[MyPemCharlie]

Anything is normal between two dogs. LOL Depends on each dog's personality.

I just brought home a new (older) dog on Tuesday. The first 4 hours, I did not let them see each other. I put the new one in her crate and put Charlie on my lap and let him sniff her scent on me. Then I put Charlie in his crate and brought Desta out so she could sniff Charlie's scent on me. Early evening, I set up a puppy playpen in the backyard and put Desta in it. Then I took Charlie out on his leash and let him meet her through the playpen wires. He was immediately all smiles, so I let him off leash to run around the playpen. Desta had rolled over on her back when she first saw Charlie and was curious about him when I let him go free. Next step, I put Charlie back on leash and let her out of the pen.

Charlie can be very overbearing wanting to play all the time and Desta likes him but seems more of a "people" dog than a "dog" dog. Anyway, I have put Charlie on leash so he can't annoy her when he is clearly being too much for her. Inside, I will separate them in different rooms for a bit when he's too hyper. They are warming up to each other very fast, and Charlie is learning to leave her alone on verbal commands to "sit" or "down".

Bottom line is not to let either dog bully the other one. Keep a leash on your dog or keep him in a separate area if your see the pup trying to get away from him. Introduce them off-leash together for very short, supervised periods and be the lead peace keeper.

Congrats on the new pup, and good luck!