Good girl Izzy. Very pleased to hear that.

Thnigs have now gone from bad to worse
Now that Izzie has found her confidence she is doing her best to kill Carter. She is not taking to him at all. She has always been a bit iffy around other dogs, sometimes she is fine and will play and other times she is very defensive and snaps etc. I thought that a puppy would be different but I'm beginning to think that I've made a huge mistake.
Don't know what to do

Is it really nasty, or is she just trying to play? Best thing is to supervise, give Izzy nice treats whenever puppy appears and never, ever leave them alone together, not even for a moment. This can, I know, be a trial if you just want to pop to the loo, but these things can happen so quickly. I think it is too early to be talking about having made a mistake; you knew it would not be easy.

Izzy needs more time to get used to this little creature and you need to be sure that the pup is not bothering her, i.e. trying to play when she wants to chill out.

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Is she sometimes playing with carter and at other times having a go at him?
Is it really full blown attacks or is she just giving a growl then whipping her head round giving one lunge and maybe a snap at him, and if its this does he back off or carry on. Im asking as sometimes things look worse than they are a dog will reprimand and put a pup in its place if it goes too far and wont heed a verbal warning. I cant make out from your post if you are talking about her and carter saying sometimes she is fine and will play and other times she is very defensive and snaps or other dogs. If she is consistently full blown attacking him then its a problem if its a matter of playing with him but at times giving him a reprimand that may look pretty hair raising then its a bit more promising.

Triggers that will usually set dogs off are, food,toys,attention,confined spaces
visitors coming and chews and bones. Does she have a go at him in any of these situations. If so you need to avoid them like the plague especially at the moment. Feed separately, pick the bowls up as soon as they are finished and dont leave food down for them to graze on throughout the day. Assuming that carter at 11 weeks is on 3 meals at least and Izzy is probably on less, then break her meals down too at the moment so she gets her normal ration but has something each time too. Do not give over attention to the pup when izzy can see. If they have chews or bones confine carter to his crate with them so they cant compete, same with toys. Dont leave them together unsupervised and especially not in confined spaces (example a small kitchen especially if you are preparing food or eating so food may be dropped by accident and they could both go for it. Also done leave toys laying about.

If carter starts to bother izzy and you can see that he is not going to heed warnings or shes uncomfortable with it, separate them before it escalates to give both a chance to unwind and calm down.

Last but nowhere least I would speak to your vet and ask them to reccomend a behaviourist who is qualified and can maybe access the situation and give you a hands on advice and programme to help you sort the problems. On here we can only go by the information given and cant see the dog/dogs so cannot get a full picture of the problems, so at best can only make some suggestions that may help to alleviate some of the problems in the meantime. Hope this may help a bit.

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It was a full blown attack. She tore down the garden at him and went for him. Serious growling and biting. She is now refusing to come into the house without a lot of coaxing and cajoling.

I would put carter in his crate and rotate them with free access to you and the house for tonight, plus follow the tips to avoid problems to set them off in the meantime. Then I would ring the vet in the morning and get some names of reccommended qualified behaviourists. If it was intermittent and part of the time they were getting on then it could be dealt with gradully and with management. The only other thing I can suggest if you are both there watching tv try having them both out on leads with one of you holding each dog in between crating them in rotation. At least they will be sharing the same space but under control with no worries. Obviously you will have to put some distance between them but at least that might get them to at least both settle in communal areas. If there doesnt seem to be any respite its way to complicated to advise on here without observing the dogs and giving hands on advice. Hopefully you will at least be able to get to speak to a behaviourist tomorrow.

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Hi Izziebits,

I'm so sorry to read that your dog has attacked or tried to attack your puppy. This is obviously a situation that needs urgent management and could have serious consequences for your puppy! Are you getting some help with this??? In the meantime, you just need to keep the apart so that there is no chance your puppy could be frightenend or at worse hurt!

Please let us know how you are getting on. Take care.

Massive hugs Hun, I know how much this is tearing you both apart. Wish i had the magic answers. I would def speak to a trainer and seek help. I so want izzy to make friends with the gorgeous Carter xxxxx