We brought Cain home with us today and we are all in love with this chubby, fuzzy little guy!! The meeting with Suka did NOT go well and I'm pretty sure she would hurt him if she got the chance. She growl/talks/barks at him (tail wagging but I think that is just to throw me off) and lunges like she want to get ahold of him. I just don't know what to do.

Congrats on the new pup he is adorable. I wouldn't worry too much, I thought Miya was going to kill Sofie when I brought her home, I just monitored play, and if there was a puppy yelp I got Miya to leave Sofie alone. They do play like they are gonna kill, but really it isn't as bad as it sounds. If tail ain't wagging, I probably would intervene more. Good luck it will work out.

It sounds like she was more excited than anything. Kenzi stomps her feet and makes a grizzly bear sound when she meets dogs for the first time at home. She could still hurt Cain but probably not on purpose. More out of over excitement and getting a little too rough for no bigger than he is. Slow transition and boundaries. You can try to distract her away from pup with other things and see if she will until she calms down some. Give it time then attempt to reintroduce then distract away. Small pups are always a toss up for me. If she's been around small dogs before it will probably get smoother soon. If not it will take a bit to get past the combination of prey drive and just initial new.

Things are going better!! They have been playing a little today so it seems that Suka is warming up to Cain!

Yeh, listen to her now! In a few more days it's gonna be "How do I keep them from playing *all* the time? They're always underfoot at lightening speed!"

Traci, enjoy it while you can ....