tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18422671.post8632790974307664872..comments2010-08-07T15:35:25.360-07:00Tamandua Girlhttps://profiles.google.com/116271834594683233791noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18422671.post-47990352578618042202010-08-07T15:35:25.360-07:002010-08-07T15:35:25.360-07:00Neutral meeting ground has been suggested but it took much of the time Eldorado was here to get him safe for going out on leash. Even then they do not leash train in the same way as dogs so that you could guide them like in your post.TamanduaGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10542453483618263448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18422671.post-44473979606991900882010-08-03T01:34:33.918-07:002010-08-03T01:34:33.918-07:00Hi there, I haven&#39;t read your blog in a while, so had to catch up on all the latest with Eldorado. I&#39;m a dog behaviorist, and have something that might help. We always recommend introducing dogs at a neutral place, not part of their territory (not the dog park where they go everyday, either!)<br /><br />A good way to do this is have one dog stay with a friend for the first few days. You and the friend meet with your dogs (or anteaters) on leash at a neutral location. You walk parallel to one another, but not close enough that the animals feel challenged, afraid, aggressive, etc. Some people start 50-100&#39; apart. As the walks progress over several days, you start walking closer and closer, until the animals can finally meet and interact. By that point, they&#39;ve seen each other for a long time, always facing and walking forward (i.e. not staring at the other animal). This sets them up for a very good first meeting.<br /><br />I think I saw in your blog that you didn&#39;t walk the tamanduas together because they didn&#39;t get along. But if you enlist a friend and do the above, they might get along better than you thought.Sharon Yildizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10394626858056890715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18422671.post-54804799726524057212010-08-03T01:34:33.076-07:002010-08-03T01:34:33.076-07:00Hi there, I haven&#39;t read your blog in a while, so had to catch up on all the latest with Eldorado. I&#39;m a dog behaviorist, and have something that might help. We always recommend introducing dogs at a neutral place, not part of their territory (not the dog park where they go everyday, either!)<br /><br />A good way to do this is have one dog stay with a friend for the first few days. You and the friend meet with your dogs (or anteaters) on leash at a neutral location. You walk parallel to one another, but not close enough that the animals feel challenged, afraid, aggressive, etc. Some people start 50-100&#39; apart. As the walks progress over several days, you start walking closer and closer, until the animals can finally meet and interact. By that point, they&#39;ve seen each other for a long time, always facing and walking forward (i.e. not staring at the other animal). This sets them up for a very good first meeting.<br /><br />I think I saw in your blog that you didn&#39;t walk the tamanduas together because they didn&#39;t get along. But if you enlist a friend and do the above, they might get along better than you thought.Sharon Yildizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10394626858056890715noreply@blogger.com