Jealousy over the new puppy. How do I rid the other dogs of this?

I have a 9yr old Lab Mix Sierra, 7yr old Chow mix Roxie and a 5 yr old Border Collie Mix Beethoven. Sierra is the alpha and it goes down from there. We got a new puppy Sadie May. The problem is Roxie, (who was the only one of our females to be a mother) is aggressive and teeth bearing to the puppy, who's an 8 week Springer Spanial/Lab mix. Roxie hates comotion and rough housing from all the dogs and will put them in their place whenever this happens, although Sierra is quick to snap back in the alpha manor. Sierra is playing with the puppy now, yet I still hear her growling if the puppy gets to smelling on her too much. Any kind of contact between Roxie and the puppy is non-existent and I wonder if there's anything I can do to speed up the acceptance process? Please help!!

Jealousy over the new puppy. How do I rid the other dogs of this?
Keep a close eye and don't leave them alone unattended. These things take time. You have a pack of dogs, and they need to work out the new pecking order now that there's a newcomer to deal with... Most dogs realize a puppy is a puppy and give a little leeway because of this, when the puppy reaches maturity (1 to 1 1/2 years old), you may find yourself dealing with this again. Hopefully YOU are the alpha, if your dogs know to mind in your presence, that can help a lot. Make sure that contact when you go home and feeding goes from most dominant to least dominant dog in order, the same order, every time. This can help to reinforce the pack order and reduce confusion among the dogs, they need to all be clear where their place in the pack is. Particulary important when you know you have one or more dogs with a dominant personality. If one dog thinks it can "challenge" another for a higher place in the heierarchy, you could end up with a nasty dogfight.
Reply:Roxie is just establishing her dominance. As long as it doesn't get vicious I wouldn't worry too much. She is also teaching the puppy manners in dog. She's disciplining him in doggie language.





Don't rush them it sounds as if they will work it out eventually on their own.
Reply:2 points! (for me)
Reply:This is normal for dos to do. We have dog visitors over all the time and my dog HATES it! The best thing you can do is to make sure you are not doing anything that Sierra might not like, like giving the puppy her food first or taking her on a walk first. Also, if the puppy is hanging onto Sierra to long, play with the puppy so the can have a rest.
Reply:This has happened to me. Roxie is probably is just figuring out that with each new dog she gets less and less attention. Spend time with each of them independently, and then Roxie and Sadie May together. This worked for me... and I hope it does for you too.
Reply:sierra is just showing the pup who's boss..
Reply:You put them together too quickly. When every we introduce a new pet into our home we keep the new one seperate from the others. We have a door between our living room and our kitchen so we keep that door closed with the new pet on one side of the door and all the others on the other side of the door. That way they can smell the new dog and get used to it's scent. Keep them apart like this for about 3 weeks. Then introduce the dogs to the new dog one at a time under supervison. Start with the dog most likely to accept the new arrival. Only let the dogs be together when you are there to supervise. Then, once you think they've all gotten to the point where they can tollerate each other you can let them be together.





Dogs are pack animals however and they will need to establish a pecking order and this is normal but you don't want them killing eachother while estabishing the pecking order.
Reply:Do not try to speed up the process. If you push them, you will wind up with bigger issues.





Make sure that her interaction with the puppy is pleasant. Or you can feed her yummy treats when the puppy is around, so she associates the puppy with something positive: food.





Also, praise her when she is patient with the puppy. Do not punish her for growling/snapping at the puppy, as she will then relate the puppy to punishment.





Give them time. You may want to consider separating the puppy from her by a baby gate or puppy play yard, just until they have had a few weeks to settle in to the new family life.





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