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The more Im reading on here about dogs together, Im starting to have a little panic about Oscar and this new puppy. :eek:

Ive read Joannas thread about the fighting and now Tracy chamberlins thread about her dogs being aggressive towards each other. :(

Please tell me Im being daft ...... Puppy hasnt arrived yet and already Im thinking oh boy what have I let myself in for. Dont think I havnt thought this through carefully before deciding but Im having a few sleepless nights wondering if everything will be ok. I do hope Oscar takes to him well and gets on - think Ill go mad if they are 'fighting' all day - or should I prepare myself for the worst. (w00t)

:( Janis
 
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You're being daft :p no honestly Janis don't worry,it will be great you've seen how many people on here own multiple whips if it was a bad idea they wouldn't do it,

They do scrap but are also loving and cuddly

They are restless the first few days and may keep you up but they settle

They do pee all over the place but they grow out of it

You will on the odd occasion think my god what have I done but it will be very few the rest of the time you will think why didn't I do this ages ago.

Oscar may not like to share your attention at first but before long you will be lucky to get a look in.

For one minus there are a 100 plus's so don't worry and don't just think about the negative stuff read all the posts about the good things of having more than one whippet

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Most of the problems here have been extreme cases Janis. Tracy's rescue dog hadn't been properly socialised with other dogs, and might have been badly ill-treated and traumatised, who knows? Problem situations are always going to stand out on newsgroups as no one ever writes in when they haven't got a problem. I'm sure it will work out fine!

Elizabeth
 
Janimal,

You mustn't use my situation as an example.

I took on a mature rescue dog with unknown history. Remember owner was DESPERATE to get rid of her dog, so would have witheld all sorts. It took five phonecalls to get an answer from her.

Secondly, it is very unusual to have a pup from eight weeks, and then when it is only 24 weeks old introduce a mature dog. It would be natural to assume that the adult dog should be pack leader, but the pup had to give up rights (sole rights at that) to everything. i.e best place on the bed, toys, attention from owner etc etc. the list goes on and on.

It is much more commonplace to have an adult dog and then bring in a pup.

I have done it before three times and it all works out in the end. I had a solace dog for two years, and then got another and then another and then another. They all coped really well, but you must let them find their place.

Much worse is helping them through their grief and loss as one by one they pass on :(

Don't panic, it will be fine. You have all of these wonderful people to help yuou through remember :- "
 
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JANIS.......You are being daft.

I would have been exactly the same as you if I hadn't got Fynn on the spur of the moment. As it was, we have just coped with one hurdle at a time. I have to say that they will probably play fight all the time, it's just what they do, a game.

Now Oscar is still young, and the pup will bug him, they WILL sort it out. I would only be really worried if it was a rescue who was older, as Tracy has said, an unknown quantity.

Look, you'll be fine, you might get a headache, dirty carpets, and high blood pressure (exactly the same as having a couple of young kids), that's why I advised the wine :cheers: but it is lovely and I wouldn't change a thing.
 
Tracy Chamberlain said:
Janimal,
You mustn't use my situation as an example.

I took on a mature rescue dog with unknown history. Remember owner was DESPERATE to get rid of her dog, so would have witheld all sorts. It took five phonecalls to get an answer from her.

Secondly, it is very unusual to have a pup from eight weeks, and then when it is only 24 weeks old introduce a mature dog. It would be natural to assume that the adult dog should be pack leader, but the pup had to give up rights (sole rights at that) to everything. i.e best place on the bed, toys, attention from owner etc etc. the list goes on and on.

It is much more commonplace to have an adult dog and then bring in a pup.

I have done it before three times and it all works out in the end. I had a solace dog for two years, and then got another and then another and then another. They all coped really well, but you must let them find their place.

Much worse is helping them through their grief and loss as one by one they pass on  :(

Don't panic, it will be fine. You have all of these wonderful people to help yuou through remember  :- "

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Forgot to say, if Ollie hadn't been such a wimp and couldn't be left for 2 hours neither himself nor I would have been in this situation!
 
What has happened to me hasn't put me off getting another dog for Ollie, I have to as I can't afford to give up work :- "

Because I was so concerned about Ollie's state of mind, I had to act quickly, and this dog seemed a good idea. Housetrained, older etc etc. If I am honest, I didn't want the stress of two tiny pups. I think that I have to reconsider though as I can't bear the thought of having another trauma :b

In fact, I might be able to hear the patter of tiny feet, but that is another thread......
 
I believe both dog and people aggression in whippets are extremely rare. For every multiple whippet household where serious scraps occur, there are dozens where they never do. As the other posters have indicated, whippets usually only develop aggressive behaviours after serious and prolonged mistreatment. I have a friend with four entire males living happily together - I don't think that is to be expected with too many other breeds.
 
Don't Worry.

You have just got cold feet! I have been there 3 times. Get plenty of sleep in now.

Cerito
 
Please tell me Im being daft
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Your being daft ;) .......I have 6 Whippets and 2 collie type's and have NEVER had a fight break out over anything ..........Nearly all dogs will except a puppy into its household, and it just depends on Oscar as to how he deals with a new babe ..........All of my lot treat each puppy differently ......Joanna (my oldest girl) makes sure from the start that the pup knows whos boss :blink: .......Jacob mothers and fusses over pups :wub: .....Inca loves to just play with any pup :huggles: ......and Miya ignores them till they are old enough to play frisbee thus becoming proper Whippets :lol: .......Yasmine and Ellie are like their bestest grannies and clean and spoil them :D ...... :luck: :luck: can't wait to see pictures of your new babe soon :thumbsup:
 
Ten & Blue are always play fighting - it can be noisy but it is only a game, they spend all their time cuddling between bouts :huggles:

It's the same when my sisters dogs come over - they all love each other, and play fight like mad! Tens usually tired for days afterwards :thumbsup:
 
Thanks everyone - thats made me feel a whole lot better. :thumbsup: OH has been away and Ive been thinking Oh God - It will be a case of ' I told you so' from him of course. :angry: Im sure its just me getting COLD feet. :lol:

But anyway I feel better now youve all added your views... and of course OH was up there in Scotland today and has actually seen them :wub: :wub: and he admits they are cute. :wub: so I'll try to relax until he arrives. :blink:
 
as you know we got harry and they get on really well together but they do play fight and now and again they sqeak its part of growing up :wub: :wub:
 
Perfectly natural to be nervous Janis. I had sleepless nights before we got Skye and Star, and then after that realised I could cope with just about anything and have never worried about a new family member since!

I do supervise them but generally just let them sort themselves out and we've never had any serious problems. We had 8 dogs here last week (7 bitches 1 dog) and it was frantic non stop fun. :blink:

It will be different to having only Oscar - noisier, more pouncing and generally more (w00t) but it's not only for your benefit of having a puppy :wub: also Oscar's for having a friend. :huggles:

There is nothing in the world as good as seeing your dogs run and chase each other. I'll never ever get fed up with seeing Star playing with Vader (or Leia hopefully soon).

Even if Oscar doesnt take to Buzz straight away he will in time and you'll realise it was the best thing you ever did. :cheers:
 
There may be a period of adjustment. It took Chelsea (who'd been an only dog for 3 years) a bit of time to warm up to Savvy, but when we got Teya Chels loved her from the first second. Savvy was okay with her, but didn't want to play.

We've never had a bad situation yet introducing a new pup aside from the nose out of joint for the first few days and that's with my family always having dogs my whole life.

(touch wood now that I've said it)

Wendy
 
its just a last minute panic, I couldn't sleep for a few days before and after getting each one of our 4, kept thinking that I might have made a mistake, or what could go wrong - several years down the line, it's all been managable so far! (touch wood)
 
Just to add.......I have been sat here for about 20 minutes and have suddenly realised that my two have been fighting the whole time. It is strange but even though I am aware of it, I don't really hear it. I suppose it is like living next to a road, you just adapt and your brain switches off. I am really just tuned into warning noises rather than the playing growling and yapping. It only gets really annoying when you are trying to watch TV or speak to some-one on the phone :angry:
 
Joanna said:
Just to add.......I have been sat here for about 20 minutes and have suddenly realised that my two have been fighting the whole time. It is strange but even though I am aware of it, I don't really hear it. I suppose it is like living next to a road, you just adapt and your brain switches off. I am really just tuned into warning noises rather than the playing growling and yapping. It only gets really annoying when you are trying to watch TV or speak to some-one on the phone :angry:
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So....... How do you make it stop though :lol: :lol: :lol:
 
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