Hello Everyone
Yesterday my Family expanded with 2 new Bassett Hound Pups... We were oringinally getting One of them, But when we went to pick them up we saw the Runt was still there, and we could not resist...We took the Pups to a Friends house, And i showed up with Butterfly so that she could meet them... She did very well at first.. She smelled them, and they seemed to like her, and not intimidated at all by her size...We stayed at my friends for about an hour, and then we put the Pups in the Crate in the car, and butterfly rode in the car with them...When we arrived home we left the pups in the crate in the yard, and we all hung out in the yard together... After about 30 minutes we let the Pups out, and of course the children were having a great time with them... Butterflys body language seemed confused, but she did not seem defesive with them at all.... She would continue to smell them, and then walk away and lay down...I was sitting in the yard in a chair, and Butterfly walked over to me.. I was petting her on the head, and the Little runt started walking over to us... Butterfly put her big body infront of me, Simular to the way she is with the children when people come over.... I heard her make a little growl at the pup... When the little Pup touched my foot Butterfly made loud Growl at the Pup... she did not hurt it, but she did scare the Wits out of her...I corrected Butterfly, and she walked away knowing she was in trouble, and layed down...We continued to let the Pups roam for a little bit , and then back in the crate, They were very tired.. They went right to sleep... Later on in the evening we let them back out to roam, and Butterfly was fine with them, But she does not seem to comfortable... .I am hoping some of you may have some good advice to make this a simple transition.... I want to make this one Big happy Family....Any advice will be great... This is the first time Butterfly has been around a Puppy since she has been a Pup herself...... Thankyou ahead of Time
Sincerley,
Shell