Hi there, New to the forum's.
Just asking what you think is the best way to introduce a new puppy to other member's of the house.....eg other dog.
As in a few books youjust walk in and show the puppy to other dog.
In another keep dogs seperate for few days then let them sniff each other through an open door.
The latter i disagree with. Just looking for some help as im awaiting my new bundle of fur and want to be prepared, and cannot remember how i introduced my last dog.
Thanks in advance

When I got my girls, they were 8 weeks old, so I popped them in a crate. That meant our old girl & our boy could sniff & get used to them for a few days before all were allowed together. In September we got a new boy after losing our 2 oldies last year. We popped the new pup in a crate so my girls could get used to him, but by 2am I was up opening the crate & letting him out to snuggle up! They've been inseperable ever since. Good luck with your new baby xx

A lot depends on the temperament of your in-situ dog, the relative size differences between them, breed, sex, what time of day you'll be arriving etc.  Usually a carefully supervised meeting in the garden should be fine but you need to be flexible dependant on your circumstances. 

Baby gates indoors are a huge help in the early days as some adult dogs think puppies are just weird and don't really want to have anything to do with them until 12 weeks or so :)  The gates allow for some interaction but provide the reassurance of a barrier to a startled adult (often males) who may spend the first month waiting for the pup to pack up and leave!

If you create safe places for them both then it's likely they'll show you when they are ready for sustained contact. Swapping bedding around for the first few days can help too. Good luck

Sometimes I wonder how my mothers and then my dogs survived :-) we've never used cages and whenever a new pup joins the family we plonk it down in the middle of the front garden and let the rest of the dogs out to see it. From that moment on the pup is never separated. For house training/cleanliness purposes pup stays in the kitchen overnight or if there is no one home, but with an older dog for company. I've never had a puppy bitten or harmed in any way by the adults - they may squeal as manners are taught but no harm is ever done. My Mum had chinese cresteds and collies and I had (still have) borzois and collies so sometimes it was a tiny hairless being met by a pack of much bigger dogs. Even my 'Mr Beastly' would not bite a puppy, he'd rather run away from them. Here he is trying not to let a 4 week old collie pup touch him!

I feel a disclaimer is in order though, hounds are generally very good with their own type and their packs - I'm not sure we would have been so relaxed if we had owned terriers :-)

Love that photo, poor Mr Beastly!
When we brought our lurcher puppy home my OH just carried him into the living and plonked him on the floor. Missy (terrier x) had a quick sniff of him and looked quite shocked, she is definitely one of those dogs who thinks puppies are weird, she then tried to pretend he didn't exist for about a month!
She had plenty of safe spots she could get to when the puppy was trying her patience and I think without those being available to her there would have been a few fallings out.
When she got used to him being about and realized he was a dog and not some scary monster she started to play with him but once he got to about a year she stopped letting him play with her, I don't know why.

All new dogs/puppies that come into our household are introduced in the garden, all mine have good temperments and will trust them even the terriers, they all have a good sniff of the new dog/puppy, them when they seem happy with the newbie, they are brought into the house, my dogs sleep in the kitchen, and have a child gate so they can see and smell the newbie for a couple of days, till I'm happy they are going to be fine together!
We recently had a BH puppy staying who was very nervous, but once coming into the pack, he seemed to be much happier and settled!

i'll never forget my schnauzers face when we plonked new schnauzer in the garden. it clearly said ;what the hells this? its not even cooked properly and then changed to ; well, its ok but when is it going home?
they took a year to get used to each other and now 6 years later tolerate each other. my ideal dream of best friends that slept together just never happened

what a lovely photo!

I'd agree with those who say 'it depends' - I've just brought in a new - and relatively small - puppy.  She's met some of the smaller and more sensible dogs - she loves playing with my 7 month old collie, but it's a bit like a butterfly playing with a tank, so their meetings are supervised madness!  She's seen the bigger and/or scarier dogs though the dog gate, and will meet them when she's a bit more substantial.  I never leave her with the others unsupervised apart from my couple of her own breed once they'd settled.  She wont have free running with the bigger dogs for many months - she could be bowled over and killed - but will gradually see more of them and go out and about with them. Most of mine these days are home bred so it's a case of meeting the other dogs and settling in with mum and other relatives.

I have a very dominant Gsd bitch...when i brought my collie bitch pup home i introduced them in the garden- just plonked the pup down. Gsd had a apprehensive sniff then attempted to pick her up!! From that day on she mothered the poor pup to death!
When i introduced my male collie pup to them both, i just plonked him down in the garden and let them do the meet and greet.

I would say though it depends on resident dogs temperaments...i knew that my dogs wouldnt act aggressively and the most they did was jump about so he couldnt nibble their legs!!

when we picked up our dog pup from the breeder, we took our bitch with us in the car. she's a very friendly dog, and we let them sniff one another briefly before driving home and then they had time to sniff each other while we were in the car of course they were not together at the time we kept them separately. Once we got home we let her in first and then let them in the garden so he could explore and she could figure out what this creature was doing in the garden. We never had a problem and they are inseparable now.

I'd introduce them at the breeder's premises on neutral territory. That's what I've done with my pups and with my own litter I asked for introductions to be made with me. So much easier on neutral ground.

At home, I put pup in crate with adult out loose, then swop over. They get used to each other without pup being intimidated (or vice versa!) and then out together but always supervised. If you're chilled about it they will be too, but don't be uptight ready for a problem, 'cause they'll pick up on it. I generally limit the amount of house pup is allowed access to in the first day or two, and always give your adult dog/s a get out clause - ie escape route to somewhere quiet where they're not to be disturbed by inquisitive youngster.

It'll be fine :-)