our tft is a big-time daddy's boy and gets jealous of him pretty easily. he is realitively dominant, but never aggresive - he tries to bully you at first but he never gets physical. he never bites, but he growls at dogs he is unaccustomed to. We have introduced him to some dogs at which at first he growls, but after a while he doesn't mind them. The chihuahua wasn't abused and is very affectionate i'm told. do you think this would be a good match? Do you think if i introduce the two dogs in the right way that they would get along? Any advice would be great!
In case you don't know what a Toy Fox Terrier is it's like a slightly larger chihuahua. he's about 13 lbs (he's on a diet though, he's supposed to weigh 10 lbs) and the chihuahua is 7 or 8 lbs. Thanks!!!
2006-12-31 05:57:52 · 6 answers · asked by DancerABT 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Most animal shelters will make you bring your current dog for an introduction. You can see then.
Right now it still seems you don't have full control of him but bringing a female in the house might not bother him.
He should never even growl...as this is a sign he has some control over you.
2006-12-31 06:03:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is she skipping or holding her leg up when walking or running? If so, surgery is the only thing that will help her. Luxating Patella is painful. I have the human equivalent, I know how painful it is. If she's not showing any symptoms I would wait and watch but I would limit the running and not allow any jumping. I would also have her checked out by a different vet. My vet told me 4 years ago that my small breed had a grade 2 luxating patella. I thought the knee felt sound and firm so went to another vet for an opinion. He said her knees were good. She still has good knees 4 years later and I no longer go to the vet who was trying to talk me into having surgery done on a dog who didn't need it.
2016-05-22 23:58:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hope both are neutered. Your husband needs to be the dominant one-when your kiddo acts up and acts possessive he needs to be corrected gently at once.
The weight range sounds like a good fit-My two girls are 3.5 pounds and the male is 7 pounds (all are spayed/neutered) and Cody is great with the girls. When you start to have to worry about weght is when they get to 20 or 30 pounds different, the smaller dog could be hurt inadvertantly.
I believe dogs do well together-smaller dogs really seem to be more confident in a pack. Good luck!
2006-12-31 06:17:03 · answer #3 · answered by hoodoowoman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you get the puppy introduce them on neutral ground so that your terrier doesn't feel protective and don't have "daddy" there until about their third meeting. then bring the puppy home and monitor the time they spend if any aggression (ex. biting) is shown scold the terrier and remove the chihuahua. Be sure to praise for friendly behavior!
2006-12-31 06:10:59 · answer #4 · answered by lt_alphawolf_2005 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh. don't get a girl! You will be asking for trouble. The girl dog won't get a moment peace. Your male dog Will always be getting yelled at and punished for obvious reasons.
The successful households with dogs are dogs of the same sex.
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2006-12-31 06:04:07 · answer #5 · answered by Jusme 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Different sexes.. it will be ok..
2006-12-31 06:07:45 · answer #6 · answered by tootsie38 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋