new boston puppy

by carlle
(upstate, ny)

i will be getting my new boston in april 2011. i have 2 labs at home, one 11 and one a year old. How should i put all of them together?? and i have never used a crate, always had pup with me, now with the larger dogs, i dont want the pup to get stepped on or hurt? should i keep them separate? what should i do when i first bring pup home? its not like i can keep my dogs somewhere else. we do have a fenced in yard, maybe start there? help

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Apr 04, 2011
 BFF
by: Mary

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Your pups will all soon be best friends! But first, since the BT is a puppy, you should take extra precautions for about the first two weeks. Introduce them slowly and always in your presence. Don't let the puppy get too rough. If you don't want to get a crate, then you can try a doggie gate or even a baby's playpen. It wont last long so you might want to get one at a second-hand store. Let them all know that YOU are the boss and they have to get along. Show them the "pecking order" and they will be fine.

Good Luck!
Apr 02, 2011
 introductions
by: Linda Galway/TurnerME

I would certainly be very careful, because your Boston will be extremely tiny compared to the larger dogs, who might inadvertently hurt the pup. I don't know their temperaments, but hopefully they are mellow labs. I would suggest a meeting on neutral ground. Perhaps the meeting could take place at a relative's home, or a friend's, where the puppy is there and you bring your dogs over for a get-acquainted sniff. Then maybe you could all go for a bit of a walk once all the sniffing is done. Adults with good temperaments recognize the newcomer as a puppy and are usually quite tolerant, in my experience. Then you all end up at your house, and the pup just never "goes home." Good luck.

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