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Introducing dogs

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Question
My nephew has a 5 month old Shitzu dog. He has basically been living in a
small kitchen area most of the day and he pees and poos everywhere. There
lifestyle doesn't work with owning a dog. I would like to take the dog.
However I have 2 Lhasa Apsos one is 14 and one will be 9.
The Shitzu came over one evening and as a cute puppy went crazy. Neither
of my dogs really seemed to like him. I have one female and one male.
What can I do with the dogs so that they will accept the Shitzu as I would
like to give him a good home. How do I introduce and make sure they get
along. I am worried my dogs might bite him. Please advise. Thank you.  

Answer
You should get a crate for the puppy to start which will help with house training and also make your other dogs feel safe.

Here are some tips on the introduction...

http://www.ddfl.org/behavior/intro.htm

http://petplace.netscape.com/articles/artShow.asp?artID=243

http://www.doggiedoor.com/2dogintr.shtml