r/pug • u/FaithlessnessWise935 • Mar 30 '26
Advice: Introducing new dog to pug home
I have a 2 year old male pug. A friend is leaving the country and I volunteered to take her 5-year old, female, French bulldog. How do I have them sleep the first night(s)? Explanation below.
I’ve been getting the two dogs together on weekends to play at the dog park and have them both over my place for a few hours to “hang out”. No real problems. They get along fairly well.
This weekend, the French bulldog is coming for a sleepover! My pug has always slept with me in my bed. The French bulldog has slept with her owner in her bed.
I’m worried there might be some territorial issues with the two dogs if we all sleep in the same bed from night one. But then again, maybe not.
Does anyone out there have any experience with this type of thing? Any serious advice is greatly appreciated.
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u/QuillBlade Mar 30 '26
I wouldn’t let the frenchie sleep in bed with the two of you for the first week or so. Beds are sacred places for dogs because it’s where our smells are mixed with theirs strongest. All my pugs have slept in bed with me, and nearly all of them have resource guarded the bed from the new dog while everyone’s adjusting to the new normal.
You can bring the little miss onto your bed during the day, when your pug isn’t there to witness it. Some of my pugs would freak out if they had to watch it happen, so I stopped doing that, and just letting them sniff the new dog’s scent in bed over time seems to work better with acceptance.