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HELP!!!!

rainyinnorthwest — Mon, 03 Nov 2014 22:59:50 GMT

We just got a new 8 month puppy a doxie male. My problem is our male doxie dose not get along with this one our female doxie thinks he's great. I know it has only been a couple of hours since we brought him home but I would appreciate any help. Thank you

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doxie1 — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 00:08:10 GMT

3 doxies

now that is a good home!

doxie

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doxie1 — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 00:08:47 GMT

How old is your male and female?

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doxie1 — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 00:11:52 GMT

You are right that a few hours is not long enough. If your original male is the alpha personality then you will have to take over that role to train them. You original male may just be letting the new dog know he is in charge and some of the tis normal. They would be together only when you can supervise them. Have a crate that you can put the new dog in and they can get use to the smell. Also be sure to give your dogs their private attention so they do not feel left out.

doxie

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doxie1 — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 00:15:04 GMT

Do not feed them together.

Do not have them play with toys they can fight over.

Have one male on each side of you on the couch and pet them and talk to them.

If the puppy is a lot younger then you may not want to let the puppy aggravate him.

dachshunds are like potato chips…one is not enough.

doxie

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CrazyDaisy — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 01:01:12 GMT

Hope they were introduced on neutral territory and not just thrown "into the fire". Many dogs cannot or do not want to deal with the puppy nonsense. Allow the older dog to make the first moves and ALWAYS make sure he can get away from the puppy. All interactions are supervised and over time they will become comfortable with each other. Do not force them to spend time together, rather take them on walks together. An activity they can enjoy together while getting to know each other.

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rainyinnorthwest — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 01:53:52 GMT

On 11/3/2014 Doxie said:
How old is your male and female?

The male is 6 years old we have had him 2 years. Our female is 4 years old and have had her 3 years.

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doxie1 — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 02:00:40 GMT

I think they do better when you kind of ease the new member into the family. Let the new one spend some time in the crate while you give attention to the other two. I would not leave them alone together. I would train them to be in the same room and leave each other alone. I would expect the older male to want to assert himself. I would tell him no when he seems to want to be nasty and when he is good he gets a cookie. While you do this you can not allow the young one to be a pest. Make him leave the older gentleman alone.

doxie

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rainyinnorthwest — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 02:33:27 GMT

CrazyDaisy No we did not just thrown them in the fire together. LOL DH is taking them out together for short walks on neutral grounds seems to be working well.

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rainyinnorthwest — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 02:41:38 GMT

Hi Doxie

You are so right about the older male asserting himself. Just been going real slow with them today and yes I have said no...no...no...so many times today I maybe saying it in my sleep. LOL

We have not had a young one like this for a very long time like 19 years.

All 3 of these doxies we have rescued from our local shelter.

Thank you for all the great tips.

Rainy

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doxie1 — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 03:32:42 GMT

Being the food hounds that they are I would definitely feed separately and watch them when cookies , treats or chewy toys are involved. It seems like they get their spot where they want to sleep and they do not want another in it .

I am glad you rescue dogs in need.

Do the other two sleep with you ? My two sleep on top of each other in what I call a puppy pile.

doxie

I can not wait to hear that they are getting along better.

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rainyinnorthwest — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 04:13:03 GMT

Oh yes the other 2 sleep in the bed with us. Rachel sleeps on the pillows unless she gets cold then it is under the covers right next to Patrick. Marty will sleep in a crate in the bedroom so he isn't alone.

I have a feeling this may take some time couple of weeks or so but I'm sure it will all work out in the end.

Thank you

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doxie1 — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 16:28:02 GMT

hahaahahaha. It sounds like they allow you to sleep in ""their bed"".

doxie

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luvmyteddy4 — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 17:56:37 GMT

My ex neighbor had 2 doxie's and they always slept together and under the covers. They were always cold. She bathed them a lot and I got her a baby play pen so she would bathe them and put them outside in the sun to let them dry. It was so cute.

My other neighbor has three, two she adopted and then got a third one and they all run around together very nicely.

The man around the corner has four.

I found a puppy mill doxie male that someone threw out of their car on my street so I took him in and my nurse wanted him for her parents. They already had an older one but they would fight with their son over who got to keep the dog for the night. They were splitting their time back and forth. She saw the new one who was around 6 and was probably a male stud, poor thing but they took him, got him fixed and the two males got along great. They each had their own now and they are together all day. Happy ending for this little mini guy, he was very sweet. I really wanted to keep him but I already had three dogs and a cat.

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rainyinnorthwest — Thu, 06 Nov 2014 23:35:13 GMT

Marty had his first vet visit today nice and healthy. He dose have 2 baby teeth that should have came out at about 3-4 months old but haven't so he will go back in a month if they haven't fallen out then we will have them pulled like the vet suggested.

Then we went and got what is called a SuperYard fancy name for a enclosed play area so he can have room for his toys and his own private feeding area.

Rachel has excepted him totally. Patrick and him are touching noses we are just taking it day by day. The cat thought he was going too tease him the other night and show him who was boss did not quite work out like the cat thought it would Marty chased the cat through the family room then the dinning room then the living room not once but twice. Finally the cat gave up flopped on the floor so Marty went over and the cat give him a kiss as if he was saying I like you that was fun.

Thank you all so very much for all the suggestions and help.

Rainy