Older dog bit new puppy...

[SikaSeeker]

I wouldn’t separate them at all, I can guarantee the older bitch has put manners on the pup, well it depends in the breeding of the older bitch. If I understand you right, you said the bitch grumbles at you? I wouldn’t stand for that for one minute.

 

[BenBhoy]

As others have said, everyone (canine & human) need to know their place in your pack. Hopefully pup has learnt now.

 

[countrryboy]

Plenty of good advice already.

And good cgance it looked terrible but looked far worse than it was.
Id just carry on sort of as normal but keeping an eye on them.
I wouldnt leave thwm togetger unsupervised.

Does the pupspwnd much rime in uts crate? Possibly it needs to spend a vit mire time in crate to give other dogs peace.

If the old dog is still grumpy i would closely monitor her, esp if thats out of character.
Possibly she has a sore bit somewhere so is a bit grumpy anyway and then the pups caught it.
Either that or just getting older and grumpier.
Might be wise to keep the pup away from old dog at feeding times or around food/treats.

But hopefully it will all sort itself out

 

[T.eddie]

Having not long brought a puppy into the house I have full empathy for your situation. Major my 4yr old dog would be very hard handed towards the puppy though she is 6 months old. I kept them apart and they were only allowed together if the puppy was on a lead and next to me.

Then training together so they both get treats together in a calm manner while understanding who the boss is, this helped tremendously. The next if major was to aggressive in his telling her off, I would stop him, tell him no and move him if needed. If his feeling of was warranted I.e. a grumble etc (something only you would be able to tell about your own dog as to how they mean) then that was okay as the puppy needed to learn manners. After a week they were able to be alone together outside though when in the house if alone the puppy is in the crate mainly as I don't want her to chew anything

You will know your dogs better than us, the older dog mustn't feel pushed out otherwise she may get jealous. The younger dog will need to learn manners a lead on for most of the day so you can correct I've found is a good way to do this, it also shows your older dog that she doesn't have to be the one to do the telling off

I should say I'm not a dog trainer this is just what I've found with mine

 

[SimpleSimon]

They're getting on a lot better now. Gwen (the pup) is a bit more restrained, and Poppy seems to have realised that she's actually harmless despite being annoying sometimes. Still watching them carefully when they're playing in case someone gets carried away, but I think they just needed a bit more time to get to know each other.

 

[Rusty Gate]

Morning folks,
Bit of a heavy-hearted post. Last night my older bitch went ballistic and bit our new pup (11 weeks old). She had her held down and cut her ear quite badly, with one or two smaller scrapes that had only just broken the skin. They weren't exactly getting on like a house on fire prior to this, but had started to play together a bit in the preceding few days.
Last night, pup was very excited and older bitch I think was probably wanting to settle down. I'd stopped the pup from harassing her a couple of times already, just didn't get there quick enough this time and she flew totally off the handle.
Anyway, I pulled her off the pup and held her calmly until she'd calmed down a bit, and got the Mrs to come and fish the pup out from under the sofa where she was hiding and making a terrible racket.
Pup's ear was bleeding a hell of a lot, but I cleaned it up and applied pressure and it stopped quite quickly. House looked like a murder scene where ever she'd been.

So, satisfied the pup wasn't too badly hurt, we decided to put her cage upstairs to keep an better eye on her overnight. She's a bit worse for wear this morning and lost a bit of her sparkle, acting quite clingy, but seems OK really.

The older bitch is sulking a bit, and had a bit of a grumble when I went to her just now (she's done that forever, it's not a real aggression thing, just seems to be a "leave me alone please" kind of noise that she does from time to time when she wants some space. She'll usually stop it if I sit with her and give her a fuss, but I've ignored it today and left her to sulk...)

So. I'll take the pup to the vet today, just to be sure there's no damage we've missed, and see if they want to give her any antibiotics. I'll keep the two dogs separate for now, of course.

Question is, how do we move on? Pup may have learnt a stiff lesson, or she may just be terrified of the other dog. I'm hoping the other one will be content now that she's asserted herself, but I'm concerned in case it turns into an ongoing thing.

To top it all off, our other (3rd) dog has diarrhoea and had sh@t black liquid all over the floor in two places during the night

Any (helpful!) advice folks?

Crate both separately in same room. Can’t take new pup with you & leave the older one on her own, can make things worse.
I put the older dogs food down first, pet first let out door first help pup know pecking order & older knows still loved