Dogs and Puppies

decaelegant asked:


I recently took in a puppy. She is very well-behaved, very calm and loving.
However, my three-year-old dog has been used to being the only pet in the household. She is not necessarily well-behaved among other dogs, so she growls at the puppy a lot. Her overall reaction is rather unwelcoming. When the puppy approaches her, she tends to let off a growl and her tail stands stiffly up.

My question is how do I integrate my older dog to the new puppy so that she’ll accept the family addition?

Michelle A asked:


We have had one Maltese (male) for about three years now who does not like to be near other dogs or new people - He is very playful and sociable with my husband and me, but the minute he is around another dog or new people, his mood changes. He shys away from people and will not go near other dogs. He loves little kids and will eventually go up to people as he gets to “know” them. However, the “being around other dogs” issue has not gone away at all. No matter how many times he is around other dogs (even the same ones over and over), he freaks out and does not want to have anything to do with them. Recently, we added a new puppy (a female maltese - 10 weeks) to our family to help him out with this problem. I would like him to be used to and play with other dogs. So far, this is not working. Since we got her (about 2 days ago), he will not eat or play with us like he usually does.

apachurra_22 asked:


Me and my husband are thinking of getting a puppy this year, but we are wondering if our two adult cats will be able to share their territory with the new puppy. It will be a pity to get the puppy and realize that our house has become a war zone for good! Any advise on how to introduce the puppy to the cats?

Felicia asked:


My husband and I had just bought a new Beagle puppy. She is not an AKC registered puppy (the breeder never registered them). How can I register her for the AKC and her litter of puppies in the future? Do I have to buy an AKC registered dog in order to register the little of puppies?

hallie…. asked:


I just got a new puppy.. She’s poddy trained and she doesn’t bite anymore, its just she jumps when people come in the house and i wanna try to get her to stop. Any tips?