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1/19/2026 12:18:16 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Duck_Hunt][Edited]
We are currently looking for a puppy to be a companion for our 5yr old female golden/spaniel mix girl.  Last Thursday her pal (male German shepherd/australian shepherd mix male similar age) went to doggy heaven. He was a stray pup that showed up when she was about 8 months old.  They were pals and got along great.

We have found some golden/pyrenees pups 12wks old and there are two females that aren’t spoken for.   I’m thinking that a male would be a safer bet.. but have no experience introducing a female pup to another female that’s 5yrs old.  

So hold out for a male or will the female pup be ok?
1/19/2026 12:24:00 PM EDT
[#1]
She may not take to a younger dog.  We ran into this last year and finally had to get a 3 year old.  Our older dog just couldnt handle the craziness of a pup
1/19/2026 1:15:18 PM EDT
[#2]
I had a 15 year old dog and had to rescue a puppy, or else would have been put down. He was absolutely wonderful with the puppy. I was afraid it would kill my old guy. He actually pepped up and wore his puppy pal out.
1/23/2026 11:03:22 AM EDT
[#3]
Thanks for the replies fellas.  


After much discussion about this we went and picked up a male 8wk(for some reason I thought 12) old golden/pyrenees mix puppy last night. Our 5yr old dog loves him so far and has been playing with him. Even showed him where the water was.

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