Getting a Poodle Puppy!

[KarenC]

We've been thinking about this for a year and finally decided to go ahead and get another dog. We have an 8-year-old miniature poodle. He's very loving and a lot of fun.

Our son has really been lobbying for a new dog. He had some school issues his Freshman year of high school and finished up sophomore year on the honor roll. Since he worked so hard, and it showed, we decided we'd get a dog this summer. I never said get good grades and we'll get a dog...it's more like I am so happy and relieved at his progress that I want to do something special for him. And I'd been wanting a new puppy too.

It wasn't easy finding just the right dog. We should have started looking sooner, because we wanted to get it during the summer when the kids are home during the day. After lots of phone calls and emails, I think we found the puppy for us. We're taking a 4 hour road trip Sunday and hope we'll be bringing him home. He's a 10 week old black miniature poodle.

Anyone have any experience introducing a new puppy into a home that already has a dog running the place? Any advice is welcome.

 

[2Poodles]

Hi,

We have two black Standard Poodles Sebastian age 12 and Winslow age 6. We had Sebastian's nephew Sir Sherlock Holmes who died before the age of three from a congenital heart defect.
When we first brought Sherlock home Sebastian played with him outside but when Sherlock came into the house Sebastian was not very happy. Sebastian is the alpha dog. Sebastian stopped eating for a few days but eventually they became great pals. When Sherlock died Sebastian was devastated so we had to get another poodle Winslow.

I don't really have any advice. Congratulations on your new poodle puppy.



Mary & the 2Poodles
Sebastian & Winslow

 

[DHSsenior007]

I also have a standard poodle, Gigi, my baby... okay i'm over my mommy-pride (yeah, she's my dog!!)!!!

We have two other dogs, a rat terrier and a mutt. The rat terrier is oldest, but one of the fattest and laziest dogs you will ever meet. Christie, the mutt, is about 8 years old now, but was 4 when we brought home Gigi.

For the dogs to get used to each other, we treated all of them the same, and tried to play with all of them together, so they could get used to each other. I don't really recall how long it took, but they are really great 'friends' now.

Of course, it might be different for you because they are both males, but since the one that's new will be a puppy, the older one might want to 'put it in its place,' pack-wise.

It might require a lot of patience, but I think dogs are well-worth it!!

 

[Cindy B]

I have a minituare poodle. They are very sweet, and lovable. I can say they are wonderful to be with. My minituare is black as welll. He s very cute and very lovable. So so cute!

 

[Obi-Wan Pinobi]

I'll go ahead and say it for Lauri now ....

AAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Check with the owner and see if they will let you bring your 8 yr old with you to see the puppy. It's best if they're introduced in a neutral territory rather bringing the new puppy into the home, where your dog might see it as an invasion of his space. We took Reilly (4 yr old miniature poodle) when we got Hailey last September, and they get along great (as do all of our dogs), despite a little teasing (well, what else would you call it when Reilly holds a rawhide bone in front of Hailey and growls slightly but his tail is wagging?).

 

[PamOKW]

No advice -- just congratulations. My first dog was a terrific black miniature poodle! I wish you all the best with your new addition.

 

[Cindy B]

I forgot to add about our dogs. The poodle and our other dog a Lab were my mil's dogs before she passed away. THe lab was aging then, almost 10 years old.

I was aroung my MIL when she just received the dogs .
from what I could tell, she treated them all the same. and gave them equal amounts of love

 

[KarenC]

I was going to talk to the breeder about bringing our dog with us to meet the new dog. Only problem is that we are meeting her at a dog show. I don't think you can bring pet dogs to the show. So we will run into a conflict over who meets the new pup and who stays with the old pup outside the show.

I had definitely planned to introduce them on neutral turf. If not up North, then we would bring our dog to a park near our house to meet the puppy.

We're really getting excited!

 

[DawnCt1]

I have a black standard, Annie, and and little white toy, Chelsea. Chelsea HATED Annie when we brought her home. As a puppy, Annie towered over Chelsea. Now they live in a permanent truce. I think that Chelsea likes to have something to whine about. They seem to miss each other when apart and they sleep on the same couch together, (not touching of course) while I am gone. I guess if you melded them together, I would have a gray miniature. Poodles are very smart, they learn very quickly and draw their own conclusions about the world. They have a tendency to assume an alpha dog role immediately and eventually will work out their place in the family. They need to know that someone is in charge and it should ALWAYS BE THE HUMANS. If the humans don't step up to the plate, the poodle will, so make sure your puppy knows who the boss is from day one. This is more important for a standard poodle because they are big and all muscle.

 

[DawnCt1]

I should add tht poodles are the perfect dog. They come in a variety of sizes and colors, they are bright, intelligent and have wonderful sense of humor. I am not sure why other breeds of dogs even exist after the discovery of the poodle. Other breeds are just superfluous and give the poodle another dog to look down on.

 

[KarenC]

Originally posted by DawnCt1
I should add tht poodles are the perfect dog. They come in a variety of sizes and colors, they are bright, intelligent and have wonderful sense of humor. I am not sure why other breeds of dogs even exist after the discovery of the poodle. Other breeds are just superfluous and give the poodle another dog to look down on.

Well Dawn, it seems we have found some common ground! ITA

We got our first poodle because our kids have allergies. They really wanted a dog, and since poodles don't shed, they don't drop dander all over the house, hence fewer allergy problems. I was so surprised at what a sweet and easy to train dog he turned out to be.

I'm not a big fan of silly poodle haircuts (our guy gets a kennel cut) but I am a big poodle fan!

 

[Cindy B]

Originally posted by DawnCt1
I They have a tendency to assume an alpha dog role immediately and eventually will work out their place in the family. They need to know that someone is in charge and it should ALWAYS BE THE HUMANS. If the humans don't step up to the plate, the poodle will, so make sure your puppy knows who the boss is from day one. This is more important for a standard poodle because they are big and all muscle.

When my MIL passed away we inherited the dogs.. an aging Female Lab, (12) and the male poodle just turned 4.

Murphy (the poodle) immediately tried to be the alpha dog in the new surroundings. The Lab, being bigger kind of shot him down. Murphy still does some alpha dog things, like sleeping on the Labs bed when its beditme and not his... but he has figured out his place eventually.

 

[MinnieMe2]

You're right about pets not being allowed in an indoor facility. All of the shows I do in the summer are outdoors -- are you sure the show you're going to is not outside? If it is, your 'old' poodle could certainly go. Just be certain you don't allow your dog to sniff other dogs, or get too close to them. Keep a short lead. Nerves can be pretty frayed at shows, both people and dogs, and you never know what the response to a stranger will be ......

 

[EsmeraldaX]

Congrats! Aren't dogs the best!!

 

[KarenC]

Originally posted by MinnieMe2
You're right about pets not being allowed in an indoor facility. All of the shows I do in the summer are outdoors -- are you sure the show you're going to is not outside? If it is, your 'old' poodle could certainly go. Just be certain you don't allow your dog to sniff other dogs, or get too close to them. Keep a short lead. Nerves can be pretty frayed at shows, both people and dogs, and you never know what the response to a stranger will be ......

I'm not really sure if it's inside or not. I'll ask the woman I'm meeting what she thinks. While normally my "old" dog is well behaved, he does get excited in unusual situations. But he is very good on his leash.

Any thoughts on what a 4 hour car ride home might be like with the "old" dog and a puppy? We will put the puppy in a little crate.

 

[dlbwright]

I got my dog, Tucker, 2 years ago in April. At the time, my DH dog (Mister) was living with us becuase my MIL dogs were beating him up for dominance. He was 16 1/2 when he came to live with us. (by the way, they are both australian cattle dogs). Mister's nose was up in the air for a few weeks when we brought Tucker home. He was not happy about the new puppy, but they really did come to love each other and became buddies.

I know that I did spend all of my time with Tucker and my husband spend all his time with Mister. Just don't let the other one feel left out. Your other dog is going to be jealous, just make sure you give him some extra attention!

Good luck.