dogs with other animals
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| Well if it were my OES puppy and my sugar glider, hamster, or pet fly.... I would think attempting to socialize them would be best now. Of course I would use caution, but I feel I had a good idea of how my OES was and what she would do next (behavior wise) whenever we introduced her to something. She was without a doubt the kindness puppy. We knew there would be no aggression problems no matter WHAT we introduced her to as a puppy. However, she was NOT aware of her strength.
So... we would never let her around tiny animals 2-4lbs unless one person was holding her OR close enough to stop that gigantic paw from attempting to touch (but to the other animal, would be more like a smash/smoosh/smack). Of course we had to trust and know the reaction of the other animal. I babysat a 2lb shih tzu puppy and had to constantly supervise. Yuki wanted to roll over him, paw, and cuddle. Never attempted to bite or be aggressive despite this dog putting his puppy teeth all over her. At one point we bought a muzzle thingy to put around her so she could have fun with the shih tzu w/o the shih tzu's mother freaking out and worrying about yuki's teeth. That was for the owner's peace of mind though. Yuki did grab onto him a few times as they got older and played together. She even rolled on top of him at full speed, so... that could have been bad if it were a squirrel. I would have felt very comfortable introducing her to my pet bird, rabbit, or squirrel. As an adult, I still have to supervise her and my maltese. She's just a lot bigger. I have no problem leaving them alone now, but I always make sure there is no food or toy there when I do. |
| Would you trust a toddler with the Sugar Glider?
Puppies = toddlers, not mean, still learning, a bit klutzy. |
| I would definitely not trust any dog with any rodent for a very long time... |
| I agree. |
Being a previous playmate for a sugar glider It is my belief they should only meet with wire between them. I have 3 cats and Maggie doesn't bother them at all even when they rub on her but they she can annoy them  and they will bat her in the nose  (never with claws) to get their point across. |
| I would worry, too, about that small of an animal-- not that the puppy would be at all aggressive, but it would be too easy to roll over it or step on it while romping.
Our 3 year old rescue that we just got is a little clumsy-- not aggressive at all, but he gets excited and runs or jumps a little, and if our poor cats are around, they get a little scared. They are getting along well, though-- Harley's not aggressive, just curious. He also got along very well with my parents' shih tzu on our visit this weekend. She had to look out for his feet, though, if he got playful. I wouldn't risk it-- there's just too much of a size difference. He might hurt them without intending to. |
| I don't think it has anything to do with aggression. I just think in most cases dog + rodent = lunch. |
Willowsprite wrote: I don't think it has anything to do with aggression. I just think in most cases dog + rodent = lunch.
yep! |
When Fiona flies out the back door and the chickens happen to be in the yard, it is not a pretty sight. She chases them, whacks them with her paw and likes to carry them in her...mouth. Try explaining that to a chicken. 
No matter how well the interaction seems to go at first, I would NEVER leave them alone. |
| I agree. Breena is almost 5 months and not agressive at all. The fact remains is that she is overly zealous to meet anything especially tiny animals. ( I think she thinks she's the size of a Shih-Tzu ). In fact while doing therapy dog things at the Nursing Home she was introduced to a Shih-Tzu named Cookie and out came the big paws. She just had to touch poor Cookie on the head and her paw near about knocked the poor thing over. The tonuge is also an area of concern to me. She likes to give kisses to all animals and her tongue is nearly as big as their heads. Kissing to her = drowing for the baby beagle next door. |
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