Looking for some advice from the dog experts here.
I have an English Lab that I've had since he was a pup. A few days ago, I got another dog from my breeder. He is my dog's brother - same litter, same age. Give me some guidance on assimilating the new dog into my house. We did the whole meet on neutral territory when I first brought him home. The new dog snapped when the old dog got in his face. Nothing fierce and was clearly just a reaction, but snapped nonetheless. We've been slowly introducing them. I had both in the backyard and they were interacting well and then fought. We're having to keep the new dog separated from the old one save for select interactions like leashed walks and whatnot. I understand the whole establishing dominance thing, but this is getting annoying.
Give me some tips.
Edit: I forgot to mention. Both dogs are 2 years old.
I have an English Lab that I've had since he was a pup. A few days ago, I got another dog from my breeder. He is my dog's brother - same litter, same age. Give me some guidance on assimilating the new dog into my house. We did the whole meet on neutral territory when I first brought him home. The new dog snapped when the old dog got in his face. Nothing fierce and was clearly just a reaction, but snapped nonetheless. We've been slowly introducing them. I had both in the backyard and they were interacting well and then fought. We're having to keep the new dog separated from the old one save for select interactions like leashed walks and whatnot. I understand the whole establishing dominance thing, but this is getting annoying.
Give me some tips.
Edit: I forgot to mention. Both dogs are 2 years old.
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