getting my dogs to get along

[scwang]

i currently have a female beagle who is about 6 years old and a shih tzu maltese who is about a 11 months old. and i'm about to get another dog who is a female golden retriever just a little over 5 months old. i'm really worried that the two females might not get along. any suggestions?

[melody]

The beagle is more commonly known as the friendly breed. But since she's the older one, she may feel threatened by a new member of the family at first. So make sure you train your golden retriever about the rules on the house and separate them for a couple of weeks. Then bring them along together to go out and play with each other and observe the time when they are already interacting with each other.

[Lyka_01]

If you introduce the new dog better to the old dogs...
You will have no problem in the future...
However, how you will do that???

This articles might help you...

Introducing a Dog into a Home with other Dogs
Introducing Pets to a New Dog | The Humane Society of the United States
Introducing Your New Dog to Your Other Pets

[melody]

Hi Lyka, those are great links there. I also want to point out that it will also be a great preventive measure for any pet owners to check on the basic qualities of a breed to think out if your chosen breeds will get along together before actually getting or adopting them. It will surely be less hassle for you in the future

[craigclemins]

Hey,

Make sure your new dog knows the house rules and give your olde dog a lot of EXTRA attention to start with. Make sure your older dog still feels number one - at least for a few weeks while they get settled together.