Could anyone tell me if there are absolutley 'no-no's'.
All seems to be manageable, however any tips would be appreciated, I am still awaiting my gwen bailey book leant to a friend............
Karen

Hi Karen,

sorry, I don't understand the post or heading - not hade enough caffeine yet LOL.

Can you elaborate?

So sorry I do spend my life talking in riddles, I'd have a job understanding me!

We have a new puppy, and I wondered is there any thing that I should avoid doing.....
My first dog is almost 2 1/2 and is being very tolerant of the new girl so far.
Any advise would be truly appreciated.

Karen.

Hi Karen,

with the age difference I'd expect things should go pretty smoothly :)  The only thing I've found is that it's important to dedicate some 1:1 time with your older dog so it doesn't feel left out.  Puppies (as you'll know LOL) are hard work and VERY time consuming and its easy to find that we are no longer spending as much quality time with an older resident as before - usually because there's a limit to how many hours are in a day and how best we can juggle things ;)

Make sure that your older dog gets a bit of extra fussing throughout the day and doesn't miss out on regular walks or training - even if these realistically have to be made shorter while house training the puppy  :)

One other thing, give the adult time out from the puppy too - sometimes they are happy to be around one another 24/7 but other adults can find pups tiresome after a bit (they feel those jaggy teeth too!)

Other than that I'd say you'll probably find there are no genuine hurdles to overcome - maybe a few tiny bumps but the dogs tend to work out those situations themselves.   Mine are currently thoroughly enjoying the new addition most of the time (although TBF one of them is his mum) but get a bit ticked off when he starts chewing their feet/legs/ears when they're over to me for a cuddle .....

HTH, Teri :)

I agree with Teri - make sure your elder dog still gets individual time with you and that you give them some time out from the pup so that they can have their own space should they want it. We currently have a 14 week old pup and 3 elder dogs - he gets on great with them but we are always careful to supervise play and not allow him to pester them if they don't want to play etc.

Good luck with the two of them :)

Hi Teri,
Thanks so much for that..my daughter is already providing older dog with extras,cuddles, training and much sympathy. She is quite sorry for him as puppy is very bold and does like to hang of his muzzle!
I will make certain he has 'time out' hadn't considered it so thanks for that too.
So enjoying having her already and so delighted with my boy for his reception of her.

Karen  ;)