Have them meet on neutral ground, not your house, not his.
His pup will be terrified of yours , yours will have to be gentle, you will have to keep your dogs attention on yourself and make her behave. If your dog is any sort of rough separate them immediatly ---"can't play nice, can't play at all".
Once you come to each others homes, be sure there are no bowls for feeding down, or bones or toys. Nothing to fight about, nothing to guard.
The little pup will tire quickly and should have a crate available in which he can rest and have privacy.
Do NOT just turn them out in the yard and go indoors and hope for the best. Likely they will become terrific pals in time, as the pup grows -- but 90 days is very young. Like a 4 yr old child with a 16 yr old. They don't have much in common right now.
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Quote: Betty Landercasp
His pup will be terrified of yours...
LOL, when I first brought my female Akita puppy home at 10 weeks of age, she already KNEW herself to be the "Empress of ALL Canines" -- She was Absolutely Fearless, as is typical of her breed ... Even as a weanling, "Shock-&-Awe" Shaka's attitude upon meeting large new adult dogs was: I'M here now, and you may show Me, Myself & I all due Respect
I have not had a great deal of personal experience with young Malamute puppies, but as adults, many of them can also be quite Imperious as well -- So it's possible that there might not be much of a "fear factor" involved (???) But I thoroughly AGREE with everything else you said, Betty !!!
I'd say be prepared for anything. The pup could be scared or it could be bossy. At 10 w/o Kolt ran up to Kenzi and tried to tackle her to grab a toy. He was dead serious. I picked him up by the scruff of the neck and told him not to be a brat.
So I'll echo Betty in saying supervise, supervise, supervise. And don't give them access to anything they might fight over. I'd let them interact for a few minutes then have them chill by their owners for a few minutes. Set up the idea that there is a time to play with others and a time to settle from the get go.
When I introduce a puppy to my dogs I will hold the pup. My dogs know that what is in my hands is mine be it a pup, a baby bunny, food, whatever.
I look for the reactions of both the pup and the dogs.
Although both my dogs are very safe with puppies I know that Trooper's enthusiasm can can be a little intimidating thus my holding the pup.
He could overpower a pup with his desire to play.
Some dogs may get possessive with their owner holding a new pup but I've had so many different dogs at the house for training, grooming, etc that it's not a big deal with them.
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Some pups may take a couple tries to figure out how to play together as well. I have a puppy that wants to run circles(herding breed) and another pup that wants to tackle and wrestle(bully type). They've figured it out now but it took a few tries.
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