Is there any advice you can give me that will help my terrier not be so afraid of our new shepherd pup and will start to bond with him?

Hi Cindy,

I have an urgent dog question I was hoping you can help me out. I have purchased and watched the Leerburg puppy training DVD and went through a few podcasts regarding introducing dogs. Yesterday I brought home a 3 month old German Shepherd puppy and in my home I already have a 2 year old Yorkshire terrier. I introduced them in my front yard with both dog on their leashes. However the problem I'm having is that my terrier is really scared of the German Shepherd puppy and she won't even go anywhere near him. It has been one day and right now my terrier is still avoiding the shepherd pup to a point where the pup will bark fairly aggressively at her. However, the whole time the shepherd is wagging his tail and his tail is always wagging horizontally (not straight up). However, this morning, when I tried to let them sniff each other again the shepherd jumped up onto the terrier and was nipped at by the terrier. I am pretty sure that it wasn't an aggressive bite, I think it was more of a play bite because my shepherd puppy has just been separated from his litter mate and mother.

Is there any advice you can give me that will help the terrier not be so afraid of the shepherd pup and will start to bond with him?

Thank You,
Bob