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Introducing a new westie

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  • 03-01-2008 1:19pm
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    glineli
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    Hi

    I have a 6 month old male westie. We are thinking about getting a female. How hard is it to get them used to eachother etc. Gerry is at home during the day for 5 hours or so. So we are hoping they would be good company for eachother etc.

    Or is it a crazy idea??

    Cheers


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    lurchin along
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    Of course it's crazy but that's okay.
    You already have one westie so you're crazy by now if you weren't before!
    I would recommend leaving it until your dog is 18mnths old or there abouts.
    He's still a puppy and will want to play puppy games with a new pup.Unless you find one the same age/size as him that will be a bit rough on her.
    Westies are quite capable of holding grudges and you might end up with war on your hands when she's big enough.
    You know the saying "don't get mad get even"?
    When it's a westie read "Get mad and THEN get even"!


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    glineli
    Registered Users Posts: 1,098 ✭✭✭glineli


    lurchin along wrote: »
    Of course it's crazy but that's okay.
    You already have one westie so you're crazy by now if you weren't before!
    I would recommend leaving it until your dog is 18mnths old or there abouts.
    He's still a puppy and will want to play puppy games with a new pup.Unless you find one the same age/size as him that will be a bit rough on her.
    Westies are quite capable of holding grudges and you might end up with war on your hands when she's big enough.
    You know the saying "don't get mad get even"?
    When it's a westie read "Get mad and THEN get even"!

    Cheers for the advice, sounds good. I might look at getting a female rescue westie. I am sure there will be a lot of them after christmas :(


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    SuzyS1972
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    Word of advice if you are thinking of getting rescue dog then get your own laddie neutered - I always prefer people's dogs to be neutered when I am rehoming !

    Solves a lot of issues like him trying to hump her 24/7 - even if the females is spayed !


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    jameshayes
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    Is your westie socialised? How does she get on with friends dogs / dogs in the park? If she is in anyway hostile to dogs in the park it may be hard for her to let one into her home/den..


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    glineli
    Registered Users Posts: 1,098 ✭✭✭glineli


    jameshayes wrote: »
    Is your westie socialised? How does she get on with friends dogs / dogs in the park? If she is in anyway hostile to dogs in the park it may be hard for her to let one into her home/den..

    He is great with other dogs, loves playing and jumping and all the doggie things that they do. The only thing is sometimes when we leave the park he will cry a little bit. He has a few dog friends and once he leaves them he cries, other dogs he doesnt mind as much.


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    dizzydub
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    Just be aware that rescue westies are notoriously aggressive for some reason...I don't know why but it says so in a westie book my friend has!:eek:


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