Puppy annoying older dogs.. beside myself

[babyrol]

Hi everyone,
Got a 4 month old little puppy, he's settling in very well and is a right little character. We've had him for around 6 weeks.

The only problem is, he is constantly annoying our two older dogs (aged 10 and 13).

When pup is tired he's lovely and cuddles in to them and sleeps next to them, they love eachother. But when he's in one of his hyper moods (which is a lot for a puppy) he is constantly chasing, biting, jumping up on the older dogs. His teeth are so sharp so it bloody hurts!!!

I am honestly beside myself with this at the moment, I'm hoping after the biting stage it'll be fine but until then I don't know how I'm going to cope!!!

Does anyone have any advice on how to stop this please?

Puppy will have to be kept separate, otherwise their relationships could deteriorate.

My friend got a new puppy, annoyed the older one until it bit the pup. Now they can't be together, ever.

I had to look after a little puppy recently for a few months and she started off like this to my two Golden Retrievers. They being GR ‘s just seemed to let her and it got quite out of hand. Every time she tried to bite them I said a very firm no to her then when played nice she got a really enthusiastic good girl. After two days it was much better and then stopped - it takes time and you need to be really observant but they can learn.

Definitely separate. Puppy playpen/room dividers/stair gates

Room divider or similar barrier to keep the puppy away from the adult dogs, apart from brief, very closely supervised (no biting allowed), play times so they can form positive bonds with each other.

Some puppies will respond to a firm no around biting, but the majority won't and it's unfair to make the older dogs suffer the painful attentions of an exuberant, bitey, puppy. Otherwise as a PP said, relationships are likely to be irreparably damaged and they may have to be permanently separated.

It depends on the dogs. Our older two told the puppy off when she got too much, and she soon learned.

You can always let them have time together, but enforce some periods of separation to give everyone a break.

Unless you're around to supervise and intervene, they should probably be kept separate for now.

Like PP said, the last thing you want is for the older dogs to really hurt the puppy and for the puppy to end up traumatised.

Not all older dogs will correct puppies and tbh I don't really believe it's their job to correct bad behaviour - it's up to us to intervene and remove the puppy when it all becomes too much.

Lots of older dogs will never come to accept a newcomer so it may be a case of management long term, or you may find that one day they suddenly "click" and it all falls into place.

Usually older dogs tell the puppy off and that’s how puppies learn. However it’s not fair to let the older dogs be constantly bothered. So I would have a playpen/stairgate to separate the puppy when his behaviour is too much. Also supervise the dogs closely when they are together.

I separated ours at this stage. Older dog was looking murderous. It all quietened down after a few months and they snuggle down together.

I never get why people do this. It's not fair to the older dogs why did you get a puppy ?

Thank you everybody! Yes I would never leave them unsupervised, if they're left alone then pup is separated in a different room.

The only time they're together is when we're all here watching, and of course we take pup away when he annoys them. It's just exhausting when he's constantly trying to play / bite them! They're lovely dogs so too polite to tell him off but not fair on them at all to be bothered by him

@shutthewindownow ffs there's always one. The older dogs love other dogs, and love the puppy. I just don't want him to bother them hence why I asked for tips to get him to stop! Thanks for your helpful comment.

In the early days my 6 yr old dog nipped the pup if she really tested his patience,never broke the skin though.
Warning nip.
They co exist ok 18 months later.Older one is more like a cat tbh and everything is on his terms.