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I have a 2 yr old male beagle, and i want to get a new girl puppy teacup maltese. how can i keep riley not depressed when i get him a friend. hes really sweet and loving of other animals but im scared he will turn mean and depressed. can anyone help me?
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well the first thing u should do is intruduce him to her if u see him actin weird and hes being to protective with you, that would probably mean he doesnt trust her and i dont think thats a good beggining,.
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i dont think that you r dog will turn depressed if you get another dog. especially if you are gone for long periods of time, the two could keep each other company
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When introducing two dogs that don't know each other there can always be problems. Here's what you should do to help them get along and not get stressed.
Go to neutral grounds, by that I mean don't introduce them at your house because that is already Riley's "territory" and he might see it as the puppy intruding on his territory. Go to a park and let them meet.
Do not let them run or walk up to each other front the front. Walk the puppy from side to side and get closer with each step. But get closer slowly. Dogs will see it as a confrontation if you approach them from the front.
As you slowly have them approach, keep giving them both treats and praising them if they are being good and nice dogs. Riley will see this as "this puppy is around and I get treats, the puppy must be a good thing"
If you think Riley is going to get mean towards the puppy then back away and try again, but do not yell at him because he will only see that as "when this puppy is around I get yelled at"
And, if you think there's really going to be a problem with them getting along, then you should see a professional dog behavioral specialist. It's good that you want to get Riley a friend because all dogs need to have some canine companionship in their lives. Just watch him; don't be too nervous, because he will sense your nervousness and that will make him nervous; and take everything baby step's to make sure he doesn't get stressed.
What to watch for to know that he's stressed: Avoiding eye contact; Turning his head away; turning his whole body away; Licking his nose excesively; yawning excessively. These are all "calming" signals that basically mean "I'm stressed out" in dog language.
Make sure you pay attention to those signals because they can quickly turn into ... Growling; Snapping; Biting hard; etc.
I hope I'm not scaring you too much. I seem to remember that beagle's are very friendly dogs and you shouldn't have a big problem. If you are too nervous then the dog will sense it and get nervous also, so don't be too scared.
Make sure you give them equal attention so that neither one feels left out at all. And keep in mind that, despite what people might think, dogs do NOT have the ability to get "jealous". Jealousy is a human emotion and is often miss-diagnosed in dogs. If you think your dog is jealous, then there is underlying cause to his miss-behaving, not jealousy.
That's all I can think of right now, let me know how it goes, and come back with any more questions about dogs.
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treat them equally, he wont be depressed if you give the other dog the same amount of treats he gets, he really wont. Play with them together. Beagles are so cute :-D so are malteses hehe. Just be sweet and kind to both he will appreciate a new friend
gl sweetie
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