Dont care for my new brother.

Ellis, I was the same way when my little brother came to our house. I just ignored him. Now I like him, we are buddies and we play together. Just give it a little time. It's fun to have a brother to play with, even if he is a pest sometimes and steals the toys.

Thank Max. Anyone else out there have any advice?

Well, I didn't care for Minnie at first either. I would growl and nip at her when she tried to lick my snout. Finally, I decided to like her and now we play together. Mom was so relieved!

Beverly loves me. She's a good sister. You can look at the pics on my profile. One is of Beverly nursing me after my eye surgery. Ellis, you will be a good big brother once you get used to the little guy! It just takes a little time.

I don't particularly care for Lola, either but she's here to stay. You'll get used to the little annoyance, they CAN be fun once in a while...

I'm STILL pouting. (Lola is my baby sister).

I just got a new little brother too! I didn't want one either. He's been a pain and he plays a little too much for me, but he's okay I guess. It's been two weeks now and we're starting ro be friends now I think. Give it time Ellis! And hey - I've been getting more treats than usual out of the whole deal because mom and dad are trying to train Jake and don't want me to feel left out! Keep us updated!

Thanks for all the great advice. Turns out my Moms sister (guess she is my aunt) fell in love with the little rat and now he is staying with her!

Dear Ellis...
My Mom read your post to me about your dilema with your little brother. Having a little sister myself...I know how you feel. When Mom brought Peytrah home I thought it was kind of neat until reality set in and I realized she was here to stay. See Mom has friends that bring their puppies over to play with me but they are only here for a day then they leave. So I thought Peytrah was leaving too. Needless to say I was wrong. For a while I didn't want much to do with Peytrah at all. I had been the top dog in my house for 4 years until Mom brought home a little pup that was still wet behind the ears. Let me tell you she had some big ears too (he, he, he). Any hoot for a while I didn't have much to do with Peytrah. She was always tryign to play with me but I would just walk off and go lay down somewhere, anywhere she wasn't. Mom & Dad gave both of us plenty of attention but anyone that knows me, knows I'm an attention hog so I wasn't happy about any of the attention the new pup was getting. Finally after weeks of Peyrah's desperate attempt to make friends with me, I gave her a chance. Granted it wasn't love at first site but we're like 2 peas in a pod now. Several months ago Peytrah got loose while Mom was bringing in groceries. She was gone for over 24 hours and we had no idea where she was at. Mom posted flyers, called the local vets in town and even the surrounding towns incase she was hurt and someone found her and took her to a vet. Meanwhile I sat the whole time she was lost and moped around because I really had lost my best friend in the world. The day we found her was the happiest day in my life! I didn't know if I was ever going to see her again. I know it might seem right now like you and your brother will never be friends but trust me...it will work it. Sometimes it just takes a little time. People don't make friends instantly and neither do us dogs, cats, rabbits...you get the picture. Being a pack animal myself, I think your whole thing with the new pup is you feel like your position in the pack is being threatened. Once pack order is re-established I think things will take a nice turn in a good direction. Please keep us posted on how it works out.

super Comment Snoopy!!! Thanks!!!!!

Much with what Snoopy said, I was going to point out that they usually recommend giving it a good MONTH for everybody to acclimate. By that time, Ellis will figure out that the puppy's not going anywhere, so he'd better just chill out! :)