One of my dogs is not getting along with our new puppy!!! please help?

i have a new 10 week old shih tzu...our 6 year old golden retriever loves her. they get along so well, but our 2 year old queensland/ blue heeler mix (she was a rescue) doesnt seem to want to see her. at first she wouldnt even come near me because i had the puppies scent on me but now she does interact with me just like normal but when the puppy tries to come see her she runs away or wont even come into the same room as the puppy. when our mix cant get away from the puppy when she comes to see her or for whatever reason she gets to close to her she growls and sometimes shows her teeth if she gets too close (but thats only happened once). when i tell correct her for showing aggression she stops but if the puppy is still near her she growls again. she is getting considerably more comfortable with her; she will stay in the same room and isnt being too aggressive with the puppy, but we always have to watch them so they dont get into trouble. how can i resolve this so they can get along??

One of my dogs is not getting along with our new puppy!!! please help?
Oh dear! I have a Queensland he is a red one. He is about 6 years old. He had been the only dog in our family for his whole life. I recently got a new Pit Bull puppy back in May. He wanted nothing to do with her for quite sometime. They (Queensland's) are very Territorial dogs. They got into quite a few scuffles. Often the Queensland would growl bark and nip at the pup. It's been about a month and a half since we introduced the two of them. Now they are getting along just fine. It takes time for dogs and puppies to learn there places. So your pup will be received into the pack. They may get into small fights but that is just the older dog showing who's boss. Now when my puppy bugs the older dog he just looks at us like shes bugging me HELP!!! Make sure you praise both of your older dogs when they act properly around the pup. Also don't allow too much aggression toward the puppy. No drawing blood! Now our dogs are in the same yard when we go to work. We also sneak peeks at them when we are home to see how they are getting along. Just give it time! Good luck and if you need more advice feel free to email me!!!!
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Reply:The mix is probably feeling invaded. Try to have an interactive play with all 3 dogs. It may also be that the mix is aware that the puppy is young still and doesn't want anythng to do with it which should pass as the pup gets older. Praise the mix for being around the puppy and make sure each dog is getting enough alone time with you so none of them feel unloved-sounds funny but it does happen. I have a 9 year old Keeshond that was the same way with my 3 month old Chihuahua until I started spending time with just her-she now spends time with my Chi and plays with him.
Reply:your blue healer, is just taken her time to ajust to the puppy , that all. pecking order . healer is top dog ,


the puppy mite get nipped , so watch this . really it a wait and see, the puppys new and getting all your attention .


take your time with both of them , share the love , but dont feed them together. the healer will fight .whe n the puppy get older , they will sort out whos boss




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