Introducing a New Edition to Your Family.

So, you’ve made the decision.  You have been a one-dog family and you would like to introduce a new four-legged child into your home.  The first question to ask is this…is first dog well trained and will model good dog-manners to the new one?  Understand that adding a new canine to the household will require SOME more time and expense.

Here are a few helpful tips to start –

1.  Is your dog ready for a playmate, or has it displayed behavioral issues?

2.  Select the right dog.  A pit bull and a bichon may not be a good mix!

3.  Try to have some interaction between the two before you adopt.

4.  In the beginning, separate them in cages or with gates when you leave the house.

5.  Try to keep those early departures short if you can.

Above all else, get the proper training for BOTH of your forever friends.  Integrating multiple dogs into a household has been one of my specialties for decades.  My name is Dennis Danskin.  Please call me anywhere in the Las Vegas area for a FREE in-home dog training consultation.  My phone number is (702) 327-4744.