Dog Behavior

If you are planning to introduce a new dog into your home, make sure that you put some thought into the kind of dog that will fit into your family the best. It is a good idea to try to pick a dog that has a energy level on the same level as your other dogs or just below. Take your old dog to a neutral place to introduce them for the first time. Avoid eye to eye contact at first. In...troduce the old dogs butt to the new dog. Watch the dogs body posture, as well as their eyes, ears, and tails to gain some insight as to how the dogs are feeling about each other. Take all of them for a long walk before returning home. Make sure to watch them when they eat, and play to help keep them out of trouble. Correct any unwanted behaviors right away. Keep all the dogs on some type of correction collar with a 10 ft lead till everybody gets to know one another. Before you know it, you will have one big happy family!