the multi dog adjustment HELP for Peggy

[Gina Heitz <brier@oregonsbest.com>]

Hi All,

I need some help here from those of you who have multiple dogs.  Well I 
don't but Peggy does...  Peggy has Katie from the Casino litter and she 
also adopted our AmEx about 3 weeks ago.  AmEx has two missing teeth and 
with that we can not show him or breed him.  Judy and I felt it was best 
for AmEx to move on and Peggy was wanting another dog for a play mate for 
Katie.  Katie is a fairly quiet dog like so many of you have told me about 
your Sprite and Gidget kids and as I have also observed myself with these 
babies... Katie is well socialized, she goes to day care has for ever and 
gets along well with all dogs.  AmEx is mellow but in my opinion more up 
more animated in general than the Casino kids, he too is well socialized 
and has always been very playful here and at Judy's, so we are a bit 
stumped.  I personally think that there has not been enough time passage 
for adjustment but Peggy has some concerns, I am going to ask Peggy to take 
it from here and it's my hopes that others can give her some insights and 
encouragement though your own experiences.  It's not a matter of fights or 
aggression, both dogs are very sweet.

Yanna you might have some pearls of wisdom to share after merging two 
households of dogs?

Thanks,

Gina