Here is some context. About 3 months ago, we adopted a 7 month old puppy name Ben. I have two adult dogs, cupid, 5, and slippers 7.
When we first brought him home, cupid wouldn't let the puppy in our bed, we like it when the dogs sleep with us. It's fine, we did other sleeping alternatives for about 2-3 weeks and cupid let the puppy in the bed.
Everything was going great! Cupid doesnt love the new puppy. But they finally started to play together. One time the puppy climbed over cupid and he didn't care (we try not to let this happen but dogs being dogs). We saw a lot of improvement in 3 months.
Now the problem…a few nights ago, Ben probably stepped on cupid face at night and started to growl. We turned on the lights and then cupid went for Ben. It was all bark but it was scary. We quickly separated ben and moved him into the other room and I slept with him while cupid slept in the main bed.
3 nights ago, cupid was laying near the end of the bed, and I was a wall separating them. We slept fine that night.
The next night cupid growled at him and was doing the classic warning signs. We moved cupid in the spare room. We don't punish him but just called his name and he got up and followed me. I slept with him while ben got the main bed.
Last night….cupid growled again…….we made cupid sleep in the spare bedroom by himself. He cried a little which sucked. I really really wanted to let him back im but I was scared he would hurt the puppy.
We are going to be doing more family time activities. Its just crazy because during the day, no issues. We are going to spend some time with ben on leash and cupid on the bed together with treats.
But if he growls, who should we remove? My husband and i just want what's best for our small pack. Sorry for spelling and grammar mistakes. I typed this before my first cup of coffee lol
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