2 half month old maltese vs 2 year old maltese?

i have a 2 and a half month old maltese and a 2 year old maltese. I have recently bought the 2 and a half month maltese and it seems to want to play with the 2 year old, but the 2 year old seems to keep barking and growling at the 2 half year old, should i let them be together, i now keep them apart by a fencing, or should i keep on separating them. PLEASE help. they both are females

the 2 month old have not yet get its injection, its getting it on the 27 november

At this point in time, I would keep them apart unless supervised.

I have a 6 year old maltese Sammy, that my sister often takes care of and adores. Six months ago she bought home two male maltese dogs that are now 16 months old. Initally Sammy was very jealous of the two pups. Initially he refused to look at them and stared at the wall. Next step he would growl at them when they tried to play. Once he got into a little fight with one of the dogs. We pulled them apart.

Sammy is given treats first, patted first, and fed first. We do our best to reinforce that he is top dog.

Now that six months have gone by- life has changed. Although Sammy likes to stay more to himself and play with his toys he will play with the other two dogs on occassion and they acutally will sleep in a queen size bed together. We make a conscious effort to direct our attention initally to Sammy. He still is the king but research that I have done suggests that the younger aggressive dog may continue to challenge him. This has not really happened to any extent.

I recently read that 18 month to 24 month litter mates may become a problem as they fight for dominance. Unfortunately, we have seen this behavior in the alpha pup, (he caused an abraision on the other dogs eye, they play rough,) and the two dogs are now attending professional training sessions.

There is a wonderful and comprehensive web site. called maltese only, that is devoted to behavior quesitons and caring for this breed.

As for females, I have no first hand knowledge.

Hope this helps. It is my first posting

Sand

Are your dogs fixed? Also, females get along better with males (thats from my experience). I would allow them to be together, but only with supervision. If you cannot watch you dogs, dont leave them together alone!

2 yr old is the dominant female
and she is telling the babe to keep her place -

but the babe wants to play!!!!
and she is now in the "terrible twos" stage

c ya!

No dnt because if u do the 2 year old will never fully except the other and you will eventually have a problem .The best thing to is to let her continue to play with her monitor it and beleive it are not talk to her as you would a kid .This is your little sister you have to protect her.If the 2yr old hasnt hurt the 2month old its likely she feels threatend.

you don't want to put them together and expect them to get along. Keep them seperated until they start getting along better. When you put them together give just as much, if not more attention to the 2 year old, that will show that even though the puppy is here, my owner still loves me. ALWAYS watch them when you are letting them play together; it only takes once for one of them to get seriously hurt.

Is the border collie mix going to be much bigger- just out of interest as big and sm dogs can live harmoniously together
This is my answer to another similar question- same thing applies even though one of your maltese is not a pup. I haven't changed the breeds but for your info the JRT refers to the older dog and the newer one is referred to as the border collie mix- Good luck. In summary- the behaviour is normal, make sure you spend time with each individually so the older dog knows u still love her- yeah same sex tends to fight more but desex them and monitor them- are the fights serious? Do u see blood or bite marks- liek part the fur and check over the whole body. If the fighting is not serious, I think it would be ok bu tjust monitor.


If it has been 2 wks after their final puppy vaccination then take them to the park or somewhere where ur JRT puppy won't feel territorial to. When is the JRT growling or showing her teeth?. It is their way of showing who's boss- so long as she is just growling- u shoudl monitor the new pup's reaction, does he back off or go for it- and if the new pup backs off does the JRT continue to growl and chase after him?

It is normal for your JRT to try to get the toys back- maybe get some new toys just for the new pup?

Itis fine to keep your pup alone in a room with necessities just to sleep, in fact if he is being bullied byt he JRT- he might enjoy the time out- monitor them as when I first got my 2nd pup, my first pup kept barking at it and my 1st pupwas like biting the new pup's neck- I couldn't tell if it was just play fighting or what? Though now they are best of frens and even welcomed a 3rd addition with no issue- I knwo what u r goig through and I suggest that you monitor them closely to make sure they aren't biting each other hard- i.e. no bloood or marks on skin. If in your view the play is too rough, isolate them.

It;s important to let your JRT know that justcoz u got another pup, it doesn't mean you love her any less. Spend time alone with each pup to pat and cuddle them

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no no no. You must start at an early age by letting them be together. Just supervise in begining and play with them together. The older one is naturally going to want to be the boss and that is ok, believe me, they will end up being best friends. I have 4 maltese dogs and i made the mistake of keeping my first away from other dogs and it is the biggest problem i created.

it takes time, the older one can become jealous over the attention you are giving the new one.

I would have to know if your older maltese is spayed and is she an alpha dog?

It sounds like you have a dominance issue. The pup needs to learn that the other dog is alpha. She will never know this if you keep them separate. Do not scold the older dog for telling the pup whats what either. This will only cause resentment. If the pup is bothering the adult, scold her, she's lower in status and needs to learn her boundaries. It may seem that the pup is being sweet and cute, but obviously the older dog disagrees. In canine terms she is being pushy and dominate. When the pup finally gets the point your older dog will likely come around and probably will play with her.

Are your dogs spayed? If not this WILL become an issue when one female or another comes into season. In a dog pack only the alpha female breeds and they will often time fight for this right, even if the alpha is well established. I HIGHLY recommend spaying both for behavioral as well as medical reasons.

Leave them be....and YOU stay out of it unless there is a BIG fight...and still try to stay out of it. A 2 yr old dog just needs to let the annoying baby know who the boss is, but should still have enough play yrs left in it to play with the pup....they have to establish WHO the boss is. That is all the goes on now. You have to be quiet in your extra attentions to the puppy (not seen by the older dog~~dogs get jealous too). The more you let them be, the faster it will be over. I hope you crate train,....that will help puppums have a place to stay out of big dog's way when she doesn't feel like being annoyed to play.
It'll work out.

Let the dogs play together .I have 2 dogs an 85 lb 1 year old old English sheep dog BUDDY and a five year old havanese BAILEY buddy drives bailey nuts .Its like my children 11 and 6 the young one drives the older one nuts, BUT she's got his back no one messes with her little brother .My brother in law occasionally stays with us the dogs don't know him, and regardless of buddies size hes a little timid. My B.I.L. got home before us used his key and the dogs came running saw the stranger buddy stood his ground and bailey got between buddy and my B.I.L. to protect buddy as well as her domain. Dogs are territorial as well as dominant your 2 year old dog is dominating the pup, 2yold was there first .As the pup matures so wont their relationship.*BFF*

The established dog is just letting it know that it is top dog around here, its a dominance issue. They will soon work it out, but that does not mean do not keep your eye on the situation. Dominance can lead to aggression in about 3 seconds flat lol.
The established dog sees the other as a threat so its your job to let the established dog it means no harm.
Have the new dog on a leash on the couch one side of you, the established dog on the other side. Learn to look for the signs the established dog is about to kick off and correct him. Correct him before he does this, timing is everything. The new dog has to also learn to kerb its excitement so same treatment. 15 Min's twice a day doing this exercises and all will be well.

This sounds exactly the situation that I dealt with a few months ago! I have a 1.5 year old Papillon male & I just bought a Long Haired Chihuahua (male) who is about 8 months old... they HATED each other when we first brought the Chi home! It took time & coaxing to get them to be around eachother but now they are best buds. If they are males it's a lot to do with being the "Alpha male", however we also have a female Puggle & she was absolutely in love with the little guy when we brought him home.

I wouldn't keep seperating them, but closely watch that the older one does not hurt the smaller dog. We have to cage ours when we leave & we used to put all 3 in the same cage (as they are all little dogs) & that seemed to REALLY help with the two bonding! I think that it's going to take time, don't give up so easily!!

The older female is just trying to get her bluff in on the younger one. It is a pack mentality. She is trying to exhert the fact that she is the alpha female. It has to happen.... but you also have to exert the fact that you are the alpha over both.... very important.