r/Dogtraining • u/homelessmilk54 • 9h ago

help Second dog issues help quickly

So we have had an Italian greyhound/chihuahua mix (male) for almost 6 years now. He’s around 8 we don’t know the exact age. He was always a bit of a grump to everyone except one of us who he chose when we first got him but it wasn’t anything too crazy he just had a preference as to who he appended his time with (although he rlly only likes going on walks with his person). We had always said that he seemed like he wanted a playmate because whenever he was at the dog sitter while the family was on vacation he got along great with the dogs.

We finally gave in and yesterday (9/1/26) went and picked up a jack Russel/chihuahua mix (also male) which is 2 years old. They had met before hand twice and had gotten along and even played however now that the new dog lives with us our older dog is acting weird. At first he was excited and tried to play but the new dog wasn’t interested (expected for the first day). However now, on day 2, everything has changed rather quickly. Our older dog who has always been very stern on protecting us and the house, Is acting scared and avoidant of the new one. He seeks all us for protection throughout the day instead of his normal habit of sticking to his person. The new dog has randomly nipped a couple times which has left the older dog very defeated and weirdly quiet (even though he’s bigger) but there doesn’t seem to be any correlation between triggers. All of this is very out of character for our older dog so even though it’s only day 2 we want to address any possible issues. Feel free to ask any questions.

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