| Owning More Than One Dog |
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| Saturday, 05 September 2009 05:59 | ||||||||
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Many of those households own more than one dog. Owning more than one dog can be a blessing or a curse.
If you have multiple dogs who get along well together then you probably have a very happy living situation.
If, on the other hand, you have multiple dogs who are at each other’s throats you may be living a nightmare.
Your first dog may feel threatened and upset by having a new dog in “his” house.
The second dog may be insensitive or downright rude. He may try to take things that belong to the first dog -- including you. The root of the problem is always going to be that both dogs want to be first with you.
You may need to divide up the house into separate areas -- one for the first dog and one for the second dog. You need to make it clear from the start that the new dog cannot take things that belong to the first dog.
Don’t let the new dog take the first dog’s bed, toys or food bowls. If you allow this to happen you will be looking at a war. Besides, it’s just not fair to treat your first dog that way. He has some status in the house because he was there first. Don’t undermine him that way with the newcomer.
The more secure your first dog is about his position in your home, the less likely he is to resent the new dog. When you have dogs who are secure about their positions you have peace in the home.
You also shouldn’t let a new dog, even a cute puppy, torment an older dog. Even the kindest, gentlest older dogs will snap and growl when a new puppy teases them. Teach a new puppy to keep some distance from an older dog.
Your dogs won’t be lonely when you’re at work. Many dogs are best friends with each other. They play, sleep together, eat together without problems. Even when dogs have problems getting along it’s often only a spat.
Take some sensible precautions and your dogs can learn to live in peace and harmony.
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