HELP!!!!!

Hi Glitz, Whenever there is a major change in a house, dogs will act differently until they reestablish their position. Probably the worst mistake you can make is to not let them work out their positions on their own, and the pup will only get bigger, so now is as good as it gets. Your little one can “train” the pup by giving correction when the pup does things that push her too far. It’s normal, let her give him corrections. But watch that they don’t get into an all-out fight. Vocal (growling) and short “contact” corrections (such as holding his muzzle or nipping) are how a puppy learns his place. You wouldn’t believe how many dogs out there haven’t received those and are terrible about understanding how to interact with other dogs. If things turn into a fight, however, you might have to seek out some hands-on expert advice. As far as the connection to your “baby” – let things work themselves out. If you are correcting her for doing what comes naturally, she may be confused about her place. When our ‘alpha’ dog died, we had 3 other dogs in the house. Two of them initially vied for top dog spot. I really had to bite my tounge because the dog that would become top dog had to reach that point or we’d forever be having spats. My cuddle-bug Toby was the loser, but it only took him a few short hours to realize it, but the new alpha chased him from the room for about 3 days. Toby hid under the bed. With praise to the alpha for being nice, and praise for Toby for not challenging, we got it all worked out and he’s back to my lap. Best wishes!

thanks so to the both of you! My vet told me something similar to whatt you were just saying bucheger!! I will do just that and hope that over time all will work out! Its just hard watching them fight! Its funny cause my cat seems to get along fine with the new puppy lol! Also, Mikel, I think your right, this dog does have a different learning style. Im going to enroll him in classes asap, because he is already stronger then me!!! And yes I agree that hitting should never be a solution! Altho, when the two of them start to fight, I have to yell to distract the two of them so I don’t lose a hand myself :)

Thank you both, I feel much better that others have gone through this as well!