Adding new gsd puppy to six month gsd - Page 2

neither of your dogs are sexually mature. You'll know then. :)

I have four shepherds ranging 4-7 months apart in age, each was introduced into the pack at 6-10 weeks of age-they are now 4 years through 5.5 years of age, plus a 27 month old and a 5 month old:  One male, five females-I do not have and have had no problems "."  They have always ran together-no life is not perfect but my rules are simple-I speak, they obey; the 5.5 year old like to talk back-the 27 month old is very high drive and the five month old is a pain in the tush, but then she is half Lab. 

Unless you keep them seperated and take them out at different times to play or train they will def bond with each other.  They will also bond with you but it wont be the same.  The older pup wont be as bad but the younger male will care about his older sister above all. 
This makes training diffucult as the best reward you can give each dog is to play with the other.  There is a 90% chance that you will get rid of one of these dogs with in two year, hope thats not the case though.


Good Luck

They will get along fine most likely. The problem is that the bond between the dogs becomes greater than the bond between dog and handler. THAT creates huge problems and once that bond is created between the dogs it is incredibly difficult to break it and the. Replace it with a dog to human bond. ANYONE who has done two puppies and does anything beyond just leaving them to their own devices will tell you that it poses its own special set of difficulties. Left together unsupervised they will destroy, dig, run away etc etc. My young two are two years old now and I still can not let them outside together unsupervised. If they are out together a CLOSE eye needs to be kept on them or one gets cabled to a run or put in a kennel/run. Even supervised they will disappear when you look away for even a second. However if one is contained the other won't go anywhere. It is only when the two of them are free together. My other dogs don't go anywhere. They stay right on our property whether they are alone or the young one(s) are out with them. I 100% equate this to the two young ones having a stronger bond with each other than with me. We are working on transferring the bond and we are so close but it is now consistent work to maintain the dog/handler bond and prevent it from returning to dog/dog. There is no doubt I'm the alpha. I can take them anywhere and they behave wonderfully, they are just typical teenagers and like to stir the pot when they are together off leash or out of kennel.

Interesting topic. I never would have thought twice about having 2 pups at the same time. This does pose a challenge with the litter of puppies that I have. We are personally intending to keep 2 of them, but I am starting to reconsider. I also intended to hold 1-2 back for service dog training; one for my dad and one to donate.... Having to keep these dogs separated to avoid the bond....ugh. This is going to take a lot of thought and planning. I also intend to offer training for the sold puppies.... If the puppies go to their new home at 8-9 weeks, how long should I wait before having the owners bring the back for formal obedience training to prevent the puppy bonding with any I keep? The puppies will only be with me for 2 weeks when they come back. Also, one of the puppies will be going to a friend of mine, but will not be delivered until the puppy is about 14-15weeks old. At what age should I keep this puppy separate from any we keep?

I got a new female pup when my male pup was 7 months old. My male hated her at first and I couldn't trust him for about a week, really wondered what I was thinking. But now he loves her, lets her take his toys, eat out of his bowl and even allows her to take his raw bones. I think he should stand up to her alittle more she is the princess and I guess he doesn't mind. My male is more laid back, and the female has very high drive, she can play all day mental stimulation seems to wear her out or swimming. My husband started taking the male with him to work everyday so I would have all my time with the female, so I had the time to bond with her.  But our situation is not the norm, I am home all day and my husband works for himself so the other dog can go with him. You have to be careful the younger pup just doesn't bond to the older dog. We didn't let them play together till she got bigger and still we supervise play because he is so much bigger than her (they are now 1year and 6 mos.) She adores him, but is never just left with him, she is always with me and the other dog is mainly with my husband or we take them together. Its alot of work but my male was very behaved when I got the female so she was mostly the work. Now they are both great to live with, but individual attention is so important, if I was to have just  left my female with my male she would most likely not wanted anything to do with me. Its been a balancing act.
I wish you all the luck in your decision, one dog is always easier than 2, but it is nice that my 2 dogs have such a wonderful relationship and have eachother to play with.