New dog stress

[Katinkka]

I already had a 2 yr old male 'Pomeranian' and have taken in a 3 yr old female Shih tzu. They seem to get on mostly although my pom snaps at her sometimes and doesn't want to share anything. Very possessive over family. Also the shih tsu has done business in the house twice (only been 2 days).

At the moment they are sleeping separately but I do want them both to sleep in the utility room together. I also want her to stop doing business in the house. When I put pom to bed at night I say ' go wee wee' and he does where as she doesn't and I don't know how to get her to do business before bed.

Does anyone have any advice for me please? Should I crate her at night? Am I doing anything wrong?

Its still very early days!

I would approach house training in the same way as a puppy. Outside hourly and lots and praise when she does go until she learns you are over the moon when she goes out of the house. Don't make a big deal of accidents just ignore.

I would also crate her in the utility next to the other dog for a period of time if that's where you want her to sleep. This way they will get used to eachother safely and you can gradually phase out the cage over a few weeks/months depending how long it takes.

I wouldn't stress too much it's a massive change for her and it will take a few months for her to really feel settled