I reread this and really do appreciate that you took the time to help us!! Hope that this finds you and yours doing well!!:) Diana
________________________________ From: Candi <dobbiegal2...@yahoo.com> To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, February 24, 2012 6:34 PM Subject: [Chihuahuas] Re: Some experienced help needed ~ please Hi Diana!! I am super experienced with this!! I have 10 dogs and brought in 6 tiny chis at different times! 1. when Kiko snarls at the puppywould she ever hurt him? On the other hand, she mothers him a lot of the time. I would just keep and eye on them make sure its not getting too rough but let her put him in his place. If she is mothering him she will disapline hime too! 2. What do you do with a puppies nails, do they just wear down (they are sharp) ? I use cat nail clippers (they look like little scissors) they are easy to control and you can just nip the sharp tips 3. When the puppy jumps on Kiko all the time should we try to get him to back off or do we just let it be up to the dogs to take care of their issues? I leave it up to my dogs to work out their pecking order. When she is tired of it she will let him know. 4. I am having difficulty keeping the two dog's foods separate? I crate feed my guys, but you can feed in seprate rooms like kitchen and bathroom use a baby gate to keep them separate. 5. The puppy wants to sleep in Kiko's bed ~ puppy has it's own bed. The puppy is probably looking for the confort of being with a "littermate" and like being by her smell. When he gets older he will find his own groove. As long as she doesnt start acting out in rebelion. I would leave it be... Hope some of this helps!! Good luck! :-) Candi and Pack --- In mailto:Chihuahuas%40yahoogroups.com, diana roller <rollerenergy@...> wrote: > > Hi Everyone, > > I have a 7 yr old female rescue dog. She is spoiled and runs the house. There > is just my hubby, dog, and myself. She sits around a lot ~ when she is around > small dogs she acts like she wants to play. > > I thought that she should have another dog. We just got a 7 week old male > rescue dog. > I have never had a tiny puppy with another dog so do not know what to do. My > Kiko does play with the puppy but gets tired of doing it 18 hours a day. Can > you please answer me a few questions? ~ please > > 1. when Kiko snarls at the puppywould she ever hurt him? On the other hand, > she mothers him a lot of the time. > 2. What do you do with a puppies nails, do they just wear down (they are > sharp) ? > 3. When the puppy jumps on Kiko all the time should we try to get him to back > off or do we just let it be up to the dogs to take care of their issues? > 4. I am having difficulty keeping the two dog's foods separate? > 5. The puppy wants to sleep in Kiko's bed ~ puppy has it's own bed. > > Thank you !! :) > Diana >
