Advice Of Second Dog, Is There Jealousy Between Dogs?

[Xaiver III]

Hi,

I made a post about dog jealousy in the general dog discussion, and have been advised to post here.

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Well the long road is finally over. About 3 weeks ago my family bought our first dog!! (Well she is technically my dad's dog )

She is a 13 week old female staffy/mastiff cross which we got from the RSPCA!

Anyway, she unfortunately is an outside dog because mum does not like the shedding and she is partially allergic to dog dander.

After a year or so I am hoping to get my own dog. After much deliberation I am wanting a standard poodle.

Having already visited a miniature poodle breeder, mum does not seem to have any problems in keeping the future pup inside.

Now the problem I have is whether there will be any jealousy between the poodle pup and our staffy/mastiff pup?

Currently our pup prefers the outside (probably becuase dad is always outside) and even when we bring her inside, she doesn't have much interest.

However she currently stays out on the patio right next to the kitchen and can see everything, and I'm worried that by bringing a new dog into the household and allowing that dog inside whilst the other not being allowed will couse some problems.

One point to know is that the poodle pup can obviously choose where to stay, but at night time she/he will stay inside.

Your thoughts please?

Also apart from double the vet bills, double the cleaning up, what else should I be aware of?

I would also get a male dog right because I have a female one?

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[gsdog2]

No advice - all I can say is we had similar plans with ours. The two GSD's were supposed to be outside and the Goldie inside. We couldn't do it and now all three are inside . No jealousy problems and the GSD's are male and female, the Goldie is male (all are desexed).

[ZAUBISTAR]

Yeah not really sure if I can help much either.

I've had older dogs and introduced new pups reasonably easily. All the dogs have had a similar living arrangements though and that is what we've worked up to slowly with the pup crated to start with. All our dogs are inside dogs and share a bed.

As dogs can easily adopt a routine I would assume dog #1 will be relatively relaxed with it's own conditions and should adapt well to a new puppy. I would keep all interaction between them well supervised at first just to make sure they gel. I would also caution against having two bitches together. Not sure if you were wanting a bitch for yourself but it might just be easier to get a male. Sometimes the girls just can't stand each other, not to say this is always the case.

Good luck!

.......and photos please

[Xaiver III]

Cheers for the adivce/experiences brigidstarr and gsdog2

After advice from other posters as well, I think it will be quite difficult keeping one dog inside and another outside.

I really feel that my pup will enjoy having a playmate, so I think after 18 months or so, we will get another puppy and keep them both outside (though we will of course supervise them and separate them initially).

I think we will go with our initial choice of a GSD (hehe I've got the perfect people to talk to then ). Any other large dog breeds we should be looking at?

(Oh, I will defiantly be getting a male pup )

However, the puppy is still a puppy and thus is making us less inclined to keeping her inside (due to her being naughty, jumping around, biting furniture and cable etc), but once she is an adult and I have fully trained her, I do think that I will let her in (and thus the other dog as well). This will be of course after I get mum tested for her allergies.

Here's some pics (sorry for the quality - they're from my camera)

Edited December 5, 2009 by Xaiver III

[ZAUBISTAR]

She's adorable!!!!!

That's the first puppy face I've looked at in a long while and got the fuzzy feeling :D

GSD's are pretty cool. I assume you're able to get the pups to a formal training ground? The information and socialisation at clubs is priceless. Being the mum of a much loved entire male I can tell you they are very rewarding but can require a lot of work so be prepared.

Seeing as your mum has allergies I understand that dogs inside may not be a full time option. I will add however my most valuable training occurs in the house. By this I mean both establishing new skills for trialling as well as the general respect required for all family members.

That's probably besides the point. Make sure you keep us updated.

[Xaiver III]

Aww thanks brigidstarr

I've already contacted Jeff Jones and Nekhbet about purchasing and training the GSD. They recommended a good breeder who tested for Schutzhund since I wanted (and was convinced to think about) getting a personal protection dog because I didn't want a weak nerved dog.

Yeah, I was thinking about it (letting the dog inside) and once our girl is toilet trained and after we talk to the vet about her skin odour, that we'll let her sit beside me in the study room (where I spend 99% of my time :D)

The room is near the laundry room door and is tilled so there won't be any stains, dander etc stuck to the floor. Plus there is a door to stop the dog from going into the family, lounge room and kitchen.

Just out of curiosity, I wanted to crate train the pup, but since she sleeps outside, I can't. Can you give me a link in the fourms or the net as to how I can toliet train an outside dog? (Sorry, my internet is capped so everything is so slow to load )

BTW your GSD looks so beautiful.