Well, we adopted that pug/beagle mix (Puggle). She's about 5-6 months old. We named her Lexi (because we got her in Lexington). Timmy wanted to name her Relish, you know, to go with Pickles. I said I hate that name think of something else. The lady we got her from said she was a stray that had been found with another dog. The other dog got adopted two weeks ago. She said the two dogs had gotten along fine, Lexi never showed any signs of aggression, and she is great with kids. So we thought Lexi and Pickles would make great companions.
We brought Lexi home on Saturday. Pickles was very excited to see her, but Lexi seemed indifferent to Pickles. Lexi seems to be somewhat housetrained and crate trained. She already knew Sit and Come. She hasn't shown much interest in any doggy toys but she will chew a piece of rawhide until it is gone. That is where the trouble started.
After Lexi had looked around the house and settled down a bit, we gave her a rawhide to chew on. Pickles was playing with her kitty toy nearby and accidentally bumped into Lexi. Lexi jumped up and violently snapped at Pickles. Poor spoiled Pickles had never had such a thing happen to her in her entire life. She got the most pathetic look on her face and slunk away, tail between her legs. Since then Pickles has given Lexi a WIDE berth. The few times Lexi has tried to play with Pickles (and by "play" I mean jump on her and bite her), Pickles just crouched down with a terrified look on her face.
Lexi immediately recognized that she can boss Pickles around and she hasn't stopped. Now she pushes herself between me and Pickles whenever we're walking. If Pickles is sitting on my lap Lexi will jump up and push Pickles out of the way. If Pickles is playing with a toy Lexi will walk up and take it from her. Pickles is miserable. Poor Pickle.
I'd always heard that the older and more established in the household dog would be the dominant one. But that is not the case here. Other than the two of them not getting along, we have no real problems with Lexi. She's a good dog. Very sweet. Gets along with the cats. Likes to sit on a lap and watch tv. Just hates Pickles Puglet. Which is kind of disappointing since we got the dog to be a companion to Pickles. We've decided to give it a few weeks and see if the situation improves. Lexi is going to be fixed soon, that should help tone down her aggression a little.
Ack.
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I have a theory that my dogs don't like each other at all. They have been together for 2 years and they still bitch at each other and wrestle. I guess that just cause you put them together doesn't mean that they like each other.... Doggies are like people after all.
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