We have a female cockapoo (nearly 6yo) who has always been fairly nervous since a horrible incident with another dog when she was about 12 months. Since then she's wary of other dogs she doesn't know and can get snappy. At home she's lovely and is also happy with dogs she knows. She's walked by a dog-walker twice a week to keep her socialised and were told she's happy and behaves really well on these walks.
We recently got another cockapoo and chose a boy as advised. He's 4 months old and a real sweetheart . He's desperate to make friends with her but so far she's not interested. Most of the time she tolerates him as long as he keeps out of her hair. He has a create and we keep him out of her bed when he's out. But she growls and snaps at him if he gets too close and has even pinned him down. It's sounds awful but there's no contact, just growling and him crying. It's over almost immediately and then they're back to normal.
Now he can go for walks and they get a wide space to be in, they chase and play. She divebombs him a fair bit but he gets up and goes back for more and it's good natured. Does this bode well for a better relationship later on? It was always going to take her a while to get used to him but is there still hope they'll be friends at some point?