I usually start out with either Salinas or Tilly, who both have very clear body language with other dogs and neither are quick to jump to being offended if the foster dog is a little rude. Chima, who is quick to be offended is almost always the last dog to get introduced.
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| The initial intro with Chima and Sal - much butt sniffing and ground sniffing to let everyone know - "It's cool. Let's just all keep chill." |
How fast or slow these introductions go depend wholly on the foster dog and what they are able to handle. If a particular dog is under-confident and quick to jump to aggressive behavior it could take weeks or even months before everyone is fully integrated. Happily, Rigby is the kind of dog where introductions to all 4 dogs was complete in about 20 minutes.
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| Sal was giving Rigby the "you're in my BUBBLE!!!" look. |
Even Chima, who is often on high alert around new dogs for about a week, was over any issues with him within the first few minutes she had met him.
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| Rigby was fine with giving the girls a little space and found his own patch of sunshine. |
He curls up on the couch with the dogs, shares sunspots with them, and even joins in on hunting forays in the back yard with Chima and Sal.
If you are looking for a very special dog, then Rigby is your guy!
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