Hello, I recently acquired a now 10 week old springer spaniel puppy after my 13 year old springer passed this November. My question is I also have a 10 month old pug who seems to be so intense now that I have a new puppy in the household. I understand the whole establishing dominance thing but she does not seem to relax anymore. She is demonstrating some dominance establishing behavior which is appropriate and ok but I question how much to allow her to show. She is just so intense and persistant but loves to play.
The question is, what play is normal and what may make my new puppy insecure? My new puppy is so mellow and calm I don't want him to get bad habits of not being able to relax and playing rough. I also see that the new puppy has made my pug question my dominance with her, which I have now been working on. Any advice on making this transition as smooth as possible? I just want to do everything right.
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