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elegy wrote:
things have been pretty good. i've screwed up and let some snarkfests
break out between luce and homer, but they've been noise and no teeth.
still, i know that it's because i'm taking things too quickly and i
need to slow down.

My experience is with dogs who care very deeply about pack
structure and who aren't predisposed towards dog aggression,
so filter this as appropriate, but I tend to think that it's
a good idea to let dogs sort out relationships. It's
usually going to take the form of some posturing, and our
job is to recognize what's just negotiation and what's a
prelude to a problem. It's our job to help our dogs learn
to be better negotiators. It's better to err on the side of
safety (always) but these things are going to be sorted out
sooner or later and it's better that it's done gradually and
without serious confrontations. But if you've got dogs that
don't do diplomacy, then obviously you're going to have to
call things off sooner. I guess my policy is to pay very
close attention and manage, but not micromanage, the
relationships.

Sounds like it's going great, though. What a great thing.
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