I'm taking care of my friend's 7 month old puppy over the weekend. I have a 3 yr old terrier mix myself. they did a meet and greet yesterday which went well. zero aggression. other than playfulness and high energy, no issues with the pup.
considering i'm only taking care of the dog for 2 days, does anyone have any advice to share? I don't have much experience with puppies. I got my dog when he was 2. I know different rules apply to pups.
Since it is only for a weekend you could just keep them seperated and not have to worry about any potential problems. Your dog might not have minded a "meet and greet" but could react very differently with the dog in his home on his turf.
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don't let the puppy harrass the older dog and vice versa.
If that can happen then you need to keep them seperated.
I (even if it is someone elses dog) would keep the pup thethered to me. If your friend says he housebroken putting the pup in a new environment he might make some mistakes.
Don't let them play constantly, more than likely your dog will get fed up and it will lead to a little tiff.
don't let your dog correct the puppy for anything....that's your job to keep an eye on them and remove the puppy if he's being obnoxious with your dog. That's why tethering would be a good idea because you can keep control.
Feed them seperately. Don't expect them to share toys. In fact I would remove toys just so that they aren't there as a temptation.
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