Not my first rodeo

 

Mary and her latest Trendy Carol’s Jumper

The plans for taking on another Bulldog have elicited some debate and trolling recently, most have concerns about Mary’s welfare, but a few have worried about Weaver and Bun. 

All have a point.

I have to underline , that I am a fair expert when it comes to introducing a new dog to an existing pack of animals. So far I have owned four bulldogs, five cats, 2 Scottie’s and five Welsh terriers and with no exception have I experienced a serious integration problem with any of them. 

That doesn’t mean you don’t have to be careful, obviously you do , but you have to manage the troops with a pragmatic, dog based hand.

You certainly don’t treat dogs like little people.

Old dogs like Mary will invariably give off their own leave me alone vibes, especially to puppies who often don’t and can’t read the room when it comes to manners. Olive is four years old and already comes from her own pack with its own rules and regulations. She is not an alpha female either and has the benefit of being a bulldog . 

Bulldogs are smart too. They understand concepts missed by other mutts. 

When a lesson is learned , it remains learnt, so to speak.

Constance, Mabel, Winifred and Dorothy have all exhibited this strength of character, I doubt Olive will be any different. 

Jealously and food envy can be the biggest of irritations and both can be dealt with by common sense and reading body language . Feeding must always be done individually.

Home must be a calm place too, where all members of the pack understand that you are the alpha and the chasing of small cats is a thing just not tolerated.

Like I said, I’ve never had a problem yet

But you never know……