another dog?

He looks very cute![] 

hes doing fine with the kids so far.  hes sleeping in their room tonight and i have emma in with me.  the kids usually sleep with emma and me.  i guess im silly i was thinking all 5 of us would be sleeping in my bed tonight hehe.  i was picturing the two dogs cuddling together at the other end haha.
 
i didnt expect him to be afraid of emma because at his foster home he was playing with a HUGE dog it must have been 200 pounds at least!  and this huge dog was shaking him around like a rag doll and stuff.  they were just playing though and the little dog was fine with it, he kept going back for more.  i guess emma just comes on too strong

It might be just that he's not neutered yet.
Is Emma a very dominant dog?

Also Jaye, he might have just been overwhelmed, entering a new home and all.  He probably just needs time to adjust.

 
yeah i think she is kind of dominant, and you re probably right about the overwhelmed thing.

You know Jaye, I got Bubblegum a year ago Jan. when she was already over 3 yrs old...I have always had baby puppies,,,,,right from their moms. Its so different getting a dog that is already older and not molded to what you expect or want.   It took Bubby a very long time to adjust to her new surroundings and get used to everything.  She took to me right away, but she tried to take me over then also. She still does actually.  But I find it amazing how long it took her to get used to a new home and new people, new surroundings,,etc etc.   Even our mailman just remarked about her,,,saying what a different dog she is then a year ago,,,and I had her for months before he even saw much of her.       It just does'nt come over night, and don't forget, both of your dogs are new!  When I had Ollie here (my sons Dane) I had a spray bottle of clear water ready in case any fights broke out. 

they had a short meeting early this morning that went ok, emma was a little calmer.  i only let it last for about 15 seconds tho and then i seperated them again.  to make sure it ended on a positive note!

Were they first introduced at home or on neutral territory?  Maybe it would help to have them re-introduced (if they weren't at first) on neutral gournd and then to spend some time walking together (I have read a few places, including here I think, that walking together, as a pack, as opposed to a forced "face-to-face" intro. can be really great) - so maybe you can do a few of those a day, and then start working on letting them interact, at first really short and closely supervised (like you are doing) and then, as things go well, you can extend and extend until they accept eachother?  Just a thought...

yeah i introduced them outside, its just that emma is so playful and she just expects all dogs are ready to play hard as soon as she sees them and this puts them on the defense and they get snippy with her and she responds.  its really not her fault shes just clueless and starved for playtime with other dogs.  i think taking it slow and having short little meetings like you suggested is the way to go, they had another successful meeting so far today, just another tiny one but still......

Sounds pretty good Jaye.  
And its good that you are having them meet outside, neutral grounds is the best.
An I dog friend has three dogs,,,when she got the puppy she told me that one of the older dogs growled at the puppy everytime he lookes at him for the first 6 months and now those are the two that are best friends!!!  So sometimes it just takes time!!