On Mon, 11 Dec 2006 09:52:49 -0500, montana wildhack
wrote:

I had asked this before and didn't get any response, but we'd like to
get Bella out of "Siberia."

We take the dogs outside together and they're fine with that. Neo
appears to go looking for Bella and would, in her "time off" hang out
in the bedroom with her if we let her.

I'm not sure how to proceed because I don't want us to unconsciously
cause or amplify any problems. But I don't think it's a good idea to
keep them apart for too long.

How do multiple dog households handle this?

I'm not sure what you're asking. When you first asked this question,
it seemed to me to be not so much a multiple dog household question as
a breeder-experienced question. I don't keep new dogs apart from each
other when I bring them home (of course they're supervised when
they're together uncrated), but I've never had a litter of puppies
born here.

I don't see any problem with letting Neo hang out with Bella during
Neo's time off from puppies. She seeks her out, that's a good thing,
and I'd think that at this point you could leave pups alone long
enough to supervise Neo and Bella while they're together. I still
don't think it would be a good idea to bring Bella in with the pups,
though.

Mustang Sally