re: New puppy and old dog

We have three dogs separated by 3 years. Every three years I get puppy fever and get a new pup.

Introducing a puppy, even to a typically dog agrressive female is easier than you might think.

Let them meet on neutral ground and play. Then just bring em in the house. The older dog will set the boundaries.

It's only tricky if the pup is going to be significantly larger than the adult.

My oldest male is 100lbs and approaching 7. Female is almost 4 and 50lbs. But the male pup is not quite a year and over 130lbs.

There is an odd power shift between em all depending on circumstances.

Dogs pretty much figure it out on their own if you don't constantly step in (something my wife did with her female).