so..you getting a new pack addition…

[*Nat*]

Very interesting Bev – shal put it into practice one day!  ;D

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The important thing is to let them get on with it, remove all resources like toys, half eaten bones etc then be there just in case – ignore the established dog saying stuff like – what is it?  Is it staying?  That’s my toy?  – do not reinforce any behaviour – just ignore. Let the pup sniff about and find her/his feet – the exits in to the garden – the position of the beds – the food bowls etc
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I would never of thought of that!  ::)  🙂
Love posts like this!!

[xtine]

At what age is best to get a new addition?? Ideally?

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At what age is best to get a new addition?? Ideally?
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Ooooooooooo xtine, you going to get another?  😀

[xtine]

no not yet… but it doesn’t hurt to ask the question does it??  >:D  ;D

[kizkiznobite]

it depends on the resident dog and his/hers state of physical health and mind and how well trained or not that dog is and what time you have – dogs communicate to each other faster then lightening – bad stuff gets taught as well as the good – it really does depend on the house system in place

[xtine]

so…definately not yet then in my case! LOL

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[quote author=kizkiznobite link=topic=5319.msg85209#msg85209 date=1161612540]
it depends on the resident dog and his/hers state of physical health and mind and how well trained or not that dog is and what time you have – dogs communicate to each other faster then lightening – bad stuff gets taught as well as the good – it really does depend on the house system in place
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i know its hard for you to say…..but what kind of training does the resident dog need to know! is it just basic things like – sit, down, come back,  etc things like that! or does it go further?

[kizkiznobite]

it is more about what you want of the dog – what you are prepared to live with – but…remember if you get another dog you have this times 2 so it is a whole new ball game

[kizkiznobite]

ok lets use an example to explain

komtessa asked for this post as they get bluebell this weekend

they have nacho – a well trained well balanced healthy boyo – but…he had bad door manners – now…if they had not done something about it then they would have 2 full grown weims with bad door manners – it is what you can cope with – if it don’t matter to you that your dog has bad door manners because you deal with it fine – but…if you getting another one then it adds some  ;D – ok? with me?

[toppy]

ok, i think i understand now! so, basically whatever your dog does, the new addition will probably follow and do the same?

Like milly barks when someone is at the door, but once the door is opened and she knows who is there, she stops barking and wants to play with the person at the door! – so the new dog would do the same?? or am i getting all this wrong?  :-[  ::)

[kizkiznobite]

if you are happy with that then well and good – i would not be but keep a pack and i am a manager  – but what i am saying is would you be happy for 2 dogs to behave that way? if not then you have to sort out the residents dog behaviour before the new addition arrives

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ok i see!!

I like her to give me a little bark when somone is at the door as i don’t always hear it, but i would prefer her once i go to the door to go back in the house and do whatever!! how would i do that??

[Anonymous]

great info thanks!! we done this when we went to get Tyson as Molly was still young wanted to make sure they were ok with eachother on pups turf, then the car, then the journey then mollys turf. We knew from previous dogs how Trixie would be, she stays away and it was best to introduce on Trixie turf so she had knowledge of where to go to avoid contact with the new pup ;D

[Anonymous]

Took Dex with us when we went to get Kodi, he had a good sniff of her, Jamie sat in the back with Kodi so Dex could see her all the way home, soon as we got home  just let them wander around, Dex was not impressed. Every time she came near him he’d get up and walk off, she was like awww I wanna play, took him about a week before he really took any notice of her.

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