I have a 2 year old Shar Pei and we just got a 10 week old yorkie puppy. Now my shar-pei seems to be mad at us or sad, we are giving her a bunch of attention but when I call her name she walks outside. I hate seeing her this way! She is well socialized and not mean to the puppy in any way.
2007-01-05 05:19:34 · 14 answers · asked by Dusty 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Your 2 year old will get over it. She is jealous,but eventually she'll probably love the new one(in time).I had a Doberman,male got a female Doberman pup and the male was very hurt. I felt really bad also. The male stayed upstairs for about a week. Just came down to do his business outside and eat and right back upstairs he would go. I felt so bad that I even thought about returning the pup. Actually I got the pup to be a mate to him. After about a week he came around and eventually fell in love with her. He got to the point where he didn't even want anyone correcting her. Your Shar-Pei will be fine. Just make sure she always feels like she's still number one in your home.
2007-01-05 06:15:34 · answer #1 · answered by ® 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your Shar Pei is feeling Jealous, Depressed, Mad, and Neglected. It's perfectly normal! He was the top dog, and now a new puppy has invaded his territory! Just, don't act any different toward him, than you were before the baby arrived. Give him extra, extra love and attention. It's so heartbreaking when you see them feeling so sad, personal experience. It will get better in time! You might want to try spending a little extra time with him alone, that might help a little. Good Luck! I hope this helps!
2007-01-05 05:49:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're doing the right thing by giving her attention, try going even further with that and spending some one on one time with her, take her for special walks alone, make a point of occasionally ignoring the puppy and giving your attention to her.
Get some super yummy dog treats that she isn't used to (dry cat food is actually really good for this) have her and the pup sit at attention and feed them the treats one at a time, equally. The pup will probably need to be trained to sit for this, but at first you can have a co-conspiritor hold it by the collar or on a leash (not by the body, or in their lap,as the pup will focus on that touch).
This is how I get my dogs used to other dogs. I had five dogs for a while and the occasional rescue, friends or housemates dogs with us. I'd make them all sit in a line and feed them yummy things one at a time saying their name before I gave them the treat "Bob, good Bob (give Bob a treat), Cody, good Cody (give Cody a treat) Zena, good Zena (give Zena a treat)". I'd start by going down the line a couple times (they would all literally be sitting in a line in front of me) then I'd mix it up randomly, but always say their name when it was their turn. (And be sure everyone gets a turn, because beleive me, they notice!) With five or six dogs (and sometimes a cat) in the lineup, they learned to obey me even with all the other animals around, learned to wait their turn, learned to tolerate each other and cooperate because if anybody got out of line the treats stopped til they were all sitting calmly again.
She will adjust to the new puppy, just be sure she doesn't feel replaced.
2007-01-05 05:33:24 · answer #3 · answered by heart o' gold 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She is going to be mad. Shes older and was living in your home for two years...and some strange dog comes in and gets all your attention. You have to make sure to pay equal attention to them, and make sure the puppy isn't bothering the older dog. Of course you are going to have less time to spend with her with another dog....just don't forget to take her on the usual walks, play with her etc like you normally did. She will get used to the other dog after a while.
2007-01-05 05:32:22 · answer #4 · answered by Mr.Robot 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can COMPELETELY relate! My 2 yr old Pit had a nice litter. We chose to keep 2 pups, a boy and a girl. Not only that, we made her stop sleeping in our room b/c of the nursing and the crazy pups! LOL!!! Our 2 y/o began to be VERY jealous b/c everyone was giving the pups a little more attention. So i basically had to MAKE my boyfriend allow her to sleep in the room with us again once all of the pups were sold. After about a week, things were back to normal and we put her out once again in the living room with her babies! LOL!
It might take a little bit of time, but believe me, it'll all come back together!
2007-01-05 06:16:55 · answer #5 · answered by Loreal D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make sure you include you Shar Pei in some one on one attention. But also, include her when you play with your new one.
2007-01-05 05:26:35 · answer #6 · answered by Jacuzzi Lover 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How long have you had the puppy? It takes a while for the dogs to get along. Dogs don't get "mad" or "sad". They are not people. By not coming when you call her, she is showing you she is boss. By giving her lots of attention, you are just reinforcing her bad behavior. You need to keep the same rules for her as you did before the puppy. You need to be the boss.
2007-01-05 05:38:12 · answer #7 · answered by Babs 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have two full grown dogs...The best thing to do is show your eldest dog love treat him the same as you have always done. At first he will be sad but then he will see that you still love him and he will warm up to the new pup and welcome him as a friend
2007-01-05 05:23:26 · answer #8 · answered by CeeCee 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The older dog might think she'd being replaced by the new dog. Or the older dog might be jelous of the new dog. possibly both.
I'm not positive though
2007-01-05 05:22:16 · answer #9 · answered by Meowe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well this is obvious its just like having 2 wives.as u say u give bunch of attention, then try neglecting and she will cool down
2007-01-05 05:28:34 · answer #10 · answered by Kity 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋