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You’ve told me to please seek help from a trainer and a vet behavourist but as mentioned multiple times in this thread I have already stated I have done both of these already. I was looking for tips anyone may have in the time between now and our next appointment. My dog has had a full examination by his vet, that was the first thing we did before and also after his first appointment with the VB. Thanks anyway.

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Thank you for your responses. I am working 12 hour days at the moment so don’t have the energy or time to reply to everyone but I am taking in all your advice. Everyone must understand that I have written this post and cannot put every single detail about my dog / our life / our routine into one post. I am not a stupid person and I care very deeply for my dogs. I get that you’re judging me for getting another dog but you don’t fully understand our situation or know my first dog. I truely believe that our new dog is in no danger at all. As I said, I cannot explain properly in a short post so you will just have to believe me. Our first dog has serious mental health issues and he is very sorry whenever he has an outburst but he is a beautiful and loving boy who was just born this way. He loves the company of his new brother and I am happy with our choice to add another dog to our family. Yes this is a serious situation, yes I am getting help for it, yes I have spoken to the breeders about it and no they have never had anything like this before, yes it is unusual for this breed but it is what it is. We are doing our best.

We will be in touch with her after our next visit with the VB which will be next month.

I’m sorry you feel this why but we wanted to get another dog and our first dog has been wonderful and very gentle with him. He is not an aggressive monster of a dog 24/7 as it seems you’re imagining. He had his issues of course but he is not in angry mode all day long. They are both currently laying on the floor sleeping together. Our new dog has nothing to do with his issues, the new dog will not be harmed in any way. Our first dog has never been aggressive to another dog before and has been around food and dogs before. We don’t have a crate, we don’t crate train and I don’t know how feeding him in a crate would work because how would we get the food in there? He would still get aggressive. We do not have a muzzle and putting a muzzle on him would not help his feeding. As I said, he is not like this all the time and our new dog is not in danger.

We were advised to wait for the trainer to come back once we had moved into our new house (only just moved in) and settled in. We were told by the VB to keep him calm whenever possible, praise for being calm, tell him in a whisper “good boy _____” when he was relaxing and calm. As well as a few small things to help with his anxiety around new people and on walks. But that’s about it for now! He is a cavalier king charles and almost a year and a half old.

Yes, any food. One tiny dry biscuit and he attacked the trainer when she came to see him. We don’t give him treats for this reason. He knows a few things and learnt very quickly. He can sit, lay down, roll over, he knows “kiss”, “mummy”, “daddy”, “outside”, he knows what go wee means, etc. He is good at listening. But again because we can’t give him treats we cannot do much training anymore.

(Warning - Lost post, sorry!) I’ve written posts before about my dog who has been diagnosed with OCD and anxiety, he gets very aggressive (will bite) when it comes to feeding time. He does get aggressive when it comes to other things but feeing is our main issue. He is on medication but we don’t think it’s really doing anything and he is already on a high dose. We are seeing a VB and will have another appointment next month but we are just so lost. We had a trainer come first before we saw a VB and she said he needs medication ASAP and that she cannot help until he is more stable but he just isn’t even after being on medication for about six months. We have recently moved house but we at our old house lived with a family member and had a routine set while living there. One of us would take him into the bathroom (he would go in willingly) and then the other person would put his food into the backyard and wait at the back door, person in the bathroom would then open the bathroom door, dog would ran outside (while growling) and then the person at the back door would shut it straight after he goes out. Now that we have moved house I thought it’s a new house and maybe a new environment would be a fresh start. For a few days we were putting his food down in the kitchen and rush out of the room to where he couldn’t see us, he would watch me leave but then eat and be fine but after a few days he went back to attacking us when we put the food down. But now.. we got another dog. A very, very sweet boy who has no issues with food. Tonight we tried feeding the new dog in the kitchen and put the original dog in the laundry behind a baby gate and lowered his food down to him. He growled but just ate it. Does anyone have any other suggestions? Tips? We cannot go back to our old routine of putting it outside, the weather is to up and down here and he hates going out in the rain. I am honestly drained by this situation. We love our dog, he is a loving and very smart boy but I just don’t know what to do anymore.

I’m so sorry you and this poor puppy are going through this experience. I really don’t have any advice, I have no idea what you should do but I hope things turn out okay. Have you spoken to the RSPCA or ranger over the phone? Even though they are far I’d hope they would be able to give you advice on what to do. You can’t take the puppy without permission, that may cause more issues for everyone involved. If you can then video what you can and just keep an eye on the pup like you have been doing. I hope things work out for the best x

Thanks guys, that’s very helpful. If that’s what you suggest then I may as well do that and just introduce them at home! And honestly I’m not sure how well the new dog is going to be on a lead anyway as it’s coming from a breeders home where they haven’t been walked other than to be taken to the vet. I’ll be sure to update and add some photos once things have settled Thanks again. If anyone has any extra tips then send them my way!

Hi everyone, We already have a dog and we are getting another next week. They are both male, same breed and both a similar age. We are excited but I’m also a bit nervous. I want things to go well and I want them to be good doggy friends. Does anyone have any tips on how to make things go smoothly? We plan to introduce them in an outdoor place they have both never been and go for a walk together before we take them home together.

Thanks for this! I’ll be sure to do the best I can when it comes time to indroduce them (assuming all goes ahead)!

Thanks everyone for the comments, it’s been a great help to me! My husband and I spoke last night and agree that it is reasonable. We’re going to arrange to meet the dog and see what his personality is like. If all goes well then he may soon be apart of our family!

Great advice, thank you. Our current dog is a cavalier and also a male. I was a bit worried because they are both male but the breeder seems to think it will be fine as the boy she has obviously has been around other males and my boy also spends a lot of time with my mum’s dog who is male so I’m hoping things go smoothly if we do go ahead! My dog is like my actual baby so I’ll be sure to continue the over the top amount of love he gets haha

You’re right. When I spoke to her I said I’d discuss with my husband and get back to her asap so we won’t um and ah too long. Speaking of him and our dog, do you know what is best to do if we do end up taking this dog from the breeder? I’m assuming we introduce the dogs in an area like a park etc instead of our house. I’ve never introduced another dog to our home before when already having a dog so I’m not sure what is best.

Yes this is my thoughts Diva. Thanks for your comment. I’ll discuss this all with my partner tonight. I understand their price, they are the best dogs (to me at least!).

From what the breeder told me, she kept him and his brother but decided she couldn’t keep both and said she just prefers the brother over him so he needs a home. But you’re right, plus he is getting desexed so I guess the pricing does work out. Was just curious what others had to say

Yes you are very right about that! Thanks for your comment. I’m going to have a good think about it all today and discuss with my partner tonight to see what he thinks. He is the type to not make impulse moves, he needs time to think things over but I really do think this boy could be great for us.

Thanks for your reply sandgrubber. I understand it’s hard to generalize but based off the information I’ve given above I was hoping that others could tell me if full price (the same as a new puppy) was normal for this dog being rehomed. I am unsure how it works. Maybe some breeders put down the price after 6 months, 12 months, I have no clue but that’s what I was hoping to find out.

Thanks for your reply. I think I have to agree with you, our dog we already have has a big personality so we really want another dog who will suit him so that’s why I think this dog may be perfect. Maybe we’ll have to meet the dog and see what my partner thinks after that.

I think as long as your dog doesn’t develop seperation anxiety (which you will not know until you’ve got the dog) then it should be okay. Personally I wouldn’t leave my dog (a cavalier) for that long but I know he would be okay if I had to for a day. When you first get a puppy, they need company, they need to be taken to the toilet, they need to be fed lunch, etc so unless you’re willing to stay home for the first few weeks then I’d be looking at someone who could stay with them or at least come over once during the day to let out to the toilet and fed them lunch. Maybe you have a friend or a parent that could do this for you while the puppy is very young. Otherwise in my local area there is a company that has doggy daycare which may suit you and they also have people that can come to your house and fed / hang out with your dog and even take them for a walk (when they’re old enough) so that may be a great option for you. I would be looking into one of options on the days you aren’t home. Good luck!

Hi everyone, I’ve recently been in contact with a cavalier king charles breeder. They have a 14 month old male cavalier who needs to be put in a pet home because he is not needed there (too many dogs and a few have to go). According to the breeder he is lovely, has all his health checks, good personality, etc. I just want to get others opinions on prices of dogs being homed at an older age. The breeder is asking full price for this dog, is this normal? I would take him in a heartbeat but my partner is concered about the price and thinks “why wouldn’t we just get a puppy for that price”. Thanks in advance.

Like everyone else is saying, they are probably busy and will eventually get back to you. When did you email them? I emailed a breeder myself on Monday and haven’t heard back yet but I understand that it takes time and as stated above, people are probably scrambling for Christmas puppies so this time of year is busier than usual! Although for us (who have emailed) we can’t wait to hear back and are always checking for replies but for the breeders they have our emails plus a ton more to reply to!

Yes it is. How did you know?

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