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Forgot to say he also goes to an enclosed dog run a few times a week. Thank you so much greysmom, I have been looking into daycare as an option to further give him stimulation and also socialisation with other dogs. Hadn't thought about a muzzle, is it okay to muzzle him and not my older dog though? My older dog is definitely a wimpy whippet, he has become afraid of him and won't stick up for himself. I don't want this. When these events happen it's very difficult to manage as I'm trying to protect my older dog but also myself and he lunges, growls, barks and tries to bite us both. I have already started giving my older dog his dinner, etc first as I know this is important in terms of pack. I will look into the programme as an option just in case it's needed thanks. Yes your right, puppies can be both and he is, I haven't experienced this before in all my years of owning dogs that's why I thought I'd reach out. We did have another rescue dog (whippet) that we got when my older dog was a pup and it went so smoothly she was an older dog and warned him the first day she came and then they got on so well until she had to be put to sleep. We waited a good few years and thought it might be good for him to have some company again.

Hi thank you for your answer. We have been training him using positive methods. He initially was always trying to nibble on our hands and we have been using positive reinforcement since he first came to tackle this and he is listening. We have had our older dog from a pup and have seen and conquered the hyper puppy phases using positive training techniques the same ones we are now using with the puppy. He does get exercised and also played with a lot (by kicking balls up and down the garden for him until he is literally knackered) and also playing with the two large tubs of toys we have in the house. Do you think he needs more exercise?

We recently rehomed a lurcher (there's definitely greyhound and we think whippet) from an appeal for a home on facebook, we think his situation that wasn't great and were worried about where he'd end up as they seemed to just want him away as soon as possible. He is 8 months old, we have an older dog (whippet) who's 12 years old. Initially when we brought him home he listened when we asked him to stop trying to bite our older dogs lips and ears. He has since then not been listening the same and at times he will become very hyper when we say leave and jumps all over the place he was easy to calm initially when this started. Now it is becoming harder to calm the behaviour and he snarls and snaps at both the dog and us. Last night he did it when we came up to bed and that's the worst it's been, I couldn't get him to leave the room (which is what I had been doing, saying leave and hearding him out of the room) and ended up having to block him with a pillow and pin him down so I could lift him safely out of the room (I know this isn't good but I really had no choice as he wouldn't leave the room and kept lunging and snapping at my older dog). He is a great dog aside from this and is doing well with training using treats. He is very food motivated but has never shown any aggression with this. At times we have noticed that if we make sudden movements he sometimes cowers as if we are going to hit him, or also if there's a bang (I knocked the dish rack yesterday by mistake and he cowered and ran away) I assume this behaviour has been from his previous home. We exercise him a few times a day and also play with his toys with him a few times a day until he is tired. Do you have any thoughts about this? I'm beginning to become frightened of him and I'm becoming increasingly frightened for my older dog.