My New Dog

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I wanted to share a picture of My New Dog his name is Scooter we adopted him from a No Kill Shelter here called Morris House we got him for our Other dog Zoey cause we had to put down Our Big Dog Max I do not wanna say Why cause I am still having a Hard time with it and zoey was upset about him we got scooter for her he is already attached to her but when he tries to get by her she growls at him or Move's away from Him and he is upset cause she won't let him near her we can see it in his eyes so he stays by My Mom
Scooter he is a Rat Terrier Mix we think he is Mixed with Chihuahua cause he is so small what do yall think
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What a cute new pup! He's so handsome! Give it some time I'm sure him and Zoey will become best buds :)
 
Sorry to hear about Max. *hugs*

Scooter is very cute
 
So adorable! Reminds me of. Compadre. Poor kid of Compadre escaped into freedom!
And sorry to hear about your little Max. Might he rest in peace
 
Thank You Leave a whisper I am still having a hard time without Max Still
I attached a pic of Max and Zoey so yall can see them bothMy 9 yr old JR 2015.jpg Max\'s Last Picture.jpgMax is The golden one and Zoey is the other
 
I am still worried cause Now Scooter is growling a t Zoey every time we try to pet Zoey he growls at her and just because she was wanting to get on My Parents Bed he growls we are worried
 
Have you tried to take them on walks together? Mine and our sisters dog didn't like each other but after going walks together they did tolerate each other better. And they would almost become friends too but my sisters dog was too hyper active and was always licking my dogs ears (until they were wet! LOL) and my dog just liked to sleep. So we did keep them time to time separated so my dog could have some peace. But in the end they did like each other.
 
Well, it sounds like two things may be a factor here. One problem is that your first dog has suffered a terrible loss and the other is that the introduction process of your two dogs has not been successful possibly because it was done too fast. Quite often when the dogs display aggression like that they feel threatened or may not want to lose their pack status. Some growling is actually normal at first as dogs work on deciding who will be king pin and who will be second in command. Some dogs have an ability to accomplish this quickly and easily where others have trouble.
My mother's dog did not accept the new girl puppy well and it was all about dominance and feeling out of control for him. He also did not like her energy level. It made him feel nervous. When I took my Maki over there he fussed at the new puppy with about a 10 minute "you will not do this" session and then accepted her. My mom kept her dogs separated by a gating system and allowed the older dog to have time to get use to the other dog. She allowed the first dog to have his boundaries and she introduced them together slowly with treats, games like toss and fetch and other fun activities. Now about 6 months later they both get along just great. The best thing is to not correct your first dog for trying to establish boundaries with the new dog. Dogs are pack animals and they have to work through these things. It takes time. I agree with h1m3. that walking them together is a good idea, but I would not do this alone. You take one dog and have a friend or family member/significant other take the other dog until they establish a friendship. If the new dog is now growling it sounds to me that the pack animal hierarchy is not established well and there is some anger/anxiety/insecurity going on. Read online how to establish your pack with you being pack leader. Give them lots of verbal praise when you see an effort being made to get along. Expect it to take a little time due to the grief of loss.
I am not an expert, but I have raised a lot of dogs and so has my mom. We have found that dogs just sometimes need a few tricks. Caesar Milan has excellent advice for introducing dogs. Its always a pain when it doesn't go smoothly. Hope the link helps.

https://www.cesarsway.com/dog-training/socialization/a-new-member-of-the-pack
 
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Thank yall Both for yall's Help I appreciate it Scooter Follows My Mom Everywhere she goes so it is hard What My Mom and I Are Thinking is Zoey is used to a Big Dog Not a Little one
See when we first Brought Zoey Home from The Pound when we First adopted her she Growled at Max for The first few Day's and then she stopped Scooter was able to get Near Zoey for a few minutes today without her Growling
Then she headed Back to My Parents Bedroom and crawled Back under Their Bed she won't go anywhere where Scooter goes or stays she stays under My Parents Bed all The time she won't even go outside with Scooter either she only goes out when he is not out there we want them to play with each other she used to play alot Until The Whole Max thing This whole thing with Max was all My Dad's Idea Not mine or My Mom's we wanted to keep him for another whole Year but No My Dad would not let us
It is my Little Brother's Fault also he was the one that told My Dad to do that and he listend To him Dad did not even think about Mine My Mom's and Zoey's Feelings about everything neither did My Brother I saved that link you gave to me
 
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