

It's natural to be excited, but try and be as casual as possible and allow them to interact in their own time. "You may have to arrange for a friend or family member to help you by walking one of the dogs so you can give them as much space as they need to be able to relax. Instead, take both of your dogs for a walk together in an area with lots of open space where they can take their time to explore and get to know one another in their own time on more neutral ground," Battersea Dogs & Cats Home writes on its website.

"When you first get home with your new dog, don't go indoors straight away.

It advises owners to take the dogs out for a walk before they get acquainted indoors, to avoid scraps over territory. animal charity Battersea Dogs & Cats Home says advance planning is needed before a new dog is introduced to a household that already has a pup. Getty Images How Should You Introduce Your Existing Dog To Your New Dog? The viral TikTok clip "was supposed to be a sweet vid" showing how the owner's two pets were learning to get along. Stock image of little and large dogs sitting together. Newsweek has reached out to Haskins for comment via Instagram. If we had known he was going to FLOP on her we would've made him get away." This was him finally warming up and being near her and it was supposed to be a sweet vid. She added: "We had just gotten Kevin and he had been kind of afraid of our little dog, Leia. Haskins, who appears to be based in the U.S., explained in a follow-up post that Leia was not hurt, "just annoyed," while Kevin "is no longer allowed on the couch." "He definitely did that on purpose," wrote a third user. "He is in fact not sweet," joked one TikTok user.Īnother poster decided to school Kevin and Leia's owner, writing: "You let it happen with nothing for the dog to register 'That's bad'. The clip, shared on March 27, has been liked more than 1.8 million times and attracted over 8,000 comments. Vid of Kevin sitting on Leia but I think about it like every day ♬ original sound - Lauren Haskins What Do The Comments Say?
