing to reassure him. But we don’t want this to change him and do it to other dogs. Any advice would be wonderful.

[@AshS32]

Our puppy has multiple crew toys as well and a big back yard to run around in. But he just keeps going for a 3yr

[@My2A]

Brought home my 4th puppy a few weeks ago with 5 year old lab at home. I've learned that dealing with situations is dependent upon age, personalitu and temperament of existing dog. If the existing dog is well socialized for the most part I let the adult dog correct the puppy and teach it manners. Btw the adult is 95 pounds and the puppy is 15 pounds and they pay great together. Except they will get a little manic because they don't want to stop and I do separate for breaks. Great advice. Ty.

[@littleninjai222]

Needed this today. Thanks a lot, Joe.

[@nirvanamilton4356]

Thanks for this.

[@berkocshivers]

Good timing, bringing home a puppy in 3 weeks and we have a 13 year old dog too.

[@stevhml]

How did it work out?

[@ThriveWithViv]

You could hang up a painted version of different dog breeds around you! 🥰

[@zoezoo3782]

Decor suggestion.. A portrait either side of you of your ‘top dogs’ so to speak. Doberman’s have always been my favourite breed and I’ve fallen in love with Prince since seeing your videos. Would be really striking having him over your left shoulder.

[@BDTraining]

Great idea

[@baabiegirl]

Wow, I guess I didn’t think this through. I have a 14 year old Yorkie and just got a 8 week old Yorkie. My older dog is not receiving her well. Wish I had seen this video earlier. I want my older dog to be comfortable with this.

[@lakewoodliving7494]

How is it going now? Are they getting along?

[@martycaldwell7197]

A lot of good advice. Great video

[@melissaparker4091]

Makes sense and very insightful!

[@ladybugannie1]

Thank you for this advice. We recently added a sixth puppy to our pack. Before he came everything was good. Now some of the other dogs are showing aggression towards one another which is upsetting but we are working on it. Always learning.:)

[@girlie48]

I have a 17-year-old Shorkie named Zoe, who's like a furry grandma with a PhD in couch lounging. Some days, she’s a graceful gazelle, clearing her doggy stairs like she’s auditioning for the Olympics. Other days? Well, let’s just say she treats those stairs like a game of Twister-left paw green, right paw… whoops, down she goes! In a moment of pure genius (or utter madness), we decided to bring home a new puppy, Luna, hoping this little bundle of chaos would inspire Zoe to embrace her inner puppy. The first few days were a comedy show: Luna tried to engage Zoe in play, and Zoe responded with a growl and a single sharp bark that sent Luna into a dramatic cower, like she’d just seen a horror movie. I figured it was all part of establishing the hierarchy-like a canine Game of Thrones. But by day three, we were starting to wonder if Luna had taken a vow of silence. Spoiler alert: she hadn’t! Suddenly, in the midst of a “who’s the boss?” showdown, Luna found her voice and decided to unleash her inner diva. Instead of cowering, she started bouncing around Zoe like a jack-in-the-box on caffeine, barking with all the enthusiasm of a puppy who just discovered her tail. Now, these two are locked in a battle of epic proportions, with Zoe looking less like the alpha and more like a confused elder trying to remember where she left her glasses. And to top it all off, my once well-mannered girl is now peeing on the floor while giving us an “Are you seeing this?!” look. So here we are, two dogs in a turf war, and I’m just sitting back, hoping they don't form a union against us. Help!

[@mightyobserver12]

I had newnstray puppy. Stayed with me for about a month then introduced to our compound dog. He was only angry for a day then they were so loving the nexf day. It really depends.

[@HomesByPatrick]

Put up any diplomas or certs behind you in your office, maybe some cactus :)

[@reallymedagnabit]

Fantastic advice.. We just brought home a new standard poodle to a home with a little dog a short while ago. Day 1, they were the same size, now the puppy is shy of 5 months and more than double the size. We do exactly as you are describing and it takes work to back up the old little guy but it has paid off well..

[@margaretwhite5390]

This is my current problem i hope this helps

[@DanielRamirez-hv6dr]

I have a mix breed Shiba inu Maltese. Theres a new Boston terrier puppy 3 months. Pretty hard task at this moment.

[@overkill1025]

You could put up "tip of week" behind you

[@fionawillstead7141]

I'm adding a new puppy to my assistance dogs life because he's 7 now and can't work for ever. Thank you for this

[@benderboyzmagic]

Wall color needs to change maybe a soft blue. Frame around whales too stoic. Pic of dogs or family in background and back camera out to be more inviting. Old office we were in the zone with you. This is sterile. Also our 8 month old nips at us when we correct her. She's a husky and still bitey. Maybe a future video on that. You've inspired us so much. Thank you

[@cheechee85]

I have a 10 year old large breed dog We lost our 9 year old female earlier this year Yesterday we brought home a 2 1/2 month old pup I want to let Louie take charge but he’s so big I’m afraid he will hurt the pup Your advice is logical but I’m worried about the pup Louie is number one

[@justinmaze6219]

How has it been going with your dogs? I’m in a similar situation my puppy is just too small and I’m really scared he’ll get seriously hurt if my dog snaps at him

[@cheechee85]

Last Thursday Charlie the puppy was able to go out after his last parvo shot We took he and louie out for a walk , it was great they were good with each other They had a good day together it was a turning point Unfortunately Louie passed away on Friday morning Completely unexpected, he went peacefully at home on his bed next to our bed It was very sad 😞 Hang in there it will get better

[@timeless712]

I have a 13 year old Mal-Shi and she is generally okay with dogs but doesn’t love them. She is definitely an older girl and I don’t think it’s fair to take away the love and attention she should be getting in her final years or however long we have left with her. I would love to get a puppy but I don’t need one, especially if it means sacrificing the happiness of my current pooch. My girl still has plenty of energy and life left in her but I’d worry that a puppy would be too much for her. People are genuinely surprised by her age, the only thing that gives it away a bit is the sensitivity, she’s never particularly loved strangers or younger kids but she’s become a lot less tolerant of them, she won’t bite but will yelp and growl especially if they are touching her wrong or come up from behind. I think if I were to get a puppy she would be stressed and not at all happy. That’s not something I want for my dog.

[@camerajen]

This was so helpful to me. We rescued a one year old Husky and he’s too rough on our older Pomeranian. It’s giving me so much anxiety. The husky was my husband’s idea and execution and I’m really upset.

[@mattyoutubes]

Helpful, thanks

[@lisacarr8654]

We waited until our oldest dog passed b4 I got another puppy. We had 2 dogs the surviving dog Duke my Welsh collie was 7½. He refused to be in the same room as Delta my shepherd until she was around 12 weeks unless she was asleep in her crate and from 12 weeks until nearly 20 weeks she had to be asleep at otherside of the room for him to be in the same room. We honestly thought had made a big mistake especially since it was only 3 months from losing our Leonberger to getting Delta but we noticed he'd started having accidents in the house and they stopped as soon as we brought her home and he was playing with us more than he had in yrs, so we let him go out of the way upstairs to the bedroom a place that was his only (well also the cats) and he set the pace on being in room by the time Delta was 6 months we were having to seperate them so that they chilled out and stopped playing like crazy for 5 mins. He did a lot of grumbles and growls at her when she was smaller telling her to back off so she then came to me to play. He still does that when he doesn't want to play (he's 9 now) and it takes 1 and she's OK ill go find somebody else. He hasn't done any of the extreme staying out of the way with our 5 month old Leonberger puppy but he has Delta who's only 20 months to pester and play with and Duke will join in if he wants. I was advised by a trainer that I make Duke be in the room with Delta or get rid of her as only way would be OK with her. So glad I ignored that and let him set the pace instead although it has made me less empathic with people selling their puppies after having a week because the older dog doesn't want to play or cuddle the puppy straight away

[@Stumpy07]

Thank you. I have a 6 year old rescue I have had since she was a puppy. I just got a 12 week old pug and she try’s to play with my older dog. The older dog is just not into it.

[@homesteadinginmohavecounty1626]

Can I ask a follow-up question? I had a 13 year old corgie mix (was a rescue and very timid) and a 3 yr old cattle dog (purchased as a pup. Everything was going fine until one day I came home to a massacre. The cattle dog mauled the corgie mix to death. In retrospect I should have been kenneling the cattle dog when I wasn't home. At the time I had been debating with myself on whether or not I should have the corgie put to sleep as she was having difficulty with walking. Could you speak on having a younger dog (not a puppy) and a much older dog and the dynamics of dominance between the 2? I've searched and can't find any info on the topic. And my mother in law just got a cattle dog pup and she has a very old jack russle who's going senile. I'd hate to see a repeat incident. Thank you.

[@ltpdogtrainingNJ]

So sad to hear what you experienced, and your tragic loss. Senior dogs, imo, should always be kept safe. Train a solid Leave-it to the young dog, and always supervise so you can step in to defend & protect the elder. Especially if they have handicaps or senility, it would be a cruel mistake to 'let nature take its course' again. If the newcomer is not respectful of the senile elder, allow the senior the dignity of not needing to compete for your attention... I may choose to keep them apart if it seems the elder has stress because of the new dog.

[@jaym8299]

Have a 14 year old half toothless 11 pound shih tzu.. just got a 2 year old mutt from the pound.. she has no interest in him until she does n wants to attack hi n get aggressive.. he can't n won't defend himself.. I prop him up all day but he has lost his home in his old age n she is taking over. She is almost fully trained in every way but still looks at him like a squeaky toy.. any advice or tips.. I've been all over the net n this is the first situation that relates to our situation...

[@ne8116]

what if the older dog gets too aggressive with the puppy?

[@markthompson7503]

So I screwed up and introduced our 18 month old mastiff mix (was on the kill list) by bringing it into our home with our older 10 years old min pin mix. I has been 2 1/2 weeks and our older dog is still nervous and not happy but not aggressive. She is however on alert (tail up, nervous wag, bulging eyes). That said the younger and obviously bigger dog is a lover. Parks she loves all dogs. She loves all people. Absolute dream dog except our older dog isn't accepting of her yet. The younger dog will pounce and kneel in play mode but the older dog growls or shows discontent. We feed the older dog when we humans eat, and feed the new dog last. She's very patient and lays down waiting and pays no attention to the older dog eating. We are accustomed to leaving our older dog alone in the house alone for hours but now we are having to crate them both just in case.... Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

[@MoyaLuvBlu]

New puppy my older gal is 4 yrs old n she hates me 😢😢😢 ugh but this video gives me hope

[@JessicaK_222]

I have a 9 year old German shepherd female and we recently brought home a 9 month old blue heeler male. My issue that I’m having is my German shepherd is taking toys from our heeler, not letting him play. Even when I’m out there trying to play fetch she will take the fisbee/ball and nip at the heeler. I got our heeler pup a herding ball to help prevent him nipping and biting our toddlers, but our German shepherd won’t let him play and he is too scared to play when she is in the backyard too! Help!!

[@DTD-zu3gc]

Hello i have one question i have a old dog and today i got another dog thats 5 years old and she jump on my old dog how do i teach her how to not jump on my older dog 😊?

[@katebettesworth2638]

I am in this situation now. My 7 year old is avoiding and ignoring the 12 week old pup. He is spending lots of time in the garden on his own. The pup can't get out there down steps. Will this last long?

[@five_point_whoa6983]

I wish I would've found this before getting a puppy with our 11 year old lab. We recently lost our 10 year old GSD to cancer, so I thought a puppy would be a good idea. Every article I read said that it's good for an older dog to be around a puppy, it gets them a little more active and gives them a daily companion. I think I'm going to get a play pin that separates and block off half of the living room and limit their physical time for now. At what age do they know not to play rough with the older dog?

[@samanthasullivan1165]

They don't "know" not to play rough with the older dog at any age. You have to teach them, exactly like Joel said. It could be 4 months that they're okay, or it could be 3 years. If you do nothing, the puppy will just bully, overpower and dominate the older dog once he is bigger and continue indefinitely. It may not be aggressive, but it is still unpleasant and unfair. A puppy for an older dog is great, if the older dog is used to raising puppies and enjoys it. An 11 year old lab who has never lived with a puppy (you didn't say what breed or sex) can go either way. If it is a GSD then you have an uphill battle ahead of you. A playpen when they're unsupervised is absolutely mandatory, as is a crate for the puppy. The lab needs plenty of 1 on 1 time with you. The puppy needs to be exhausted before you allow them near the lab. I'm kind of shocked people would write articles recommending getting a puppy with an older dog. There are older dogs who won't take a puppy's nonsense and will let them know right away what the parameters are, but there are other dogs that will become doormats and look to their humans to stop the abuse. It is a nuanced issue. The notion that they will become best friends is possible but you have to put in the work. Some adults enjoy puppies but you have to know your dog. I have some that love younger dogs and others who despise them. My friend brought a puppy home to his 13 year old dog but she was a take no shit kind of girl and the puppy didn't have a dominant bone in his body.

[@vil8374]

I should have already introduced my new puppy with the second oldest the first oldest dog loves the puppy they get along great the oldest thing about 9 years old and a male the problem one is the second oldest she's always been a bit Moody but I thought I had socialized her good but I guess not since it was only really Jack's she's socialized with I'm not sure how to like get them introduced to where if I wanted I could walk them both at the same time or at least they could be in the same area without her going nuts as anytime I go to walk the puppy and she's outside she goes nuts usually though she's been getting a bit better with that

[@EricaNoelle180]

I have a ten week old Shih Tzu and a ten year old Puggle. The puppy is playful and jumpy and there are times when my older dog allows it, but when she has had enough.....she lets the puppy know. My concern is this; the puppy is fearless and sometimes doesn't listen to the correction. I swoop in and move them apart but how do I know if the correction is too much?

[@ltpdogtrainingNJ]

Without actually seeing your dogs it's difficult to give suggestions, but for in general: Let the senior dog give the youngster all the corrections it needs to learn some respect! It'll probably seem awful to YOU (teeth flying everywhere & hearing blood-curdling snarls & puppy yelps) but I wouldn't step in to stop the elder Puggle from doing its job. Youngsters can get really unruly & the best teacher is a stable elder dog. I had a client bring a genetically extreme hyper, tough 5 mo lab puppy to me. I worked with that puppy for hours trying to teach it, but it seemed quite unimpressed with any human corrections, including the Gentle Leader Headcollar, and only improved 20%... Until I brought in another client's Lab mix. He began to discipline the pup & I stepped in, thinking he was being too rough, but the puppy kept coming back at him with rebellion... So I let the elder Lab do his thing & hound the pup as they ran around the fenced yard. They ended up being great playmates after the pupper finally rolled for him showing deference. Puppy was 80% better with owner after just two sessions. Helper dogs are priceless. I would say, if the elder dog has a history of instability, has actually shaken & killed small animals, or goes from discipline-mode into anger, actually biting the youngster with intent to injure, only THEN would I step in to interfere. Otherwise, join Beckman's Dog Training Patreon, videotape your dogs & ask Mr.Beckman to take a look. Best of luck!

[@annalisacandaso-robertson9179]

Im currently struggling with this issue, sort of. My adult male intact dominant dobie is a JERK to my friends new belgain mal puppy. He wont let up on him. I have to keep him muzzled and keep him from staring at the puppy. He wont submit to me and that ive accepted the puppy and he wont even let up in the puppys home/territory. Its been a month and hes not letting it go. My dog is one of those dogs that understands he cannot bite through the muzzle but around the puppy he immediately lunges and tries to bite him with the muzzle on. So when my friend and i want to hang out and we have to have our digs with us, I sit on the bed with my dog and hang on to my dogs collar and we just have to sit there like that while we catch up and then when we see the puppy is getting tired, we encourage the puppy to nap aroubd the corner and out of sight of my dog. Its frustrating. Both my friend and i are gonna have our dogs for a long time and we want them to learn to get along so we can do stuff together. My dog acts like a grumpy old man as soon as the puppy is around. His growls/vocalisations are different with the puppy than in any other situation. His voice gets very deep and very serious and intense.

[@lantonymacon4762]

My older puppy keep attacking my new 7 week old and won't stop biting her although she fights back I still intervene

[@stephjone9519]

I lhave learned so much from your videos and I don't even have a dog.

[@OutlawJoZWales]

What if I'm having a hard time discerning between my older dog trying to attack and just putting the puppy in it's place?

[@DarMcCree]

That’s what I’m worried about as well

[@GaveitagoRC]

I'm having the same dilemma. How did things turn out for you?

[@OutlawJoZWales]

@GaveitagoRC The puppy is a male, and the older dog is a female. Naturally, the male should be submissive towards the female. I just let the older dog get the puppy 1 good time, and that did the trick. I had to trust my dog to not attack, but also remember that I needed to maintain control of the situation.

[@GaveitagoRC]

@OutlawJoZWales thanks for replying. That's basically exactly the same situation. We have a 4 year old female lab and have just brought home a 8 week old male golden retrever. They are fine through a fence or crate, but when together with no divide, the puppy moves in and our lab loses it. We are worried she'll hurt him. I guess we need to toughen up and see what happens.

[@OutlawJoZWales]

@@GaveitagoRC how exactly is the lab responding? Are you more worried about an actual attack from the lab or just worried about the puppy getting hurt due to the lab being rough?

[@subhangkarsahu7332]

Sir my old dog is bite playing too much with the new puppy sir is it normal

[@jonnygranville281]

Great advice. Our 6 month lab is terrorizing our 8 year old beagle. Thank you

[@bethbanderton2163]

I am having this problem right now with a 10 week Labrador pup snapping at my older Labrador who is 9 years old. He just won't chastise the puppy so I have to take my older boy to the bedroom to get some peace. When I tell the puppy off he lunges at me trying to bite me and I just don't what else to do. Please help!!

[@ashsharma4620]

Update?!

[@Prollyabot]

Would you recommend any training for an older dog before getting a pup? What I’m worried about is my blue heeler (older dog) being aggressive with the pup. I picked him up at the age of 4 and never got to socialize him. He’s 8 now.

[@ashsharma4620]

How did it end up?

[@daisyacevedo5644]

We have a 1 1/2 year old boxer and we just adopted a 9 month boxer/heeler mix. We did 2 meet & greets at the shelter just to be sure they get along ok, but I’m having a little problem with my older boxer being too rough. I’m trying to let him know he’s older but I’m the one in charge. Any advice?

[@simplyhymns1324]

I have 2 puppies brothers about 7 months old. one keeps full on going after the other I am running out of things to try to deal with this any suggestions used to think it was food related until he would do that when we would pet him then go to his brother and pet him and vise versa

[@DarkDiyosa]

What if your older dog keeps growling/aggressive to the puppy? I don’t feel comfortable to leave them alone together which is why I have them separated when they are alone.

[@stevhml]

How has it been going?

[@The_Crusty_Old_Hag_Next_Door]

@@stevhml are you a dog trainer?

[@The_Crusty_Old_Hag_Next_Door]

I think you need to let the older dog know it’s not appropriate behaviour. I picked a pup up yesterday the older dog growled & snapped at the pup when he wasn’t really doing much I yelled at the older dog she knows she’s in trouble. My pup is 6 weeks old such a baby he is placid & cuddly.

[@clutch5sp989]

Same thing here. Our older (10 yo) Staffy growls & snaps at our new rescued 2-month old female pitty mix while protected in kennel cage. Day 2 has been a little more relaxed but I still don't trust our 100-lb Staffy we rescued at 2 yo and trained to be a service animal. She was a puppy mill and should know what puppies are. Let's hope she finally accepts puppy and life goes on.

[@dreakong]

But what about an older dog aggressive dog? My precious girl is so sweet at home but dog aggressive when she sees other dogs. We really want to add a new puppy to the family but we’re scared. Is there anyway you can do a video on that?

[@stevhml]

Did you end up doing it?

[@alexiatomasiello9942]

What if the older dog is also a puppy (8 month old vs 9 week old)

[@karenkim3177]

From experience, if they're relatively closer in age (like yours), it shouldn't be much of an issue. It's more matter of having them both well socialized. Depending on both their personalities, you might have to train them separately but as they get older, they'll become a pack and will back each other up against others if needed. (My two were exactly 1 year and 2 days apart. They weren't best of friends.. And like all siblings, they had their share bickering but all in all, they knew each others boundaries and got along well enough.

[@damaristighe3227]

QUESTION ON LIVING TOGETHER I have an issue with the behaviour and listening from my 9 month Corso - only since we got our new Boxer puppy Gretel. Dot Corso is now all about the puppy and she has started to blow me off. She was great at listening, well-behaved and loved training before Gretel Boxer arrived. Gretel is very confident and full-on play fighting - I'm stopping the puppy when she goes nuts with the older pup and I limit their time together - what else can I do to get back my well-behaved, attentive Corso pup ?? Free-range dogs, especially Corsos. are not acceptable.

[@RHill79]

My older dog who’s about 2 1/2 is the hyper one the younger one is just kinda in shock

[@claudeyaz]

I would start making shorts...and be sure to say "check out channel for full size content." And I'd talk to some younger people on ways to structure your content, and topics that can help new dog owners. I'd do that, "videos for first time appartment/house owners, and first time only dog owner." Lots of young people didn't learn to take care of ourselves or be an adult..so learning to properly raise a dog is needed.. Ye I'd also watch other popular content..it may help you make videos you "like," more. But I'd judge your shorts by how many clicks you get on full size videos from its advertising. But make content you like..not get obsessed with views. take care!!

[@Narda1968]

Thank You. Our 9 kg dachshund is almost 6 yrs old and can't walk due to ivdd .His back legs aren't good so he is more vulnerable and suffers more anxiety. We just brought home a 9 week old mini dachshund who is less then 2 kgs.and now slowly need to integrate them...thanks for this video and any extra tips for this situation would be appreciated

[@RAWCONTENTTV]

I have a red nose pit and I just got 2 ten week old pues american bullies .I let my 2 year old red nose meet the pups in a play Pen and my red nose keep going around in circle looking at the pups .the pups wanted to get close to them .the smelled each other nose for 30mins then I wanted to see if the older dog wouldn't bit them .but she was gentel with them but she kept using her paw to move them trying to flip them over to smell them and she kept doing it for like 30 mins .I want to know what does this mean

[@famellies--313-Beatmaker]

Hey I love your videos..please try and pick up on answering this question as soon as you can??.with me it's the other way around.at home I have a 6 month old american bulldog cross Amstaff. Hes fine with other dogs out of the house .just wants to play..but I'm rescuing a neopoliton mastiff X cane corso this Friday latest Saturday who's 5 years old..has also lived with a dog and is fine with dogs when hes out ..I'm just worrying about bringing him home and noing the best and safest way to introduce the mastiff to my youngest dog.the youngest dog is fully under my control and defo ses me as the pack leader..plz plz try and help me put with a answer ASAP .or anyone who thinks they have the correct answer to get these dogs to greet eachother and become bestest of friends lol ..in the calmest .safest and best way possible?? Keep bringing your videos .they are extremely helpful ..the dog walking technique worked a treat in under 2 days to get my puppy to stop pulling.????

[@jeribluege8696]

what to do when the older dog gets agressive with new 3 yr old dog?

[@richbaese1194]

We got a new puppy, chihuahua and terrier. Our older dog is a morkie. The new dog already outweighs our older dog and is so excitable she chases and jumps at the older dog. The older dog growls at the pup but it doesn't phase her a bit. We are afraid the pup will hurt the older dog because she is already bigger than the older dog. Both are females. Our concern that when the younger dog jumps at the older dog she may inadvertently scratch the older dogs eyes. We wanted a companion for the older dog to help minimise her stress of being alone while we work. Help!

[@wlrobinson5022]

Love your videos. We have a 16-year-old shih tzu who is blind and very slow. He can’t defend himself from a puppy! We were considering a standard poodle puppy but I’m concerned about the size difference and our old guy getting clobbered! But my young teen daughter is homeschooled now and I really want a dog she can work with, hike, agility, etc. She’s been asking for years. How do you make this decision wisely???

[@shabbatbeliever]

At what age can I start training my puppy to heel?

[@golden_zebra]

How can I introduce a puppy to a reactive older and bigger Doberman? I'm just cautious since they are so far apart in size. I've had experienced doing it before with my 5 yr old doberman and 3 month old mexican hairless puppy but it was bad at first because his nip/correction is a VEY BIG BITE for my very small puppy. The puppy was behaved and was just walking past behind my doberman but he didn't want the puppy near him. Good thing he wasn't aggressive to the pup, it was just a warning bite, but I don't want to have to go to the vet the next time I have a puppy over. Should I just separate them until the puppy is a little bit bigger? Or just constantly look out for the puppy so that the two of them won't come too close to each other??

[@rayv882]

Here's my situation, I had 3 pit bulls my 9 year old suddenly passed away my other 2 pit bulls seem really sad because they all grew up together one is actually worse then the other and now they're missing him. So we brought home a new puppy and now one of the older pit bulls is quiet he doesn't want to eat and it seems like he's going to bite the new puppy. When we hold the puppy he jumps up and lunges at him but not really A biting lunge just a lunge but we don't want to take a chance we just don't know if he will bite the new puppy.

[@Katerade753]

What do you think is the best age difference between dogs? I have a female standard poodle that is five years old and we are getting a moyen sized poodle puppy in the summer. I am hoping this is a good age difference and my older dog won’t have too much trouble adjusting.

[@aimeejusino6597]

Just brought a 9 month old lab/husky mix into our home. We have a 13 year old jack Russell mix. She’s not handling it well. The pup has weight and height on her, not sure if that matters. We are backing up the older dog

[@stevhml]

How did it end up going?

[@aimeejusino6597]

@@stevhml It’s been a year and they are getting along. They both went through training separate and together last year

[@stevhml]

@@aimeejusino6597 ok that's good to hear

[@sukanyadutt4661]

Hi I m from india can i get a female gaddi dog cause I already ve a dashanhound 14 moth old female. Please suggest me.

[@mr.m1394]

Sir I don't know if you will see this I came across this video video I have a question that you might be able to help with we have a puppy she is now 4 Months old she is a German shepherd we also have a six-year-old lab I tried to feed them together for the 1st time to see how it would go and it did not end up well she scratched the puppy on her snout causing a deep scratch or gash from her tooth... Eventually as a puppy gets bigger we are going to allow allow her to be with and leave her with the lab in their dog run area area for now we fear that something bad could happen any ideas or tips how we can get them to get along and how we can feed them at the same time in the same area

[@simonleonida45]

I have a 1.5 year old lab And a brand new 6 month old cavoodle We just had our first night And it's crazy, which was expected Lab is being quite rough with him and the little boy is non stop humping Any advice on what I should do?

[@mikecoble2001]

Curious about introducing a "young" dog, about 2 ish to a puppy that's about 8 months who's been at the house for over 3 months

[@grublet2093]

We had our old dog pass away, and we had a golden we brought in before he left we got 2 more years out of our old dog, my wife surprised me with a puppy 3 months later and our golden has aggressively attacked the puppy, Ruu will drop a toy in front of the puppy and when the pup goes to investigate she gets attacked, we've taken the toys away when they are together and they are starting to play but Ruu is always just on the edge of aggressive, when my kids have gone and run with the dogs Ruu has recently started to nip and almost bite, I've had 5 bogs Ebb is the 6th but Ruu is the most aggressive I've ever seen... Any ideas on how I can help the two to get along

[@theoneandonly668]

My older dog bit my puppy on the head and held on, now my puppy is terrified of my older dog and he just avoids her at all costs. Is that healthy?? I’m scared they might run into each other again bro accident

[@labitcoineragt3596]

My 10week old is terrorizing my sweet 14 year old. I thought he was being evil, it makes me feel better to know that a lot of puppies can do that. I will continue to correct him, which is what I’ve been doing but I feel like I’m going crazy. My 14 yo growls at him but he does not get close so I think that’s why my puppy is now trying to get a reaction from him 😖

[@krazak2863]

I wish I knew this before my brother’s puppy killed my dog.

[@shaynaesmith6847]

Omg!!! I’m so sorry to hear that!

[@zerogravity5573]

I have a question for a reactive dog to other dogs on leash only. I have a dog that plays with other dogs frequently. However, if I take him on a walk he will be very reactive to other dogs. His loose leash walking is perfect besides that. When I mean perfect I mean the only time he tries to leave my side is to react to another dog. Hope you can help!

[@madison.outdoors]

He is resource guarding you from other dogs is what it sounds like

[@veronicam4698]

Just got a 12 week old Cane Corso puppy. I have a 8 year old Maltese and the puppy is always barking and , what I think is , trying to play with the Maltese. The Maltese does not want to play and his after the puppy and the puppy takes it as play because he’s in that paws down tail up position. I redirect but it’s never ending. Sometime if I get in between them and it works other times the cane Corso puppy jumps at me like no he’s not going to listen…. What can I do?

[@yaralinmartinez8785]

How did it end up?

[@hallerayvon7747]

So I have a 1 1/2 year old boy shih tzu (not spayed yet) and we’re bringing a girl puppy schnauzer home (emotional support) the thing is we don’t want him trying to get on top of her since she’s a baby, is that something we should be worried about. Should we get them both spayed asap? Or just keep an eye on them

[@samanthasullivan1165]

Female dogs are spayed. Male dogs get neutered. You need to know the difference between dominant humping and sexual humping/other behaviors. If she is old enough to have her first heat cycle just get her spayed. Dont neuter your boy unless there are other major behavior issues like peeing on everything.

[@Shellnbaby]

You mentioned that if the older dog is 3, 4, 5 years old it's totally different than a 10 year old dog. Can you elaborate on that? We have a happy go lucky 2 year old boxer mix that is trustworthy and well behaved (still working on the walk at times) and we are preparing to bring home a puppy in the next few months.

[@jillsorbera7247]

I think he means that a younger first dog will be much more receptive to play, not likely to have arthritis and more easily defend itself than an older dog so u won't hv to worry as much about giving the "older" dog backup. Of course it's better if Joel answers this and anything he says of course tops my response. 🐾❤️🙏🏽

[@Lefty1x]

Ok so I have a 9 year old Pitbull being introduced to a 7 week old. My puppy seems to be pretty nerves around Bentley(older guy) but today I seen Halo(puppy) playing with his toy and Bentley snapped at him. What do I do in the situation where the older dog randomly does thing?

[@stevhml]

How is it going?

[@Two_Buck]

Another great video. I have a young 4 month old puppy and we are thinking of getting another one at some point. Ideally I am thinking several months from now or when the first dog is a year old. When do you think would be the best time (what age the first dog should be) to bring another puppy in?

[@agnesmeszaros-matwiejuk8783]

When your first dog is around 4 years old. Otherwise, you might have the problem, that the one around 1 year old is still not 100% trained, and might stop executing commands because the puppy is not doing it.

[@charityoverman]

Hi Joel. My husband and I recently adopted a 5 month old husky female. It seems she will be fine with our 12 year old male GSD, 9 year old male pittie, but our 1 1/2 year old female border collie/ Pyrenees mix is coming for blood. All dogs are fixed except the BC mix. We have been walking one in one with the new dog and resident dog. Currently they are living separately with the new dog on her own and the other three together to allow for adjustment. When one dog steps up, the other two are ready to back the fight. Please help!

[@stevhml]

Probably bad enough having multiple males, but a lot worse when there's also females around.

[@arianacardinal7879]

What if your older dog is too small to correct your puppy? I have a 9yr old chihuahua and an 11 month old Doberman. They are fine when together but my Doberman will harasses my chihuahua when bored.

[@samanthasullivan1165]

PROTECT THE CHIHUAHUA! Don't leave them alone. Don't let the Doberman get bored. That is so unfair to the chihuahua to leave them to the whims of a dog 10-20x their size. I'm sure it isn't aggressive, but it can get there. Once the Dobie hits 18 months and doesn't like the chihuehue snapping, he could kill it. It wouldn't be the first time a big dog harnessed a little dog, the little dog started something, and the big dog finished it.

[@sohrubjoshi5189]

We have a 6 months old female Shepsky, we are thinking about adding an Akita puppy to our home, is it good idea with just age difference of 3 months between them ? Or should we wait another 6 months ?

[@andrewvincent7299]

It's better if they are closer in age and grow up together in that younger age. The further in age they are, the harder it could be for them to accept one another. When I was younger we had a Brussel's Griffon puppy who was about 6 months old and then my sister brought home a Shih Tzu puppy who was only three months old and they accepted one another pretty quickly and became best friends. The Shih Tzu finally passed last October at 15 years old but they had lived with one another for that long. The Brussels DOES NOT like other dogs but the Shih Tzu was the only dog he accepted because they grew old together starting from when they were puppies.

[@mahyarm8998]

Put a picture of prince behind you

[@lsdptl]

What do you suggest if your 5 month old and 3 year old will not stop playing? It is non stop playing.

[@saramations]

Put the puppy in the crate. He needs naps (and or break times) and it's your responsibility to determine when. Good luck!

[@lsdptl]

@@saramations thanks! He is crate trained and he is in the kitchen and the 3 year old dog is in the family room but we are having trouble training them to stop playing so my husband and I can be in the same room together😂.

[@kinthiapoudrier6415]

I feel like a failure and terrible dog mom. I brought home a 12 week old mini schnauzer and already had one 8 year old mini schnauzer, both female. I genuinely thought this would be good for the older dog.

[@alexism.7712]

Yeah cause this new puppy think she's in WWE with our older male dog. 😅