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Post by lolabeau on Sept 2, 2011 19:47:45 GMT
Ive had Beau over 2 years now and his played well with balls and soft toys but about a year ago now we introduced another male to our home and after a week Beau attacked the other dog over the ball. the other dog was badly hurt so we decided we would need a female to fit in with Beau. We have had Lola about 4 weeks and I'm nervous about introducing toys, anyone got any advice please??
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robergy
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Post by robergy on Sept 4, 2011 10:05:48 GMT
I can only suggest new toys and one each.
When we get toys we give them one each and together, then if they wish to swap its up to them.
Rob
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Post by sueb on Sept 4, 2011 11:04:53 GMT
I would supervise them very carefully at first and if there's any chance of fighting take the toys away (including at night) and give them out only when you are there with them and can therefore correct any friction.
When Nelly joined us, Brennan (who is incredibley placid and a bit of a wuss) growled and lunged at Nelly, mainly over food and chews/treats, so I seperated their feeding areas (with a door bewteen them) and sit very close when they have treats. They have settled down together now, though I'm still vigilant. I do think when a new dog comes along they have to sort out who is top tog, but they will settle after a while.
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Post by sallyannh on Dec 14, 2011 17:11:20 GMT
We thought toys might be a flashpoint for Darcy when we brought Roma home, so we put the toys away for a few days. I bought a couple of new ones today. Roma liked them but Darcy didn't, so we gave him one of his old toys, which Roma promptly pinched. She was playing with one toy and when Darcy tried to take one she gave him a very stern warning growl and bark. I gave her a stern 'no' and put the toys away. We'll try again another time. Sue's advice seems very sensible but any other tips would be welcome.
We're feeding them at different ends of the kitchen with someone standing between them, and making sure they get treats equally. Roma snapped at Darcy over a piece of paddywhack on Sunday so apart from a dentastix at night, they're not really getting anything that takes a long time to chew at the moment.
As I said before, any more tips would be welcome.
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Post by sueb on Dec 14, 2011 17:54:36 GMT
Hi Sallyann Many congratulations on homing Roma, well done!
Just to add to my note above we did muzzle both dogs at night for the first week just to be on the safe side. I do think at the very beginning Nelly did try and be top dog (she stood over Bren a few times, but he was having none of it!) I didn't want to interfere in who would be top dog, as I thought it might make matters worse. But Nelly absolutley adores Brennan now (and thankfully us too!)
An extract from Retired Greyhounds for dummies, on introducing a new dog to the home ..... " aggression is most likely to be related to food, possessions, space or the arrival home of a particular family member. Whenever the dogs are in sight of one another, laugh, chat and be happy" Good luck, keep us posted!
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Post by rachael on Dec 14, 2011 20:00:34 GMT
I can't remember where I read it but I followed some advice that said have no toys at all for two weeks. Then I only allowed new toys for another couple of weeks before I then put back Simons old toys with minimal fuss. In the early days we did have one flashpoint over food which resulted in Lyra getting a small puncture wound but they were friends immediately afterwards. Now they are best buddies and share beds, toys and chews.
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