Intoducing A Pup To An Adult Lurcher

[zak123 4]

hi there all I am new to this site ! I would appreciate some advice on introducing a young pup lurcher to an adult lurcher what age would be best to kennel them together and would training the pup separately be advised . and if separately is the answer what age would you introduce them to working with each other oh by the way both dogs are bitches thanks all !

[Shaddy93 840]

Personally I'd pay more attention to the older bitch than the pup by that I mean does she tolerate the pup? I'd introduce by having the pup on the lead and the older lurcher roaming free see how the older one reacts when the pup is hanging off her cheek lol the id snap and whack won't do the pup any harm it's only a concern when the older one is doing it with the intent to hurt or kill you'll know the difference, of the older ones ok then let the pup off dont corner them together make sure the older bitch has plenty of room to escape the pup if it's doing her head in, if she's still fine with the pup leave them both outside and go and stand in the kitchen and watching out the window where the older one can't see you looking, it all comes in time my older bitch would kennel with a pup fine yet she's funny with other dogs, my brothers older bitch hates pups and will kill them at any given chance, working together again comes in time when the pups mature enough to start going out then take her and just let her watch the older one work, I personally don't like running young dogs with any other dog wether it be young or old iv seen bad accidents happen like that

[ginger beard 4,652]

if an adult dog goes at a pup with intent to really hurt it,the adults got a temperment issue.when introducing my adult to the pup there was a growl,bowled her over once or twice.avoided pup as much as she could and within days they were sleeping together and playing.playing rough with alot of noise but a proper yelp they'd stop.

[Saltmoon 2,208]

Time and effort on your part the dogs will sort themselves out but like it's been said already you'll know if your older bitch is not happy. When i had my old dog I tried introducing a pup I ended up taking it back to the breeder with no refund (my chocie) as my dog would have killed it soon as I was out of sight but I new my dog and new the signs that he was not ok with the situation but he was funny with most dogs I should have known that it wouldn't go down well so it really comes down to how well you know your dog and the signs of putting the new one in it's place and wanting to hurt it

[blackmaggie 3,376]

Don't kennel them together give the old bitch her own space and introduce them away from the home just take things easy and unless the old bitch tries killing your pup let her put the youngster in her place if needs be end of the day your top dog and says what's acceptable

[bird 9,872]

Don't kennel them together give the old bitch her own space and introduce them away from the home just take things easy and unless the old bitch tries killing your pup let her put the youngster in her place if needs be end of the day your top dog and says what's acceptable

, and easier still , put the pup in a cage , until it bit bigger , by then the older dog would know that it staying there lol, and it prob get used to it in 8-9 days anyway , the old dog will put it in its place , and it will stay like that unless the the pup/dog wants to change things when it gets older

[tb25 4,627]

And I would be training it alone..Will only f**k about with another dog present.

[neems 2,406]

As above I'd train separately (at least while it's a pup) and definitely don't kennel them together.

[Casso 1,261]

I questioned a highly ranked sports dog competitior in the past about aggression issues in keeping 5 entire male shepherds, and his take on it was if the pup was never whooped on or had negitive feed back from an adult the pup was normally less inclined to express aggression needlessly against another dog when it matures

 

, its something that stuck with me as I know cases of pups been whooped on by a type of dog where after lookin back, what started was a vendata against a whole breed of dog

[Bobtheferret 1,248]

Agree with Casso. My old whippet beddlington got a unprovoked beating from a collie at 4 months old and he never forgot it his whole life till he passed. Hated all collies from that day on but was fine with all other breeds.

[zak123 4]

thanks for the advice everyone much appreciated ! some very good points cheers !

[Saluki246 1,053]

Iv found in the passed, pups can be a pest with adult dogs and some adult dogs dont have patients and lash out, sometimes this can end in tears, as the pup can get badly injured or killed !

I tend to keep pups away from adults till they get older and more use to them.

[Blueboybilly 164]

 

Don't kennel them together give the old bitch her own space and introduce them away from the home just take things easy and unless the old bitch tries killing your pup let her put the youngster in her place if needs be end of the day your top dog and says what's acceptable

 

, and easier still , put the pup in a cage , until it bit bigger , by then the older dog would know that it staying there lol, and it prob get used to it in 8-9 days anyway , the old dog will put it in its place , and it will stay like that unless the the pup/dog wants to change things when it gets older

 

This is how I would do it too

[Blueboybilly 164]

Also - always train your pup on its own (one on one). And no harm in working the pup with the older dog enitially but I think that you can come across a few issues; like the pup not retrieving when another dog is there (due to having rabbits snatched from it by older dogs); also - you could find that the pup will get used to the older dog doing all of the work and therefore might 'hold back' when pursuing quarry because it knows that the older dog will catch

[shaaark 10,737]

Walk em together, on leads, even jist around the block or around a field or anything, more ye do it quicker they become buddies, its really thay simple unless one of them is a fruit bat haha

Plenty of fruit bats on here w k lol