We have  just bought another staffi,  has anyone got any advice on how to let them both feel they belong to our house without any trouble flaring! We bought her to give Saffi my eldest a playmate but she is a little confused as Pippa the youngest keeps trying to pinch her toys , bite her and generally make her presence be felt!!!
The thing is if Saffi repays her the gesture , she could seriously damage her . At the mo we have been letting them test each other , however if either gets too frisky i get out the old rolled up newspaper !!
Has anyone else had two pups at these ages and have they made it work ? They do seem to be calming down a little now.

Thanks very much ,

Jo X

This is going to be a generalisation as I don't have staffi's but I do have pups and older dogs.  Your older girl is still a puppy herself, so the watch word is vigilance.  Your new girl could be seriously injured if she steps out of line.  It is normal for you little pup to test the boundaries and if your older girl was grown up herself she would probably put the little one in her place without to much hassle as it is, you will have to be mum and set the boundaries.  Make sure you give them time out from each other and train them separately to get them to bond with you rather than each other. 

The short answer is yes you can make it work, with a lot of work on your part.  My boy was 12 months old when my girl came on the scene but he is a total softy with puppies and the only danger I had was him sitting on her by accident.  The size difference was enormous.

Now I have a bitch puppy 8 and a half weeks I find my older girl has put her in her place, with me watching constantly, and the pups approach to her is entirely different to the way she approaches my boy.  Again my only worry with the boy is that he will sit or stand on her by accident.  I always give my older dogs time out by putting the puppy in her crate to sleep during day time naps and at night.

You can do it and I am sure your girls will reward you with years of love.

I have 3 staffies, a 18mth old dog, a 17mth old bitch and a 7mth old bitch pup.

It took them a while to get used to each other so please dont panic, all the dogs need to find their place in the pack so it may take a few weeks to settle down.
Make sure your older dog has time on its own to play with out being pestered. It also helps to have seperate toys for them.

Introducing gradually really helps as well as giving them both their own space.

Please keep them seperated whilst alone, a crate can been a god send!

Hi Jo, i have 4 staffs, a 4yr old dog, 2 1/2 yr old bitch and 5 month old puppies 1 bitch ,1 dog. At first the 4yr old  growled all the time at the pups wen they went anywhere near him but over time he's come to except them and plays with them  and if they get to over excited he grumbles at them and they back off for awhile then they go back for more.You just have to give them time to get used to each other work out the pecking order.

Hi all thanks for the tips ..............however the pup seems a little too aggressive for my liking and am not sure how to treat this , as she is a muscular breed i am not sure if it is the right thing to let them fight .......the new pup really gets stuck in and i have never seen this kind of behaviour in a pup , never at all in Saffi ............i am not sure what to do