New Student — Integration 1 We started visual integration for Peggy Sue using the clear gates. Because of her cautious nature, I put the pups and Billy Bob away and began with GB, who is the calmest and most experienced. When you’re introducing new animals, you want boring—neutral and peaceful. You want to avoid hissing or growling as much as possible, and even hyper play can create tension. The face-to-face with GB went perfectly. When we released Billy Bob, he went straight to Peggy. Peggy was