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« on: October 18, 2007, 06:32:37 am »
Firstly, sincere sympathy for your loss. We recently lost our Giant Schnauzer and know the pain you are addressing.
After 4 months of processing our loss, we brought home 2 8 week old Bouvier puppies. Quite a change from our mature dog we previously had!!
While out on one of our daily walks, we met an owner of a male Bouvier (4 years old)who shared that he too had recently lost the companion 6 year old Bouvier. He wanted to see how his male would react to the pups and went to bring him outside.
Initially all was well however, after about 10 minutes the adult male became very aggressive with the pups. The owner said this was the behaviour the male was exhibiting with other dogs since the loss of its companion.
Perhaps, like your Bouv, this one is grieving still...
I share with you only to suggest that maybe time is the critial factor in your decision to introduce another pup to your Bouv..
Best of Luck.