Okay here is what I have done in the past. Since you are wary you might want to do it this way.
I put both dogs in crates in the same room. Since you have a toy dog, you could put the GSD in his crate then carry the yorkie in in his crate. When they ignore each other I take one of the dogs out on leash and do some obedience work. The idea is to make the dog focus on me and not the other dog. Then you put the first dog back in its crate and do the same with the other dog.
When the dogs do their routines consistently, and they are not worrying about the other dog, then you can start with Ed's way of having one dog loose in the room, not doing obedience but still on lead, ideally the loose dog will just lie down on a dog bed and chew on its bone, ignoring the other dog. Then continue with Ed's steps.
Sounds like a good idea Anglea, thanks,,,at least I have a place to start...I didnt know exactly how to modify Eds plan, to fit what I have going on...We did start letting one dog be in crate and walk toy over on leash, with no response other than a sniff, so it might end up being ok.
That is exactly how I brought the yorkie in, sat him in crate and let him watch me play with beagle pup. He came right out to me and wanted to play. He was extreeeeemly shy and still is.
How is the dogs' social skills out in the world, meeting other dogs small or otherwise, people, noises, etc?
I assume they are good as you haven't meantioned any issues there.
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I hate to be the one to say this but in my house the small dogs and the large dog simply do not mix - EVER. There is a real danger with mixing those two sizes of terrible incidents happening either due to agression, prey drive, playfulness, or short sightedness.
Puppy submission is one thing but when that dog reaches 6-8 months old one bite on a 4lb -10lb yorkie, papillon or whatever will be the death of the dog most likely if not a horrible serious injury. Mals and GSDs aren't exactly known for their softbite skills. I personally like to avoid the vet bills in the thousands. Even a dog wearing a muzzle the size of a german sheperd can seriously kill, break the bones of, bruise, or seriously injure a dog the size of a yorkie.
I can see no reason to mix these two dogs and I can see no gain to it without signifigant risk to your smaller dog. My advice is don't do it, it's simply not worth the risk.
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