Hey everyone,
My brother and his girlfriend recently got a Shar Pei puppy. He is about the same age as Miko (16 weeks old) and my brother and his girlfriend have been asking to bring the puppy over to the house. The main reason is that they live in a part of the city where it is difficult to get a large amount of pet supplies, so they have been asking to come back to the house for a day (they actually wanted to stay a night, but I said it was a bad idea) to buy supplies in our area for their puppy.
Their puppy is still young and has been biting my brother here and there, but badly enough that his hand/arm looks worse than mine (Miko has only given me one bad scratch). Also their puppy is 20 lbs and Miko is 4 lbs.
This makes me worried because both my brother and his girlfriend have not given the puppy/kitten introduction much thought and I am worried if they will be able to restrain the dog properly if it becomes aggressive. I have played with the dog before and it is pretty well behaved, but it is a puppy after all and is still learning what is okay and not okay.
I have been doing some reading on my own but am still unsure what the best way to approach this issue is. I have read that putting the cat in a safe room for the beginning is good practice, but when would it be okay to let the puppy run freely (if at all)? And should the puppy be on a leash the whole time it's in the house? Or in his crate?
Thanks! Dog owners, I'm looking at you for advice!