introducing a staffie into our house

We have a Saffie cross called Magic we got her from Staffie foster carers we have had her for nearly 2 years My daughter has a pedigree staffie she will soon be 3 but we are going to be the proud owners of her soon The question i would like to ask is should we be doing anything to introduce her and Magic when they meet My daughter stays in England and we are up in Scotland so cant meet before Any info would be of help Thankyou

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Hello and welcome from me the wife and marley
you could try introducing t hem on neutral ground like a park and see if they are ok with each other first

hia from me and sasha
i would def get them out walking together first start with them both on their leads and see how they are,walk with them on the out side first and go from there,good luck with it

Hi welcome!

Neutral territory is a must, it would be ideal if this could be in an enclosed pen like a tennis court where you could let them see each other and sniff and if they seem to get on okay let them off without any change of the new dog running away. If they get along fine take them home but not together and let the new dog roam the house first so that your own dog doesn't get protective.

Hate to ask though, but what will you do if they really don't get along?

Hello and welcome..
Could you maybe swap blankets through the post so they get to know each others smell before they meet?x

Hi and welcome to the forum from Rocky and me.

As stated already a meet up on neutral ground would be wise to begin with and take it from there if all goes well.

Hi and welcome from us and Suki. I'd also advice meeting on neutral ground and a nice long walk

Let them meet on neutral ground for sure. Let each smell the others rear then proceed with a very long structured walk(both dogs at heel) for at least an hour and a half before introducing the new dog to the home. Be sure to have the new dog wait for the 'invitation' to come in from your dog. Keeping both on a lead for this excercise would be a good idea. Let the new dog investgate the home in a calm manner. Stop any over excitement immediately. I like the idea of swopping blankets in the mail. Perhaps reading through this article would also be of some help:
http://staffy-bull-terrier.co.uk/dogbodylanguage.html

hi & welcome