i have a 10 month old male german shepherd, who is fixed. I just brought home a 5 month old male chihuahua who is not fixed. My poor chihuahua seems to be scared of the german shepherd. The german shepherd tries to play with him but I do not think he realizes his size. How do I introduce the two to get along without scaring the chihuahua pup?
the german shepherd pup is too young to understand that it must not play rough, so you must teach him to be gentle. At this time they should be kept separate when you are not there to supervise. Some GSD have high prey drive and find it hard to resist small fast moving objects. Teach your dog 'Leave', so if he plays too rough he will stop, also it is a good idea to have somewhere you chihuahua can get away
I word of warning, I know someone who had a rescue GSD and it accidentally killed her small dog, I actually think it was a chihuahua, so be very careful until the GSd has matured.
AWW cute (:
Although I dont know any treatment you could do I do know that after a while they will settle down.
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try locking them together, but make sure the chihuahua isnt in danger.
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they'll grow into each other just try giving them both attention and playing with both at the same time. let them sleep together. stuuf like that.
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the german shepherd pup is too young to understand that it must not play rough, so you must teach him to be gentle. At this time they should be kept separate when you are not there to supervise. Some GSD have high prey drive and find it hard to resist small fast moving objects. Teach your dog 'Leave', so if he plays too rough he will stop, also it is a good idea to have somewhere you chihuahua can get away
I word of warning, I know someone who had a rescue GSD and it accidentally killed her small dog, I actually think it was a chihuahua, so be very careful until the GSd has matured.
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