Older dog lunged at new pup

[Bev and WILLY]

My niece just called me in tears. They just got a 12 week old labradoodle puppy and their 6 year old labradoodle lunged at the pup and really frightened the puppy.
She will be joining DK, but asked me for advice immediately, and I am in turn asking you.
The puppy is hiding behind the sofa and I told her to have her husband take the older dog for a walk and to sit on the floor and coax the puppy to come to her. But: WHAT NEXT. Thanks.

Thanks to everyone for the great advise. I'm closing the discussion as I'm sure this problem will be solved very quickly.

[Lynne Fowler-Oodles of Doodles]

I agree. Give them a chance to be re-introduced, maybe on neutral territory. It takes a few days for roles to become clear and the older might just be letting the young pup know it's place in the hierarchy of the pack.

[Bev and WILLY]

Thank you, Lynn

[Bev and WILLY]

Thanks Pam. I've sent this on to her.

[Bev and WILLY]

Thanks Pam. Good advice.

[Lori]

Tell her to get the book My Smart Puppy: Fun, Effective, and Easy Puppy Training by Brian Kilcommons and Sarah Wilson. I just got it from Amazon, and it has a section on this very topic. Basically you told her to do the right thing. They recommend ignoring the older dog. Not sure I could do that...I'd be thinking maybe he was jealous and that's what caused it in the first place! Does the puppy have a crate? If not, she should invest in one. Good luck!!!

[Bev and WILLY]

Thanks Lori. I'll let her know.

[Marianne *OZZY & ZOEY]

I agree that the older one is just making it known how he feels, the puppy will catch on real soon. Ozzy did that to Zoey and he is a heavy weight doodle and Zoey is a mini....now if you look at my page you will see that Zoey is the boss.. Good Luck

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

Remember "neutral territory". One thing she could also try is to let one dog watch the other dog through a window or glass door. Simon is an old hand at puppy raising but he took Ned to task once - nipped him on the snout so Ned never tries to be overbearing with him. My other suggestion is to take both dogs on a walk side by side.

[Bev and WILLY]

Thanks Nancy.

Hopefully it is a one time happeneing. If not, there has been enough good advice given to solve any upcoming problems with this.