Hi everyone! I just brought home a 2-3yr old terrier mini poodle mix (15lbs) named Rudy from the shelter 3 days ago. While we wanted a dog for ourselves, our main goal was to get our resident 5yr old terrier mix (37lbs), Simon, a friend to play with. Simon LOVES other dogs and to play with them, so we decided to add Rudy to the family.
Things have been progressing day by day and the dogs get along so far. However, Simon keeps making attempts to play with Rudy, but Rudy just runs away. Simon has been gentle- he’s tried different play techniques like wrestling, chasing, tug of war, etc but Rudy seems to be apprehensive. Rudy will do all these play techniques with us, but not Simon. So far, I’ve been able to encourage Rudy and Simon to play solo but nearby each other and I provide praise when doing so.
Can we teach Rudy to play with Simon? Is it possible he just needs more time around Simon and they will eventually play together? Any suggestions would be appreciated! Thanks.
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