Author Topic: new dog - start with two puppies or not? (Read 4877 times)

Old Shep · « **Reply #15 on:** March 14, 2018, 07:27:58 pm »

So sorry for the loss of your dog - its never easy. As said in previous posts 2 pups are a nightmare, and 2 siblings will focus on each other rather than you. I try to space my new dogs out about 3 years apart so that you don't end up with lots of old dogs who you lose in quick succession. This worked for a while but now I have a 12 yr old, a 9 yr old an 8 yr old a 7 yr old a 3yr old and a 2 yr old!!! So much for my plan!

Have fun choosing your new puppy. You could of course have a puppy and also rehome an older dog. Get the older dog first and settle in, then the puppy - who will then be well socialised.

Anke · « **Reply #16 on:** March 14, 2018, 08:37:12 pm »

I have had a wee yorkie type terrier girl from the Edinburgh Cat&Dog home before, but again she died relatively young of something we could not have foreseen... We have been looking at the local rescue centres (incl Edinburgh), but almost all dogs are pitbull/staffies or similar dogs, and these are not my kind of dog at all...

nutterly_uts · « **Reply #17 on:** March 14, 2018, 08:52:35 pm »

If you decide on a breed my advice is to look up the breed club/s for that breed to find a breeder NOT the KC. Generally the breed clubs require a higher level of health testing and have a code of ethics so you are more likely (but never guarenteed) to have a bigger picture on the health of your pup

cambee · « **Reply #18 on:** March 15, 2018, 06:48:08 am »

Sorry about the loss of your dog it’s always heartbreaking. We have had dogs from puppies over the last 16 years but the best combination as a pair has been our current 2 labradors both castrated boys and 18 months age diffence. The eldest was fully trained and bonded to us by the time we got his brother but young enough to love playing with this cheeky puppy. We then trained the younger. They are both such good dogs now aged 6 and 4. They lie over each other or snuggled together whenever they’re resting but look to us as top dog. I don’t know if it has anything to do with them being boys as prior to that we had bitches and although they got on they weren’t quite so loving towards each other and one was always more dominant. I’d always have boys now.

sabrina · « **Reply #19 on:** March 17, 2018, 10:20:15 am »

I have 3 dogs. Jake is 15, Rascal 6 and Isla 4. They are the best of pals. We bought Isla who is collie cross lab to keep Rascal collie company as Jake was getting on and not up to playing all the time . It has worked out very well. My daughter in law bought to puppies from the same litter a few years ago, total nightmare, they hate each other and have to be kept apart a lot of the time.

doganjo · « **Reply #20 on:** March 17, 2018, 04:51:09 pm »

I can't believe anyone breeding would keep a whole litter! Total madness, why did they breed in the first place - perhaps it was an accident? They can't possibly have given all the pups the attention they needed.

I have only ever bred to have a pup for myself or a close friend, and only ever kept one - far too difficult to train to together, as said above, they bond with each other.

To be honest my two oldies have done that - I had Allez at 9 weeks, and Belle the week after but she was already 2 years old. That said they have been easier to train to the gun because she was already trained to BoPs.