Hiii everyone my black lab is 9 months old now and he is very playfull or he used to be.more than a week ago we brought a new female puppy in our home , but my Labrador is not very happy about it ,he stopped playing as before, he became very quiet. When we bring both of them together to play he never bites the new puppy but he teases her so much that she get annoyed and growls at him ,bite him. But whenever my labradore is sitting alone he is very quite and less playful , and whenever we go near the new puppy ,our labradore's eyes get filled with tears We give our labradore full attention even more that we used to give him before , and we never changed his schedules because of the new pup,but he is still sad ,what should we do please help...
Only time and lots of patience will sort this out. Poppy went into a major sulk when I brought Amber home. I waited it out and now they are the best of friends. The puppy's growling and biting is normal dog play. The same goes for his teasing her. Let them do it. They will soon be playing together. It might just be that you are separating them too much.
It can take months before they shake down properly together... but they will, in time. Just relax, and make sure your older puppy still has time alone with you.
It could be that you are expecting her to be jealous so you over analysis everything she does. If she sits on her own you automatically think she hates you and is sad when maybe she would have done that before you just thought nothing of it? I always used to think my puppy was acting sad on the evenings when I'd been at work and he'd been left, then my partner pointed out to me on a night when I'd been there all day that he was acting the same. It might be a bit of both... but dogs are pack animals so they will be glad of the company (in the long run!). Just let them work it out between them. And congratulations on the new addition!
Congrats on the new addition. Your a very brave puppy owner to have 2 in one household What breed is your new puppy? Will she be a similar standing to your lab and be able to hold her own during play time? I'm sure your lab will settle soon enough
I know people say that dogs can't get jealous but that's a load of poo for anyone who's seen it happen! I feel for you OP and as others have said, don't seem as though you're favoring the new pup over your older one. Make time to do some one-on-one things with him, stuff like long walks, runs in the park, or trips to the lake/river. Dogs do really well with structured routines, perhaps doing something like this might help alleviate some of the tension. For example: x hour before or after work is time for you and him. Once this gets established he'll realize that he is still your boy. In my experience T shows his jealousy through competitiveness. He will come up and be really affectionate, licking, nuzzling, leaning on you; he'd even do this to strangers when his Pointer 'brother' was a pup and they fawned over the puppy. He also mysteriously remembers ALL of his training, even when excited, even in situations where he manages to 'forget' it every time, when there's another puppy involved. He would sit, politely walk on lead and greet people, four paws on the ground at all times, lie down calmly and I'd wonder who switched my wild child for his alternate universe twin. People would walk by and tell me what a well-behaved dog I had, I would try not to laugh directly in their faces. Teller was also careful to do this whenever Rigby (his brother) would misbehave, he would sit and obey every command while looking at me like, 'Yeah, mom, see I'm a good boy. Look at how much of a good boy I am compared to that little terror.' Maybe in time as your pup grows from the cute fluffball stage into the devil pup stage, your boy will do the same as mine did. It's unrelated to jealousy but on the topic of settling in it might help you see that everything does work itself out. When I first brought Teller home he would constantly bother the cats. He had never been around cats before to my knowledge and luckily didn't see them as prey and try to chase or hurt them. Instead he would just bother them, quite literally. He'd try to engage them in play, sniff them, lick them, nibble their ears, all the stuff most cats hate especially when its coming from a mysterious, dirty, clumsy creature 10x their size with a big wet nose. Sometimes things would end badly for him when he pushed one of them too far and for the first few months he sported some ugly scars on his nose. Over time, though, he learned to give them their space and keep his enthusiasm restrained. Now two of them will even lie down near him and willingly touch noses with him. Point is, things can be rocky for a few months but usually all settles down in time. I definitely will reiterate that I think you need to devote one-on-one time with your boy until he gets used to the idea of this newcomer in his home.
My new pup is a local indian breed ,the are generally street dogs ,very few people keep them as pet, my lab is heavy i don't think she will be as heavy as my lab
