New Addition to the Family

Everyone knows Lady. She has been with us for about a month. She is a very active Catahula and loves to go to the park and play with other dogs. She seems to play better with other Catahulas than any other breed of dog so we decided to find Lady a Catahula companion.
We found a very gentle and smart Catahula in Yukon, Oklahoma at Pets and People. We took Lady with us so she could help us pick out the new addition. At first Lady didn't like the attention we were paying the new dog and when we walked them together Lady snapped at her. We went to the dog park in Yukon and let the two dogs go. There were several other dogs in the park but Lady and this dog played together nearly all the time leaving the other dogs alone, We adopted this 18 month old Catahula pup, I took quit a bit of effort to get her to get into my pickup. She didn't think it was correct getting into a vehicle. After working with her for about fifteen minutes I got her in the pickup. Partly picking her up and partly her efforts. Mostly mine.

Lady didn't like her in the pickup. She snaped at her and barked, something Lady rarely does. She was not really happy at all that this pup was in the vehicle. We went to the dog park in Edmond and the two dogs played hard together, went swimming together and seemed best friends. When we left and went back in the pickup, Lady again didn't want this dog in the vehicle. When we got home, same thing. Lady did not want her in the house. Lady, the new pup and I took a two mile walk together. It was very pleasant and they got along very well. When we got back to the house Lady started trying to snap and bark at the new pup. We worked with them for about two hours and finally they tolorate each other in the house. Outside they are best friends, inside they tolorate each other. Now, for Justin's cat,,,,,well he don't want either dog here. He thinks he has been put at the bottom of the pecking order, and he has.

We have not named the new pup yet but it has to be done soon so she can be trained to know her name and other commands. If anyone has a suggestion let me know.