Celeste Issue

[Crikit]

The thing with bringing a new dog into the house is that it can take some time for them to adjust to each and learn to live in harmony. When I brought Beaker home he had already spent a week with Smudge outside of the house so got along fine with him but Winter and Tama hated him and wouldn't have anything to do with him for the first week or so. Now however Tama and Beaker are best friends and can even be kenneled together and Winter plays great with him... Perhaps the two of them just need to get used to being around each other and find a play style that suits the two of them. At work we have quite a few dogs that are in the same family play great with each other but end up being in different play rooms because of a difference in play styles.

[Seravieve]

This sounds EXACTLY like my three. Zeke is the oldest.. and has been with J the longest. Then Bunny, and then Eli. Bunny and Eli LOVE each other... I mean LOVE each other.. we find them making out sometimes... But Zeke just tolerates Eli. They dont play at all. They pretty much ignore each other. Zeke has snapped and went after E several times. We always step in and roll them and all that.. and then we're good for another month or so. Eli and Bunny love to play.. and Eli plays rough.. I have always thought for the same reasons as you said, not much socialization as a young puppy, taken away from mom early (he was a sickly puppy), etc... So I think he plays rougher than he should and he steps all over us and the other two, like he doesnt know better. But Bunny will take it all in and she yips when she's had enough. Or she will sit down and put both paws on his neck (resembles a hug) and starts licking his face. That usually ends it as well.

Best advice I can give... is to just watch them. We dont trust the three alone together.. B and E are crated together (large crate, dont worry) and Z is by himself. When we're home, we watch them constantly. Zeke has warning signs before he snaps. Eyes change, Ears perk up, tail goes straight up and still... Im sure it also has to do with the puppy stage... Zeke is 5/6ish and Bunny is 3/4ish and Eli is just over 1 year old.. so theres a big difference from Z and E, and I think that has a lot to do with it.

Good luck! Im sure Falise will learn to accept Celeste and the fact that she is there. Zeke has done so with Eli.. and we got him in May I believe.

[bckrazy]

Falise sounds a lot like Gonzo. He does not tolerate dogs jumping all over him, and he will let them know! He has never hurt another dog, he just turns into a growly, snarky, brat.

When I first got Fozzie... Gonzo growled at him all the time. If he walked by, Gonzo would growl. At first, I interfered all the time. But that didn't work at all. So I allowed them to work it out themselves, and they are best buddies now!

My advice is to let Falise teach Celeste what she expects of her. Of course, interfere if it's escalating, but it probably won't. Falise is just trying to teach the pup some manners, it sounds like... which is NOT a bad thing! =) It could take a few weeks, or longer, but they will adjust to each other.

[Catty1]

umm....how about getting a playmate for Celeste?

[Giselle]

umm....how about getting a playmate for Celeste?

But then you'd have to find a bigger yard and a bigger house and then maybe another pupper would work and then it's just a slippery slope

Although, I admit, it's a slope I'd gladly slip down!!!

[Animalhouse26]

As far as getting another dog.. We just got Celeste Fri! We got her to be a playmate FOR Falise.. So, to get another dog wouldn't work.. for one, because of Space, and Funds issues... 2 because it would defeat the purpose of getting HER.. and 3.. I would live on the street.. Hubby would Boot me out! lol :-)

Yes, we are going to just let things happen. Nothing tonight, cause we had Celeste out all day today, so she has slept most the evening! :-) But, I will take your Advice, and just watch them

When you refered to Crating both your dogs together.. I giggled, Cause I do that with Tyson and Falise.. In a big Crate. And if Mufasa is here.. he goes in there with her. :-) Tyson doesn't need to be in the crate, But Falise freaks if she is alone in it. Like today, When we were away all day.. we come home.. and some how she is out in the house, and the crate is moved like 6in from the wall!! How the Heck!?

[BC_MoM]

You haven't had her long. Things WILL sort themselves out, and I would suggest that you just leave it be and let them sort it out together. Falise WILL reach a breaking point (I don't mean into aggression) where he will really let her know he doesn't appreciate it, and she will learn to back off.

Someone once told me that as long as there is no blood, leave them alone. To a point, I agree with it and do excerise it with my own dogs.

[Seravieve]

When you refered to Crating both your dogs together.. I giggled, Cause I do that with Tyson and Falise.. In a big Crate.

LOL.. well when J bought the crate originally, she bought a huge one and a medium one... Guess she thought Zeke would grow more at 3 years old? I dunno... so its MASSIVE ans takes up a good portion of our -should be- dining room. Its like Great Dane size, and then some. They are two little love bugs and like to cuddle with each other so it works.

Glad to hear that someone else does that too!

Like BC_MOM said too.. it will just take time and they'll figure it out. Zeke and Bunny were a little off when B joined the family in the beginning too.. just takes time to sort out.. =)

Someone once told me that as long as there is no blood, leave them alone.

We kind of follow that.. Letting them sort out their tiffs but Zeke likes to be mean and puncture holes in the sides of Eli's face.. so we watch them carefully... Especially when Zz is crabby.