Advice for adding a dog to a one-dog household

Discussion in 'Labrador Behavior' started by rex2001, May 18, 2020.

  1. rex2001

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    Hi all!
    I share a dog with my parents, a 6 year old lab/terrier mix. (I know, I know, not a purebred lab but I’m not sure where else to ask this.) He is very much a one-dog per house dog. He doesn’t like sharing peoples’ attention and he is VERY sensitive.

    Due to the pandemic, I’m at home with my parents, along with my brother and sister. My sister has a Great Pyrenees/German Shepherd mix (7 years old, male.) That dog is not terribly intelligent and extremely stubborn.

    Jasper is not adjusting well to having an extra dog around, especially a dog who most of the family fawns over.

    Any advice on how to deal with Jasper’s hurt feelings? He’s lagging behind on walks which is very odd because he’s a very energetic/exuberant dog — very worrying. And he’ll go sulk away to a different room when we’re all together, which is again very odd.

    Anyway, does anyone have any advice?
     

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