 Introducing My sisters pit and my Black Lab
Hello, I have a situation that can be very bad, but hopefully goes smoothly.
I have a very timid 1 year old Black lab that is female. She is very calm and afraid of pretty much everyone and everything. After a few minutes with someone or another dog she does relax and most the time her tail comes out from under her.
My sister has a 4 year old female Pit Bull that is very energetic and comes off very aggressive. She has not bitten anyone or attacked any dogs, She has been in fights and only bit back after being bitten. When she has gotten out of the yard to chase after another dog, she does run up to them very aggressively but stops a few feet away, barking and growling. She is very intimidating but seems to be very sweet. She doesn't listen very well and when she does see another dog there is no calming her down until the dog is out of her sight. But like i said she will bark and growl but has never bitten first.
My problem is this, My sister is going to be moving into the duplex that i am living in but will have her own side. I would like to introduce them because we have one big yard that they will be sharing. But the last meeting went very badly. Her dog came running up to mine and my dog panicked, tried to run away and wet herself. Her pit did have time to bite but didn't. My sister's husband who has a very short fuse didn't help the situation because he became very angry and started yelling and slapping his dog to try and get her attention. The next meeting he will not be there for!
I am pretty comfortable with her dog and plan on holding her back on a leash. My dog will be leashed also, the only thing we have to worry about with my dog is, her trying to run away. I am not sure why she is so timid, i was given her from a friend of a friend when she was 7 months old and they said she was the most submissive dog of 5. My fear is when my dog tries to retreat my sister's dog is going to chase her and possibly attack her because she is running away.
I am not sure how to introduce them, even though i am comfortable with my sister's dog i am not sure she will listen to me at all. I am debating if i should introduce them both on leashes or if i should put my dog in her kennel in the back yard and hold my sister's dog on the leash. i don't want to stress my dog to much but i do want them to be able to be let out in the back together.
Once my dog has had time to get used to other dogs she is very playful and the same with my sister's. But i need some suggestions on how to introduce them. My sister will be moving in August 1st so i have some time to let them get to know each other. I was planning on doing this in my yard seeing that my dog is not over protective but can do it somewhere else if that would be better.
Another thing i want to mention is my sister used to live here with her dog about 3 years ago, but her dog has not been here since. I am not sure how good their memories are and if her dog will assume she is back in her old territory, is that possible?
Any help with this is very much appreciated!
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