How should I introduce an adult dog into my home? I have another dog (white GSD) and two cats?

Great question. Is this a picture(s) of a dog you are considering adopting/bringing into your home. Nice looking dog, Lurcher or Greyhound?

Well we just went through this experience, so I will answer entirely based on our story. We knew our dog would need to be an important part of 'picking' the dog we adopted. We found a rescue group we knew we would be adopting from and picked about 5 dogs that we liked, then we brought him to meet them ALL.It is extremely important that you know - before you make your final decision - if they get along.

Now, they were not exactly 'best friends' but we saw potential and more importantly they did not fight and if they had we would have known that it was not a match. When we brought our new dog home, first they had already 'met' on neutral ground. Second, we had them meet up again outside the house and the new guy is always on leash - shows respect.

Next in the house, the new guy is again (for lots of reasons, like house training) still always on leash for at least the first few days or more, old guy (old = one in the home already) has free reign as usual - again shows respect that old guy is higher on the totem pole. (Another thing to note is that you are getting to know your new dog and they you - so all these things would still happen even if the new dog was the only dog) This all worked out fine for us, the dogs were male/female so we were pretty sure that things would be ok overall, but you still need to monitor. We also began by feeding first and deferring to the old dog so again no issues with respect or 'somebody moving in' on his digs.

It's been about 2 months and all these 'extreme' measures are no longer needed, they are a team now. Basic obedience training is important for old and new dogs, can't really stress that enough. The more you are the one they look to the less important the issues between the dogs.

Hope you find this helpful and that you end up with a happy new and old dog in your house. (Oh, to cat test the dog try introducing it to a cat that is in a crate or simply to a cat that is dog smart - and keep the dog on leash. Some dogs really may not ever be cat friendly, so do be sure about the possibility of training the dog tolerate cats at least.

We adopted a Greyhound and ours is not the kind that can live with cats - however many of them are just fine with them, so who knows).

Be patient at first and make sure that all animals have an area that they feel "safe" in. I reccomend that you have a friend help by meeting you and the new dog with the old on nuetral territory at first and warm up on your yard next. helpwithpettraining.com.

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