New Puppy advice??

**senorita02** · 12-16-2005, 02:50 PM

Ok some of you know my pooches but i havent been posting that much lately.
This Sunday we are going to take the 6 hour drive to go look at an 11 week old Presa Canario pup, we already have our 6 year old male Rotti (Face) and a 3year old female Presa Canario (Senorita).. anyway we are debating wether or not to get another dog but the problem is the pup will be male and i am nervous of bringing another male dog into the house with our male Rott, right now my two babies are amazing with each other, they could not live without one another, i am afraid of jealousy etc. with my female towards the new pup and with my Rott being hurt that another male is brought into the home, how have any of you handles introducing a 3rd pup into the pack?

Face is amazing with all other dogs , and very well socialized with puppies and dogs, Senorita however has never been socialized with puppies. And she is a big girl so i want to make certain she is good with him.
Thanks

**Husky_mom** · 12-16-2005, 03:33 PM

i guess senorita wil have no trouble since it´s a puppy, maternal instincts kick in, and iwht Face i see no problem, until maybe the pup is old enough to be considered competition, but maybe by then they are great pals, who knows, i never owned two males at same time, just females some are great but there are cases when they are not, it´s like flipping a coin, basing on socialization, training and jerarqui (sp?).

**senorita02** · 12-16-2005, 03:35 PM

Thanks HuskyMom, i was thinking the same hopefully when the pup is of age he will accept Face as Alpha dog, but... most likely he will challenge him at one point, so i hear.
I just dont wanna make Face sad. (He is the love of my life)

**k9krazee** · 12-16-2005, 03:38 PM

I think bringing in a puppy instead of like an adult dog would be a lot easier for them to get used to. I have 5 dogs and they all get along surprisingly well. Shadow was an only dog for 7 years and we were afraid adding another dog but she adjusted great to Micki and Mini, no problems at all. I have 2 males in the house, and I've gotta say that I actually have more problems with the 3 females getting along, the boys are usually great together.

We defianately need some pictures of Face and Senorita, its been waaaay too long

And the puppy too

Good luck!!

**senorita02** · 12-16-2005, 03:45 PM

Thanks

ok here is the lil guy...he is 11 weeks in the pic, if and when we bring him home it wont be til he is 13 weeks

And here are a few of the kids...

**My Peanuts** · 12-16-2005, 04:15 PM

First of all he is adorable!

Secondly, I had Sylvia and Harley for 2 years when I introduced Morty and then a month later Jimmy. 3 males 1 female. Different breeds, but same concept. Here's how it's working out for us. Morty has been with us since June. He has no problems with Syl or Harley. Harley is very protective and gets depressed easily. I worried that another male would be bad for him, but they play nicely and they are buddies now. Then when Jimmy came Harley had a problem with him. No aggression, but you can tell that Harl doesn't like Jim. He is getting over it slowly. Plus I think part of the problem is that Jimmy isn't neutered yet and everyone else is fixed already. They know he's different. Plus he acts "weird" because he was a badly abused stray.
Long story short, they are working out their differences over time.

Your guys are pretty young like mine, so they should have no problem accepting a new guy (my opinion). The only problem we have is that Morty is only 1 year old and the energy level is a lot different. Your two might get frustrated with the new guy because he will probably want to play all the time. All of it can be worked out over time. You’ll never know unless you get him. All “packs” are different.

**Husky_mom** · 12-16-2005, 04:16 PM

Love The Pics!!!!

**pnance** · 12-16-2005, 04:38 PM

Originally Posted by k9krazee

I have 2 males in the house, and I've gotta say that I actually have more problems with the 3 females getting along, the boys are usually great together.

I agree, I have 2 males, 2 females and have had more problems with the females getting along than my males.

Love the pics...

**areias** · 12-16-2005, 04:49 PM

It's always said that if males don't get along at first, they might just have a little tussle...if females don't get along, they will fight to the death. I have two males and a female. The two males get along great, but with one of my males and my female, I have to keep all toys and rawhides outside, or they will fight.

I did bring a puppy into my home a little over a year ago, a skinny one that I picked up. Sam was almost 7 years old, and he really did not enjoy it. He didn't do anything, but he was extremely annoyed and had an attitude the whole time it was here. We found it another home (we werent ready for another dog) so I'm not sure what would have happened.

**Ginger's Mom** · 12-16-2005, 06:04 PM

I do not have any advise, since I have never had more than one dog at a time. Although I will say that my sister has had a two dog household for many many years and they have always had males, and have not had any problem whatsoever. I do think that Diana made a good point though about the energy level between the pup and a six year old Rottie.

Anyway my real reason for posting is to say *swoon*, he is absolutely adorable.

How could anyone resist that precious face. And to say I really do think that Face and Senorita are beautiful dogs, and it has been too long since I have had the opportunity to tell you that. Don't make us wait so long next time.

**poofy** · 12-16-2005, 06:15 PM

all your gang is just so pretty and I think that adorable guy will fit right in

**senorita02** · 12-17-2005, 07:21 AM

Thankyou so much everyone, tomorrow is the big day we go meet him, i just hope he has a good temperment, that will help make our decision a lot easier!
oooh im so excited!

**RobiLee** · 12-17-2005, 12:42 PM

Ohhhh MY! I don't have any advice. I just had to stop in and say that I hope everything works out. What a cutie!!! My goodness you already have two very stunning dogs and now you might get a 3rd one?! I'm JEALOUS!