Hold your dog in a big embrace. Let the puppy approach. Pet on puppy while continuing to hug on your dog. Control the close quarters interaction between the dogs by keeping puppy calm and encouraging your dog to interact with the calm puppy. Keep the puppy's exhuberance in check while your dog gets acclimated to it. Make it clear to your dog, via gestures, voice tone, and body language, that you're good with them playing together. Help your dog see the fun in it.

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"If only he had used his genius for niceness, instead of Evil." M. Smart

I expected this was going to be a Barbra Streisand thread.

We have a similar issue with our dog.. barks a good game from behind windows or the front door, but is super-timid around other dogs. We lost our older black lab back in the fall and this one took a lot of her cues from the lab, so since then she's been a little lost socially. She's getting better slowly but really wants no part of interacting much with other dogs, to the point she'll just stand there tolerating being sniffed, and then walk away.

Great idea to take them out walking together. That way, they're on 'neutral turf' and can interact as much or as little as they like, but at least they get used to the other being around. Once your pup gets accustomed to the other, I'd expect the level of interaction to increase and hopefully she'll get to the point where playing together in the yard becomes great fun.

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Sorry dude, this is a horrible idea. All that does is force the dog to stay still and not be able to flee. You are completely ignoring dogs reward systems. Sure they like it when you are happy, but that does not diminish fear response, it only forces them to shut down. It will look like better behaviour, but it is simply fear.

Better to take them both for a walk, on leash. Walk parallel but keep your dog behind and to the side about five feet back and five feet to the side. Allow your dog to acclimatize slowly to the other dog. You may have to do this a number of times before your dog will approach the other. Carry treats and reward copiously any behaviour that looks “friendly”. Even looking at the othe dog should be rewarded. Slow and steady progress is the name of the game. Do not force the issue. This is never a “teach them to swim by throwing them in the pool” situation.

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Sure, if the big embrace doesn't keep the dog settle down and it wants to escape, let it escape. You went more extreme then I did. My idea was one of reassurance, not one of trapping it.

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"If only he had used his genius for niceness, instead of Evil." M. Smart

Try cloning it.

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Cover the other dog in peanut butter.

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DON"T do that. It can be really painful if the dog has sharp teeth. Or so I heard from a number of websites.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought that.

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Same here

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Tie the puppy up and leave your dog loose. This way your dog can control the amount of contact. Try a couple days in a row. Be patient.

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