Summer was around a group of the puppies today. 2 toy aussies @ about 7 months and a border collie that is 8 months.
She bit the border collie on the nose. You know... with her gum. She did GREAT with the toy aussies.
I keep telling her we are getting a bigger dog. Both the aussies and the BC were rolling all over themselves trying to appease her. THe BC is kind of a big blundering puppy but she sulked up really cautiously and shyly and then Summer lashed out. She's BIG though and really spastic. And then the aussies jumped all over Summer and she gave one short growl then was fine. The second one she was fine with from the get go. I want to know the magic of how to tell which puppies Summer will like.
I always get worried about adding a new dog, particularly a bigger one. I do think once Summer lays down the rules it'll be fine. She did the same thing to most big dogs but once she gets to know them it's all kisses all over them all the time. I think she's afraid of getting stomped.
I remember being very worried about adding Mia and that worked out great. But I think introducing Mia in the pack with the boys helped. Mia was very preoccupied with playing with Nard and Beau. Sadly my pack right now is two bitchy girls.
She bit the border collie on the nose. You know... with her gum. She did GREAT with the toy aussies.
I keep telling her we are getting a bigger dog. Both the aussies and the BC were rolling all over themselves trying to appease her. THe BC is kind of a big blundering puppy but she sulked up really cautiously and shyly and then Summer lashed out. She's BIG though and really spastic. And then the aussies jumped all over Summer and she gave one short growl then was fine. The second one she was fine with from the get go. I want to know the magic of how to tell which puppies Summer will like.
I always get worried about adding a new dog, particularly a bigger one. I do think once Summer lays down the rules it'll be fine. She did the same thing to most big dogs but once she gets to know them it's all kisses all over them all the time. I think she's afraid of getting stomped.
I remember being very worried about adding Mia and that worked out great. But I think introducing Mia in the pack with the boys helped. Mia was very preoccupied with playing with Nard and Beau. Sadly my pack right now is two bitchy girls.