We done it wrong. Picked up bailey from getting his hair clipped he was very excited seeing us. Took him straight to inlaws who have a 12 week old westie and a 3 yr old westie who bailey is friendly with. He ran in the door saw the pup and pinned her down causing her to yelp and frightening us as he is really good with other dogs. We removed him then once he was calm tried again he sniffed and then was ok thats the first pup he has saw now really nervous to take him to see the pup. Any advice when they meet again.

Hi there,

Not a great start but certainly not the end of the world either ;)  We can all read situations wrong and if truth be told it's always a judgement call when introducing new dogs to one another - they are all individuals after all.  Perhaps next time arrange to have the puppy meet Bailey outside of the house and after he's (bailey) burnt off some energy.  That way he will probably have a sniff around and investigate the puppy and then when you think things are calm enough both can go indoors to his other Westie friend.

Not all older dogs have much time for small puppies - by the sound of things Bailey didn't hurt the puppy, merely told it off.  As the puppy gets a little bigger and learns a little more respect for more mature dogs everything should be fine.

Keep us posted, and keep your chin up meantime :)

Regards, Teri

I would say that bailey gave a pretty normal reaction, so don't go blaming yourself.  He was probably just asserting himself and showing the pup that he was higher up in the pecking order than him and of course he didn't expect him to be there and was surprised to find a little imposter about.  When we introduced our bitch to our new pup she spent the first two days standing over him and pinning him down.  The books say that you shouldn't interfere with this unless the pup is in real danger.  This was quite difficult, but it is all part of the bonding process and now they are best friends.  I would agree with the last poster and say that next time, have them all meet at the park or on neutral territory.  I'm sure they'll be fine.

hello!
I had the same situation a few months ago.....  my mums spaniel was really jealous when I entered with my new pup.... snapping ....growling...etc wouldnt even bring herself to look at him...etc it was a very tense situation..... and I was worried back then as to how to get chloe to accept my pup as chloe really isnt that good with any dog never mind a new pup in her own home!  Anyway, now I'm pleased to say they are good friends.... Chloe eventually came around to accepting him...... (he's now 4 months)

I think it helped when my pup got that bit older (3-4months) and we took them out for a walk together....before that I always supervised their meetings, never left the pup on his own with chloe and more often than not kept them separated, although in the same room so that they got used to each other without contact.....(pup on lead so he could not jump over to Chloe) .. it worked and that is with very few meetings as well as my mum lives about 80miles away so distance prevented lots of meetings!..   

What is it about 'Chloe's'. My bitch Chloe, aged 6 years, was very upset when I brought a new puppy home. We had the growling, turning puppy over, the usual "I hate you" signs. Chance loved his new playmate from the beginning (mind you, he's still a baby at 2 1/2 years ) It took Chloe about a week before she would look at the baby. Now she is playing with her, but only when she feels like it ;)

So long as they are supervised there shouldn't be a real problem. MOST bitches will accept a puppy, eventually. The maternal instinct seems to kick in somewhere along the line.

someone on another forum said when she takes a new pup home to meet the other dogs she puts it in the backgarden :) i thought that was a lovely idea .
If your unsure if your current dog will hurt the pup meet somewhere different outside :) goodluck