We would like to get another puppy and currently own a skye terrier. Of indubitably we would give our current dog the same amount of attention as the new puppy so he doesn't feel like he's being replaced. Is this practicable or will he become hostile towards the puppy?
My dog is the friendliest dog I know. I have never seen him harm another dog besides the time when he was defending me from our neighbors dog who was growling and snapping at me. Another once upon a time our good...
A: It truthfully all depends on how you wield the situation.
First, make sure they are slowly introduced to each other. It is best to introduec them in a neutral territory. So, take your dog out of the retreat to introduce them.
Then, make sure that you reinforce the dominance of you skye terrier. Make sure that you always greet him first, gratified him first, and praise him when he is tolerant of the pup.
In this way, you will reinforce to the...
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you should extremely adopt from the humane society if you're not planning on showing your dog.
http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/skyeterrier.htm
info on skye terriers
http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/westhighland.htm
info on westies
http://www.petfinder.com/take.html
a great website for finding dogs at humane societies in your area.
Good success rate
Pictures of the Skye Terrier:
http://www.breederretriever.com/photopost/materials/646/skye_terrier_3.jpg
http://puppydogweb.com/caninebreeds/dogimages/skyeterrier_corel.jpg
http://www.justdogbreeds.com/images/breeds/skye-terrier.jpg
Info on Skye Terriers:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skye_Terrier
http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/skyeterrier.htm
http://www.akc.org/breeds/skye_terrier/factor.cfm
I have not owned/known either of...
Pitiable to hear about your dog.
Finding images is So easy.
Go to Google Images and type in - skye terriers -
You will get dozens of photos.
You can also do a google search for both types of terrier and infer from about the pros and cons of each, and then make your decision.
As for when to ask your dad, that's hard to say without knowing family dynamics. Do you split the evening meal together? Is this a time when you talk about your day, what...
Heres some info on skye terriers
http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/skyeterrier.htm
http://www.nextdaypets.com/directory/breeds/1100252/
http://puppydogweb.com/caninebreeds/skyeter.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skye_Terrier
and heres pics
http://www.yourpurebredpuppy.com/dogbreeds/photos/skyeterriers.jpg
http://www.line of descent.com.au/breeds/images/skye_terr.jpg
...
skye terrier- http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=A0geu47a8FpIVVcBNTVXNyoA?ei=UTF-8&p=skye%20terrier%20pictures&rs=0&fr2=tab-web&fr=ks-ans
westie-http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=A0geu_Nv8VpIqUwAuVBXNyoA?ei=UTF-8&p=westie%20puppies&y=Search&fr2=tab-web&fr=slv2-hptb5
i propose b assess that the westies are more cute, but it depends on your personality and there's. "people look and act like their pets" thats what i have...
ok. well i fair-minded looked up both breeds on wiki. both breeds are prone to health problems. both breeds need to be brushed/groomed again. the westie seems to be more prone to allergies. the skye seems to be going extinct. they are both adorable.
overall, i would go w/ the skye. since they seem to be going extinct, u should get one while u still can.
penitent about ivory =[
EDIT:
on how to bring it up. ummm.. just get all 3 of u...