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Hey all! I’ll keep this short since I’m on my phone, but am happy to answer any questions.
I’m looking for advice on introducing a nervous dog to new roommates. Quill and I will be gaining two new roommates for three months (until mid-August). He’s nervous when he first meets new people, so for general meetings we kennel him until they get in the house (his kennel is in the living room, so he can see them come in and interact with us) and then once he calms down we load them with treats and let him out to say hi, after advising them to just treat but otherwise ignore (no petting, direct eye contact, etc).
Do I just do this for new roommates? He’s had summer roommates the past two years, but I feel like his anxiety really developed over the course of last summer so before he was just out and they got to greet him right away and that was that. Any advice is very appreciated! One of the roommates will have her boyfriend and dog with her for the first night as well — the dog is an older small female.
We have our own room, a kennel in the living room, and a smallish backyard. The downstairs could be divided into two with a baby gate, for context of options we have.
I’m looking for advice on introducing a nervous dog to new roommates. Quill and I will be gaining two new roommates for three months (until mid-August). He’s nervous when he first meets new people, so for general meetings we kennel him until they get in the house (his kennel is in the living room, so he can see them come in and interact with us) and then once he calms down we load them with treats and let him out to say hi, after advising them to just treat but otherwise ignore (no petting, direct eye contact, etc).
Do I just do this for new roommates? He’s had summer roommates the past two years, but I feel like his anxiety really developed over the course of last summer so before he was just out and they got to greet him right away and that was that. Any advice is very appreciated! One of the roommates will have her boyfriend and dog with her for the first night as well — the dog is an older small female.
We have our own room, a kennel in the living room, and a smallish backyard. The downstairs could be divided into two with a baby gate, for context of options we have.