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Introducing a dog to a new pet
I know this takes some time and I will be visiting the vet on Friday
and hope to get some advice there too. I thought I would start here though. I have a 4.5 year old chocolate lab. He has been with me and my husband since he was 9 weeks old and has always been the "baby". Over the weekend we adopted a dusky conure. We are instroducing the two. However the lab just wants to play and is very fixated on watching the conure. He is not aggressive at all, just hyper and energetic. The bird doesn't mind it, but the dog wants to jump on the table with his front paws where the cage is to see better and he's not allowed to jump on things. He refuses to listen to his commands in the presence of the bird, so he gets put out of the room until he settles. Well when we let him back in it starts all over again. I understand he is trying to get used to it, but are there suggestions on how to work with the two so the dog doesn't get so hyper. He gets himself very worked up and breathes heavy, tongue hanging. The dog is only allowed in the room when we are present, but eventually we want to move the bird to a "family" area. Any tips or suggestions are greatly appreciated. We know it will take time and are not in a rush, we just need some suggestions on what may have worked for others. Thanks and Happy Holidays! |
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