I just got a new puppy and my other dog keeps barking at it and trying to paw at it. Any advice how to stop it

please give me some methods on how to make the friends!!I just got a new puppy and my other dog keeps barking at it and trying to paw at it. Any advice how to stop it
they will get used to eachother. I have a small dog and my roomate has a large dog and when I first moved in I thought his dog was going to kill mine. Always growling and pawing at him. Now they are the best of friends. Unless you have an especially fierce dog, he won't hurt the puppy.I just got a new puppy and my other dog keeps barking at it and trying to paw at it. Any advice how to stop it
Don't force them together, whatever you do. When I got my latest one, the breeder gave me a lot of good info.


#1 rule: it's always the puppies fault. I had a hard time with this one, but it worked. My 1 year old accepted the new puppy within 3 days, instead of the 2-3 months I was told it could take. If you're holding the puppy and the other dog snaps, put the puppy away and give attention to the older one. Of course you give a firm ';no'; to the older one, but don't punish him/her. You older dog needs to know that he/she is the dominant one and your puppy needs to learn that. It might change down the road, but for now, you have to be sure you support your older dog. Give it time, before you know it they'll be best buddies. good luck.
i know this sounds like work but it really isn't. sit on the floor with them and play with the both of them for about an hour. after that, you can leave them to their newfound friendship. they'll be happy as larks. ...are larks really happy?
If I am understanding the behavior correctly, this is both exploratory, dominance-establishment, and possible invitation to play. You do need to give the puppy some protection, but introduce the two dogs to each other, since they will be ';Pack-mates';. You haven't described the barking, and there IS a difference twixt happy barking and aggression-barking. Listen to that. Also, what other body postures does your older dog exhibit? are ears up and forward? Is the mouth open and relaxed between barkings, or are the ears back, lips tight/curled? The first postures are friendly/curious/excited, the latter, of course, are hostility. Hold the puppy in your lap and let them get to know each other, and pet your older dog at the same time so that jealousy doesn't enter into things, your older dog WILL protect their position in the hierarchy, this is natural. It is only aggressive behaviors that will be problematic and must be stopped outright, play-behaviors only need some moderation.
keep them apart 1st, then try 2 explain 2 ur old dog2 b nice 2 da new dog. promise him Goodies. theyll be ok after.
Alright, here it goes ill help if you answer the question i posted too. Try treating them equally, you know...pet your other dogs and love them equally. wait a while and they'll get used to it. hope this helps. but please help me!
dont put your puppy any where near it duhhhhhhhh
Give them food in the same dish. It's very helpful.
uhh oh, that could be a problem.





your old dog is definately feeling jelous, and like the new puppy is going to take your love away from him/her





when you put the two together, make sure you pet your first dog and make to feel more comfortable. give her as much love and affection as you can.





another thing is to give your adult dog treats and belly rubs when the pup is around. she/he will connect puppy=treat=good puppy=good





whatever you do, DONT SEPERATE THEM! they will just not get used to eachother. the baby needs to know that your adult is alright. otherwise, she/he will grow up thinking that the adult is not supposed to be around him/her
YOU NEED to let him get use to your new dog..


just dont give it too much attentions caus eur old dog will get jelous


and dont let the new puppy eat out of the old puppys bowl, or sleep where he slept or play with his toys because then the older puppy will think ur replacing him.


Just dont worry about it


keep the puppy!


Youll see the old puppy will get use to teh new puppy and everything is going to be fine!
Dogs are pack animals and as such have a distinct hierarchy. The behaviour that is being displayed is the ';old'; dog making sure that your ';new'; dog knows that it is number one. In other words it is making sure that it stays as the alpha or top dog. The barking is usually playful in nature, and the pawing is usually to make the new dog submissive.





Just remember that any change to a dogs environment can lead to confusion and unsettles an existing situation. Make sure that you supervise their socialisation and correct any aggressive behaviour. Not, however, by aggression but my a stern ';no'; or by ';arrgh.'; I am going through this situation with 3 alaskan malamutes (one 6 year old and 2 6mth old pups). They are to be sled racing together so I cannot tolerate any possible aggression that may go out to a race situation.





As other answers have also said - give them equal time, do not let them eat out of the same bowl, different bedding and watch toys as they can be a good source for a fight.





Lastly, make sure that you feed your adult dog first and do all things with him/her first. He/she is the alpha - continue to treat it as such or it will cause possible aggressive behaviours.





All the best and enjoy your dogs.
im 13 and in the 8th grade and i had the same problem. Just a couple weeks ago i got a new puppy to all you have to do is hold the other puppie up to your new dog and let your old dog smell it and if the puppie bark just keep doing it and tell they become friends.
He will get use to it, trying to do anything about it will just make it worse.
Can you describe more about the behavior? It's too hard to tell what's going on from your description - could be harmless playing, or not. Need more info, please.
What ever you do dont hit your dog. It will think that you are replacing it witha new dog. Dogs are not dumb and they know whats going on. Tell him/her to stop but dont yell. Keep doing this untill she/he learns. Each time you do this rememebr to give him/her a pat on the head. Eventually he/she should get it and they will become the best of freinds.
try having each dog on one side of the wall and keep doing that for a while