Introducing a Puppy To Another Dog?

[Dalton Barnes]

Yesterday I bought a little border collie puppy. Hes about 6 or 7 weeks old. He just got his vaccinations so i cant get him until Friday. My problem is, i have an Australian shepherd-black lab mix at home and I'm afraid that something might happen is i don't introduce them properly. So how should i introduce them to each other?

 

[Raven]

I had a 3 year old shepherd female and got an 8 week dobe puppy - same fear. What worked for me: -

I took the shepherd with me (I have an SUV) - and I had the breeder hold my puppy while I opened the back door. T he GSD growled because she is naturally protective of the truck, I told her to leave it.
I put the puppy in a crate in the truck and drove home (1 hour)

During the drive home, the GSD sniffed the cage and got used to the idea a new member of the family was here.

When I got home, I took ALL dogs (acutally I have 3 and brought the old boy with me too) - anyway, I took all three into the house at the same time, I carried the puppy at my chest from the car while I walked the other two on lead.

It worked - and I think its better than having your dogs at home and THEN bringing the puppy in.

Good luck

PS: What I have also found is the issues a dog have surface quickly - or not at all. If your Aussie is nasty, take no chances and keep them separated and give them time to adjust. Dogs are individuals - and judgement must be applied.

 

[See]

Put them together for a little while at a time, and slowly increase that amount. For example, one day, you put them together for 10 minutes, then the next 30, and so on[: