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Dogs
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Taifi gorm
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summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
lol
Mr K.Dilkington
Player Valuation: £8m
No, it's a good thing, you might actually find the puppy brings enjoyment to your old dog and gives it a bit of a new lease of life. Depends how sociable your current dog is, but usually they love company.
ForeverBlue92
Player Valuation: £80m
In my experience I wouldn't do it.
Older dogs tend not to tolerate puppies at the best of times. Throw a bouncy nippy puppy in with a dog in pain that just wants to be left alone is asking for trouble particularly if the older dog is a powerful breed.
So basically it depends on the dog - my experience is the opposite of that. lol
ForeverBlue92
Player Valuation: £80m
Its more the fact the older dog is in pain and has limited mobility thats a red flag for me.
Chuck a bouncy puppy in that just wants to bite and play 24/7 is asking for trouble / isnt fair on the older dog unless its on some good pain relief.
Typically older dogs will assert dominance on a puppy when they have had enough but a dog in heavy pain may overstep the boundary and do some damage to a pup if it lashes out.
Mr K.Dilkington
Player Valuation: £8m
Literally had the opposite happen for me. It depends on the dog, much like humans, they're all different.
woodsyni
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Both posts above are fair. It does indeed depend on the dog. An old dog can also teach a young dog good habits (and the opposite applies too ?)
ForeverBlue92
Player Valuation: £80m
every case is different I agree but there are typically golden rules that I would always go by rather than risking any trouble and potential need to rehome of said puppy or elderly dog.
My uncle is a council licenced dog breeder and has bred show line dogs for 30+ years so luckily I've always had some decent advice from him over the years.
The problem is there are too many tiktoc/insta dog owners these days who see introducing a puppy into a household with an older dog as a baby brother / sister whereas to a dog its another mouth to feed in the pack.
A lot of research has to go into it mainly the breeds in question, age, health, temperament of current dog.
Good luck @bullybeef do your research!
bullybeef
Player Valuation: £40m
I can’t ever see my old dog ever overstepping the mark. She is an absolute diamond… a dream dog!
However, as she approaches her final months I don’t think it would be fair for to have to put up with a boisterous young pup.
Thank you for your advice. It’s helped.
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