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Permalink Reply by Jane Christensen on November 7, 2009 at 11:01am

Wow a playmate! I think the main thing is to make sure that Chloe feels she is getting the same amount of attention and keep some toys just for her and things as much as you can as before! She may think it's fun to have her own real "toy" to play with! Make sure she has time with you alone until she gets adjusted and same for the pup. I would make sure the new one has his own space too till they figure it out. It's good to meet on neutral territory! Make sure till they're together awhile to feed seperate till you know how they'll react! Fun!!!!!
I really haven't had any jealousy issues with mine they adapt well to new ones!
Good luck and keep us updated!

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Permalink Reply by Beth on November 7, 2009 at 11:51am

Hi. We recently brought an almost-five year-old female into our house to be a companion for our existing two-and-a-half year old male.

Here's a thread I started, much of which will not apply to your situation because it was specific to the dogs I was looking at, but some of which is applicable to any dog.

I will answer more later; it's a beautiful day and we won't have many of those left til winter. But you can start with this thread as there is lots of good advice, then I will update you later on what we experienced.

You are bringing in a puppy so it will be a bit different, as we brought in an older bitch who was still intact and had raised a litter, etc, so her behavior patterns were different than a puppy's will be.

I would say that unless they are posturing a lot of mutual aggressive type behavior on the first meeting, they will probably warm up to each other even if they don't hit it off right off the bat. Since they are opposite sex and not terribly close in age, they should likely adapt fairly well.

Here you go:

http://www.mycorgi.com/forum/topics/introducing-an-adult-updated

And here are some of the issues we ran into:

http://www.mycorgi.com/forum/topics/introducing-an-adult-part-2


Again, we were bringing in an intact female who was older than our existing dog, but more submissive; bringing in a dog that is younger than your resident dog is, supposedly, less of an adjustment as it will naturally slot in behind your existing dog in the pecking order.

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Permalink Reply by Rachel on November 8, 2009 at 4:55pm

My female Corgi was 3, when I decided to get another Corgi. I have read that the female Corgi’s are a bit more demanding than the males. With regards to ruling the roost, Rue is most defiantly the Queen of the house. When we brought Moe home he was 7weeks, cute as a button! Rue was not happy she was jealous, which is understandable after being the only child for 3 years. We bought Moe new toys and allowed him to use Rue’s toys too b/c it is important to share. Naturally Rue got aggressive over certain home rituals we did, like getting in my bed to cuddle or sitting on the coach. The key action for me to show her that her behavior was unacceptable was put her in Moe’s Kennel if she acted out in a bad manor. I honestly only had to put her in the kennel 3 times, she knew she was in the wrong. I would keep her in the kennel for an hour, so she knew I meant business. Now Moe is 10months and they are the best of friends. I think if you stay strong and in control your pups will do great together.

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Permalink Reply by Beth on November 8, 2009 at 5:54pm

I nearly forgot to get back to this!

We introduced Jack and Maddie in neutral territory once, then we brought her home and walked them both together, and just simply let them loose in the house when we got in. However, I was operating under the instructions of the breeder, who knew Maddie's personality well and had assessed Jack at their initial meeting and announced she'd be shocked if they truly fought. Other dogs might need a more gradual introduction.

During the first two weeks or so, we did not leave Maddie loose unless we were right there to watch, which means she was crated or penned at night and whenever we left the house. Expect the possibility of a step backwards in housebreaking manners, and even your established dog MAY decide to start marking inside (females will mark). So watch them both like a hawk and gently but firmly correct any attempts at marking each other's things.

Some dogs warm to each other right away, but in our case it took our new dog a good 6 weeks to feel comfortable playing with our existing dog. Other dogs might hit it off right away.

As for fighting, I allow basic manners corrections if and only if the one dog is protecting its own personal space. So either can snark if the other is trying to walk over them, jump over them, or barrel into them, but they are NOT allowed to guard food or toys. I personally let them share toys, but if one steals off the other I take the toy back and give it to its original owner. Both of them are more interested in the toy the other dog has than their own, just like little kids.

I separate them at feeding time. When I give treats, I have one gulper and one chewer, so I stand by to make sure the gulper doesn't steal the chewer's treat.

We walk them together, but every now and then I take one out without the other so they don't get "herd-bound".

If I am training, unless it's something I can practice with both of them ("Stay", for instance) I lock one up while I work with the other. Maddie is nosey and will come barging in otherwise when I work with Jack. Jack is my "A" student who keeps saying "Oooh, ooh! I know, I know!" if I'm working with Maddie; he'll sit, lie down, speak, wave his paw in the air, and just about anything else to get my attention. Hence the locking up.

Jack was not at all jealous when we brought Maddie in. But, he adores other dogs and did not like being the only one. He likes a lot of activity; the more the merrier. He is also not a cuddler. So there were no issues there.

Jack is a happier dog for having two in the house. Early on I was very worried because Maddie was mostly ignoring Jack, but after about 6 weeks they started to become friends, and now she's been here nearly 3 months and I had the hardest time keeping them from wresting with each other while she was recovering from her spay. So don't be too discouraged if Chloe is slow to warm to the new guy; it seems the females are very slow sometimes to give their affections to another dog.

Good luck, and if you have any specific questions, don't hesitate to ask!

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