Congratulations! That's a good cross. What a little beauty! Over here, dogs cannot legally be adopted younger than 8 weeks and if neutered, they need to be older. (I know things are different in the US. There is no stray dog problem in the Netherlands and we have no "kill shelters".)
Thanks! Yeah it’s usually 8 weeks but him and his brother were randomly given to the humane society when they were 4 weeks but they couldn’t keep him longer than 2 weeks so he would have been sent somewhere else if he didn’t get adopted by today. And we’ve already started potting training and using words like “come” and “potty”. And if you know the answer I have a question. My other dog is super sweet around him but will sometimes lick the puppy’s back and head and use his paw and lightly “stroke” his back. I thought maybe he was grooming him but my older dog is a male so I’m not sure if he would do that
It sounds like caring, "grooming" and inquisitiveness. It could be slightly asserting his dominance, but I don't think so. Your older dog is also a neutered male? Shouldn't be a problem. The pup will learn a lot of behavior from him, so I hope he doesn't teach him any no-nos, lol! It's good for the pup's socialization that he can live with another dog. Dogs that are adopted too young into a household with no dogs often miss important socialization, like how to read the signals from other dogs. Your puppy is in a good place. Is the puppy sleeping with the older dog? (If you are into "crating", ignore that question.)
His name is chop. Because he likes to do a little karate chop move on his toys before he attacks them. We just started calling him that and it stuck. He also seems to have some separation anxiety but I guess it makes sense because he’s so young. He’s always right Under one of us and He will only fall asleep if we are either holding him or have our hand under his head when he sleeps in his crate
