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    We have a Pug & Lab Molly, & they get along great! I really think it depends on the individual dogs, & how they relate to each other! Our previous Pug, Rugby, & Lab Molly did not get along, but it wasn't due to Molly. Both were females, but Rugby was a couple years old when we got Molly as a puppy. Rugby was very much into the "humping thing." Once Molly grew up, although always patient & kind, she wasn't having THAT! It seemed like a dominating thing that Rugby was doing. We kept them separated by a short "kitchen fence" which Molly could easily have stepped over if she wanted to, but didn't! A few times I let them be together, hoping they would play, but it always turned into Rugby trying to hump Molly & though Molly was patient for a short time, she would then give Rugby a warning that it was time to knock it off, which only made Rugby more excited & insistant & then she would start lunging & growling at Molly....then it would have been "on" if I hadn't been there to hold them apart. They liked each other & go along fine in the motor home & never needed to be separated there.

    But in the house the "kitchen fence" seemed to keep the peace. When Rugby passed away at age 13, we adopted a little 4 yr old female Pug that had been used for breeding.


    assuming the same thing would happen
    we & kept the "kitchen fence" in place. Every day, when I got home from work, I found little Heidi in the kitchen with Molly, both looking happy as clams! At first I couldn't figure out how Heidi was getting in there. unless she was climbing over the little fence or something, but then I finally found a loose screw where we had the fence screwed into the wall, & she could just manage to force her way through there. These 2 get along great! Down came the kitchen fence & we haven't had to bother with it since! I don't know if it was because Heidi was used for breeding, or if just being in a household full of other dogs helped her have a better way of relating, but I'm so thankful they get along so well! Good luck & please let us know how it goes!

    Molly here! An' da Pugz makes a good pillow!


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    I have 2 labs, a 20 pound corgi, a 4 pound Chihuahua and recently just got a Pomeranian puppy. I have never had an issue from my labs with the smaller dogs, actually my labs prefer smaller breeds. When I used to take my older black lab to daycare when she was younger, she went in the small dog room, the bigger dogs intimidated her

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mollysmomma View Post
    We have a Pug & Lab Molly, & they get along great! I really think it depends on the individual dogs, & how they relate to each other! Our previous Pug, Rugby, & Lab Molly did not get along, but it wasn't due to Molly. Both were females, but Rugby was a couple years old when we got Molly as a puppy. Rugby was very much into the "humping thing." Once Molly grew up, although always patient & kind, she wasn't having THAT! It seemed like a dominating thing that Rugby was doing. We kept them separated by a short "kitchen fence" which Molly could easily have stepped over if she wanted to, but didn't! A few times I let them be together, hoping they would play, but it always turned into Rugby trying to hump Molly & though Molly was patient for a short time, she would then give Rugby a warning that it was time to knock it off, which only made Rugby more excited & insistant & then she would start lunging & growling at Molly....then it would have been "on" if I hadn't been there to hold them apart. They liked each other & go along fine in the motor home & never needed to be separated there.

    But in the house the "kitchen fence" seemed to keep the peace. When Rugby passed away at age 13, we adopted a little 4 yr old female Pug that had been used for breeding.


    assuming the same thing would happen
    we & kept the "kitchen fence" in place. Every day, when I got home from work, I found little Heidi in the kitchen with Molly, both looking happy as clams! At first I couldn't figure out how Heidi was getting in there. unless she was climbing over the little fence or something, but then I finally found a loose screw where we had the fence screwed into the wall, & she could just manage to force her way through there. These 2 get along great! Down came the kitchen fence & we haven't had to bother with it since! I don't know if it was because Heidi was used for breeding, or if just being in a household full of other dogs helped her have a better way of relating, but I'm so thankful they get along so well! Good luck & please let us know how it goes!

    Molly here! An' da Pugz makes a good pillow!

    Thank you so much for the reply and sorry I am just seeing this now as we have a new little member of the family. We weren't planning on it but happen the other night and she is a pug/sharpei mix. So it was great just reading your post right now and your experiences with a Lab and a Pug. I had my heart set on a yorkie or yorkie mix but I just was too afraid to go that small. Anyway, they are doing ok so far, our Lab is not thrilled so far but I think I am seeing potential as our little pup was trying to sit next to our Lab very nicely, though our Lab wasn't haven't it. Fingers cross I ll be able to post a picture like yours which is so adorable in the near future. Thank you again for your reply.

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    My two labs have a minature Dachshund they play with and go on walks with. The labs can be very gentle.
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