Sisters new rescue and resident dog are not getting along... help?

Does anyone have a good article of some sort on how to introduce dogs? I am searching the internet but there are so many different things I am confused as to what is the best way.

My sister has a very spoiled, very needy English Bulldog that is about 8 months (I think). She just rescued another Bulldog that was severely neglected and apparently the two are not getting along and she is stressed out and upset that she may have to give the rescue away.

I told her it was normal, the situation is that the resident dog is aggressively playing with the rescue. They growl and bite each otherâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s paws but it never gets violent. She doesnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t want it to escalate to violence and wants to make sure the introductions are done right to avoid this.

So, does anyone know of any links I can check out for her? I would really appreciate it.

Thanks!

I saw 2 big red flags from your post. First that her resident dog is spoiled and needy. Secondly she adopted a rescue dog that was neglected. This is a recipe for disaster if she doesn't enforce strict obedience in her household.

IMO, she needs to go to a professional trainer and bring both dogs with her. If the resident is spoiled and needy, that tells me she doesn't have a lot of control over it. And if the second has been neglected, it could have anxiety issues that need to be dealt with. Reading things on the internet most likely is not going to change your sister's behavior towards the dogs, and honestly, that's what the situation most likely requires. In other words, your sister needs the training to gain control of the situation. Once she has that control, the dogs will fall in line.

Not all dogs get along with each other. We come across people everyday that we decide to like or dislike. Dogs are not different in that respect. But if you have the complete respect of the dog, then by respect for you, they can get along with each other.

My first dog was found abandoned on the side of the road. She had just had puppies, had been abused (her teeth were kicked out), and loaded with parasites. She was so bad that she would drop to the floor and pee if you tried to pet her. It took a professional trainer (to train us) and a year's patience to bring her around. She was the best dog that we've ever had, but not without a LOT of work on our part.

There is a dog only forum that she could join: dogforum.org

Thatâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s pretty much the advice I gave her. Being that she is jobless and just had a baby I figured she wouldnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t have the time or money and needed some quick advice.

Somehow she made time from her sick and crying 24/7 baby and scrounged up some money and took them both immediately to the trainer (I guess never under estimate the power of the love for animals... you always find a way). The trainer told her itâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s no problem itâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s just that this dog has never been socialized and has spent his life in a crate he just needs some training but his temperament test was perfect.

The trainer also mentioned that her old dog was the instigator and is actually known to bully some of the dogs at daycare... my sister didnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t know that. So they are going to work together to get them to get along.

Thankfully... I always hate hearing stories of an animal that finally gets rescued only to have to be rehomed for one reason or another.

Thanks for your comments Momofmany!

Originally Posted by BaloneysMom

The trainer also mentioned that her old dog was the instigator and is actually known to bully some of the dogs at daycare... my sister didnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t know that. So they are going to work together to get them to get along.

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I would have put money on that. All you needed to say was that it was spoiled and needy.

That is good news that she's taking them to a trainer, and glad to hear you gave her the same advice!!