New pup in the house

[Steuben Jerry]

Drove down to Harrisburg and came back with this little dude yesterday. We have a Maltese (Ruger) that’s going on 10 years old and we thought we’d inject some youth into the household. It’s only been about 9 hours since we got home but so far, so good. Although we did start our day today around 3:00 am, lol. 

The breeder named him Marshall and we’re keeping the name. I’m an old bass player and play through Marshall amps, figured the name was fitting.

So far Ruger doesn’t seem to care about him and he’s purposely ignoring him, even though Marshall is trying his best to play with his new big brother. 

We had talked about getting another spaniel after we lost our Brittany to old age just before we got Ruger. My wife loves Malteses, and I know her heart was with another one. My dirty little secret is I really like the breed too. And who knows, another Brittany isn’t necessarily off the table. 
 

 

 

[Nytracker]

Ruger needed some company....  nice pup .

[rob-c]

Cute little ball of fur, and hey if mommas happy ……….

[Steuben Jerry]

46 minutes ago, Nytracker said:

Ruger needed some company....  nice pup .

Now they can be doubly yapping and annoying next time you’re here, lol.

[Robhuntandfish]

that pup isnt cute at all........lol 

great looking pup.  Little fuzzball!

[Paula]

Cute little thing

[SpacemanSpiff]

I did a similar thing back in September. My little pup is 11 now and thought she could use some company. Its working out ok so far although i know my senior citizen pup gets very annoyed at times. Cute little fur balls you have there. Big and a little haha. 
 

reminds me a lot of my matching set lol the puppy i call mini me. 

[First-light]

Good luck with the pups guys!

[Steuben Jerry]

57 minutes ago, SpacemanSpiff said:

I did a similar thing back in September. My little pup is 11 now and thought she could use some company. Its working out ok so far although i know my senior citizen pup gets very annoyed at times. Cute little fur balls you have there. Big and a little haha. 
 

reminds me a lot of my matching set lol the puppy i call mini me. 

Good looking dogs! Do they sleep in the same bed together? We have a couple of small dog beds but we got a large dog bed in case these guys do. So far our older one is pretty stand-off ish but tolerant. Happy enough to swipe the pups food though, so it’s a start.
The breeder started him on puppy pads. I’ve got him going outside instead. Success each time this morning. Good sign for housebreaking. The older one had accidents until he was close to a year old.

[Water Rat]

Cute little yippie yappy dogs . 

[SpacemanSpiff]

3 hours ago, Steuben Jerry said:

Good looking dogs! Do they sleep in the same bed together? We have a couple of small dog beds but we got a large dog bed in case these guys do. So far our older one is pretty stand-off ish but tolerant. Happy enough to swipe the pups food though, so it’s a start.
The breeder started him on puppy pads. I’ve got him going outside instead. Success each time this morning. Good sign for housebreaking. The older one had accidents until he was close to a year old.

They do sleep together occasionally but generally in separate beds. Im having pretty good luck taking the puppy outside but she does prefer to do number 2’s in the house.  On the bright side, those little tootsie roll’s are easy to clean up! My two rough house quite a bit i think its good for the both of them. 

[First-light]

So I trained Oak in about 5 days to poop and pee outside. I slept next to his kennel and when he woke up we went right outside. I just don't have it in me with the new pup to do this. Pooping is easy she eats goes outside and poops 3 x a day. Peeing on the other hand is tough. Although today has been a good day she will squat at any given time. I really don't want to use pads. What do you think? Is it just a matter of time?

[DirtTime]

The old method of rubbing their noses in the spot worked for both of my dogs. The new guy will go a little inside if he gets super excited, but he won't just pop a squat and pee in the house.

[squirrelwhisperer]

Cute pup. In your 3rd pic he looks like a stuffed toy next to the real thing lol. 

Welcome home Marshall.

[squirrelwhisperer]

2 hours ago, DirtTime said:

The old method of rubbing their noses in the spot worked for both of my dogs. The new guy will go a little inside if he gets super excited, but he won't just pop a squat and pee in the house.

I stopped doing this. One of my pups pooped in the house one time and when I went to rub his nose in it he started to fight me. Well, me being the dummy I am, made sure to win that and he wound up with both nostrils plugged with poo. I'm really glad he never did it again after that because I didn't have the heart to do that to him again.

[DirtTime]

27 minutes ago, squirrelwhisperer said:

I stopped doing this. One of my pups pooped in the house one time and when I went to rub his nose in it he started to fight me. Well, me being the dummy I am, made sure to win that and he wound up with both nostrils plugged with poo. I'm really glad he never did it again after that because I didn't have the heart to do that to him again.

I'm not talking about having a wrestling match with the pup and face slamming it into the floor.

[Steuben Jerry]

He wrestles with this hard for about 5 minutes and then zonks out cold for an hour. He’s on the fourth cycle of doing that. I like predictability. 
 

[Steuben Jerry]

We came through this exact spot 24 hrs earlier with me, wife, old dog, new dog in the truck. The plan was to pick him up Sunday or Monday. Glad I was impatient and went yesterday. 50 car pileup, yikes!

https://www.weny.com/story/46168589/3-killed-in-50-vehicle-pileup-on-snowy-pennsylvania-highway?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_WENY_TV_News&fbclid=IwAR24DqAdH71wLyDv8yf67vH7RatmOPxwiEQTC38DzsK1QnevDtpqh5yaYMQn

[squirrelwhisperer]

21 hours ago, DirtTime said:

I'm not talking about having a wrestling match with the pup and face slamming it into the floor.

He was a very string willed pit bull

[Steuben Jerry]

He’s been home for a week this evening. He’s got his quiet times, but he also can be a little hellion with needle teeth, lol. Our older dog is starting to tolerate him a bit more but understandably during the quiet moments. Making progress.

Gave him a bath on his second day here and his stature is only about 1/2 this size when he’s wet. Unlike me, he’s got great hair. 

[First-light]

My new pup is still have issues peeing in house. Don't want to use the pee mat doing my best to get her out. Still only 10 weeks old.

[Steuben Jerry]

31 minutes ago, First-light said:

My new pup is still have issues peeing in house. Don't want to use the pee mat doing my best to get her out. Still only 10 weeks old.

Housebreaking is hit or miss with this one. He got off to a great start but now he has a fair amount of accidents. Makes me appreciate how good our older dog is.

Good thing with the pup is that his pee spots are the size of a dime. Pretty easy to clean up! 

[First-light]

1 hour ago, Steuben Jerry said:

Housebreaking is hit or miss with this one. He got off to a great start but now he has a fair amount of accidents. Makes me appreciate how good our older dog is.

Good thing with the pup is that his pee spots are the size of a dime. Pretty easy to clean up! 

Same here. The older one got it in 4-5 days. Pee spots are a size of a grapefruit! lol