By pure chance & my inquisitive mind, I came upon an adult (2-3 yrs.) female Golden Retriever on the Net. She was a stray & is in an animal shelter app. 50 miles from me. I saw her picture & I now cannot get her out of my head! I'm too passionate, why do I worry about this dog? Anyway, I have a female Golden I got exactly the same way, I've had her for about 5 1/2 years. Now, if (IF) I decide on getting another dog, what's the best way from your experience of "bringing them together"? Thanks.
2006-06-15 06:13:54 · 13 answers · asked by Mr.Wise 6 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Many great answers, I can't pick one.
2006-06-18 11:42:59 · update #1
Bring them to a neutral places, such as a park to meet. Let them play, bring a ball and treats and a helper.
2006-06-15 06:17:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
One way could be on introducing them together is make sure you have a friend with you first. Let your original dog be in a comfortable place around your home, could be outside inside wherever they won't feel threatened. Bring in the new dog and let them "try" to get to know each other. If you see anything amiss like bared teeth or snipping, you and your friend can break it up right away. If it seems to overwhelming to either dog, separate them and try again later. And praise your original dog so they "know" they aren't being replaced just getting a new friend. Since you don't have the dog first, maybe you could take your original dog to the animal shelter to see how they react to each other as a preliminary trial. Either way I think Retrievers are pretty good dogs, I don't think you should have a problem but you never know if this new dog might have been picked on by other dogs, etc.. Good luck!
2006-06-15 06:24:12 · answer #2 · answered by Becky 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When you go to check out the new dog take your present dog with you and see if they get along. You should be able to tell right away if they will be friendly with each other. If I'm not mistaken, Golden's are very mild mannered dogs and are very friendly and easy going. Just introduce them slowly and if you do decide to take the new one home make sure you don't ignore the other one for a second. It's easy to get carried away with a new pet and not lavish as much love on the other as they are used to. I just keep telling my first dog that she's the best dog in the whole world and just keep reassuring her when I find I'm spending too much time with the puppy. Good Luck.
2006-06-15 06:23:28 · answer #3 · answered by J.E.B. 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First call the shelter and ask them if you can bring your dog to "visit" the one you want to adopt. Then since they are both female one is going to be the dominate one. If they get along well enough at the shelter and you do decide to take home the new dog, first keep them both tied up or on a leash and let them sniff and get to know each other. a few times a day let them visit, supervised and make sure that they arent going to fight. Then you can put them in a room or garage or pen together with more supervision and watch them. I would get the new dog a toy of her own so she doenst take the toy your dog loves. I have recently introduced a new pet to the house and my dog who NEVER plays with this one particular toy, decided that it was her favorite when we gave it to the new dog to play with.
Best of luck to you. You are a kind person to give homes to animals in need.
2006-06-15 06:21:04 · answer #4 · answered by kimberc13 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First, if you go to the shelter to look at the dog, take your own golden with you to see if they will get along. If they act aggressively toward each other, then I would not get the new one. When I bring a new dog home, I just put them together and they usually just get along fine from the word go. However, I do watch them closely for the first couple of days to see if they are going to fight.
2006-06-15 06:19:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Golden's usually get along with other dogs. Seeing how it will be your second dog. Try to put a gate up between two rooms so that they can sniff each other but no contact after a few days take down the gate. This way they at least know each other before contact.. Your vet may be able to tell you something too
2006-06-15 06:18:11 · answer #6 · answered by SHAy 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I have horses, and to introduce one of them into the heard, we let the new one spend some time with every one, but keep them separated for most of the day. After 3 days or so, they can see each other all the time.
2006-06-15 06:20:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would recommend checking out the Humane Society of Missouri's website. It's www.hsmo.org They have a Behavior Helpline that you can email with questions and they also have handouts that you can read on their website. I've read the one on Introducing dogs and found it really helpful when we got our second dog.
2006-06-15 06:21:17 · answer #8 · answered by cw 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best way to get info is ask the shelter personnel, or call the vet and ask them.
2006-06-15 07:38:02 · answer #9 · answered by roeskats 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Throw em in the octagon and let em fight!!
2006-06-15 06:17:34 · answer #10 · answered by jgcii 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋