Introducing 2+ yr OES to smaller dog

I am working on rescuing a dog...Suzi from NC Rescue. I need advice on introducing her to Rosie who is much smaller, a 8 year old Tibetan Terrier. Rosie loves other dogs but I have noticed if an owner with a large dog on a leash comes at me she starts out defensive and if I ignore the dog for awhile she makes friends. Should I take her with me when I pick Suzi up? There will be several OES's there...will that scare Rosie? Should I leave her in the car and have them meet there? Should I leave Rosie home and introduce them in the yard? In the house? Should my husband hold Suzi on leash and I bring Rosie out in the yard...should I just bring Suzi in the house and neither be on a leash? I won't be able to unleash Suzi in the yard until I train her with the invisible fence whereas Rosie is already trained with it??? Any suggestions are welcomed. After reading many books I have realized I really didn't introduce Rosie at 6 monlths to Daisey who was a 10 year old OES...Daisey tolerated her but really wanted nothing to do with her from day one and I feel responsible for that...I spent most of my time trying to make Rosie feel secure. I really want to do this right as Rosie is a submissive dog willing to please, and Suzi appears to be similar from the description.
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Anytime we get a new foster dog in we try to introduce them in a neutral (not our yard) fenced in area and definitely have both dogs off leash. We also make sure we watch their body language carefully so we can step in if needed. If we introduce them in our backyard - this is definitely our permanent 3 sheepies yard so the newcomer is the outsider.

If you have a chance to take your dog to somewhere else where he can interact with the sheepie you are considering adopting please do so. Watch how they interact with each other before making a final decision.

Once home make sure you make a big fuss over the current dog so that he doesn't feel hostile towards the newcomer. I always try to take our dogs out for one on one time with us away from the newbie so that they still feel special. You will need to monitor the two of them together the first few weeks until they decide who is going to boss the other around. Or if they become instant best friends - well ignore this part. :lol:

That said, please know how wonderful it is that you are considering adopting a rescued sheepie.
I would just treat them very gently at first and very slowly. I had real misgivings about our yorkie and the sheepie puppy and she really didnt like her for weeks and weeks. She now absolutely adores her. But we took it really slowly and never left them alone together...xx
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