[virginiawoolf]

my new foster came over for a home visit yesterday, with the possibility of staying. we took olive outside to meet him in the apartment yard, and she barked at him, so he laid down and rolled over on his back. immediately submissive. eventually they just laid in the grass ignoring eachother.

so we moved inside. now, this was the first time another dog had been in olive (my dog's) home. she growled/barked, but eventually they both just laid down and ignored one another. if he didn't stay, it would be a week until his next home visit, and i felt like we would just go through the exact same process next week. both my SO and i felt that if the foster stayed, olive may not be thrilled, but it would be much more effective in getting the two acclimated to eachother.

we kept them both on leads, and generally they just ignored one another. a few times, olive became curious, and would walk over to him, and he would sit up, or move in a way she was unsure of, and she would bark at him. once it seemed that if my SO didn't stop her, she would've lunged at him.

he is a bigger dog than her, a boxer/dane mix, so i know that that causes her to be more wary of him in general. i do also realize that pretty much the first day she met him, he came into her house. she is an extremely cautious dog anway, and it takes her awhile to warm up to bigger dogs.

the foster slept in his crate last night, and olive slept in bed with us, as usual. we woke up a few times to her growling and barking at his crate. she stopped when we called her back over.

i know she just needs time to get used to him, and hopefully she will eventually accept him as not trying to steal her parents or home away from her.

are there any tips from anyone who is experienced in this type of situation, any advice, or anything i'm doing wrong?
sorry so long!