Hi, I am hoping someone has had a similar experience and can give me some advice. We have an eight year-old Labradoodle who is more on the lab lazy side and very mellow. We adopted a rescue puppy and we have had him now for two months, he is currently four months old and he is a mix of several breeds with the top breeds being Chihuahua, Pomeranian and poodle. I did all the research. I introduced him in all the ways that I thought were good. We have kept them separated and done introduction with leashes and small spurts. Our older dog enjoys him through his pen, gives him kisses and wags his tail, however, when the puppy is out and tries to play with our dog, I feel our dog is aggressively lunging and barking at him where my husband feels like he's playing. There is a large size difference as our Labradoodle is 64 pounds and the puppy is 8 pounds. The puppy however, doesn't seem to be responding to our Labradoodles cues of back off. The puppy has way too much energy for him and I don't know how to blend this and make it work so they both can be together in the house at the same time. I would love some tips on how I can help bond them. We have walked them outside together and our labradoodle is much less territorial with him outside than inside. I think he's guarding me and letting that puppy know that I'm his. I have started looking into dog trainers to see how I can help break this pattern. I would love to hear what has worked for you!
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