did you consider getting him a knuckle bone to chew on..
My vet suggested that would help my high energy pug out and it sure did..
it keeps her busy of hours and she is happy to lay in her crate and just chew it
really did help her..might help Boris
just a thought
you feed them raw and get a large one..they last a long time and the dogs all love them..

nm

Lynn King CPDT

figure out a way to get him the exercise he needs. We live in New England and it gets cold here too but my dogs walk.

He does need walks but with our MN temps I can't take the baby out. We also don't currently have a fenced in yard so I can't let him run loose outside. We will have one this spring. So we've tried to get a lot of working toys for in the house until it warms up. Not the ideal situation for him.

It's a long day for him cooped up with the baby.


Boris

I agree whole heartedly w/Tammy.

Bringing a puppy into an environment where Boris is not behaving appropriately IMO will not solve Boris's behaviours, but cause them to come out in the new puppy. Puppies are alot of work, much more work than walking Boris a few times a day and/or training him.

It sounds to me like Boris is bored and needs some mental stimulation. Good job on signing up for training classes, stick with them and hopefully you and Boris will solve the problems together!

it worked out wonderfully. My first bulldog had passed away very unexpectedly. I then got Boo, and about 8 weeks after I got Boo, I got Clovis. Maybe I was just lucky, but Boo and Clovis were just incredible together as puppies. They played and played and played. It was so much fun to watch them play. But, IMO, it probably worked out so well for me because they were both young. I don't think a puppy and an 8 year old bulldog, for example, would necessarily work out so well.

Good luck.




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I think you need to get him under control before you add a second one. Too often people think oh Ill just get him a playmate an he will be fine. I just think if he is acting like that and you add another puppy not to mention a 6 month old baby you are setting them both up for failure. You say he plays in his x pen and has toys but is he being walked? Not just time outside running around but it sounds like you have a pretty high energy dog he needs a good 20 minute walk a day not just daycare once a week.

playmate.. adding another could also make matters worse. IMO you have to get things under control first. If he is not wanting to share you with another human he will quite possibly not want to share you with a puppy either. You have then set yourself, him and the puppy up for failure with aggression issues that may scar a puppy. Hence you have a puppy and an adult dog with behaviors that are not acceptable. Just my opinion.

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