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this weekend im about to go look @ some puppies, i currently have a wonderful western german show line female, she will b 5 months in 9 days. the puppies are 3.5 months old.



i read somewhere that male/male=ok, male/female=ok, female/female=possible issues. what do u think?



im going to take my female along, what are NO NO signs. what do u think?

I think you are rushing things. Usually, the best time to add a second dog to the house is after the first dog is around 18 months to 2 years,
after the first dog is trained exactly how you want it. There are a few reasons for this 1. 2 puppies will bond much closer with each other
and not you unless you make it a point to keep them seperate and do things with them seperatly.. they should not have the run of the house/yard
together. 2. 2 puppies is not 2X the work, it's 5X the work 3. The new puppy will learn good AND bad behavior from the puppy you already
have, which leads me back to my origional statement. You should probably wait until your first dog is well trained before even thinking about
adding another.

I have raised 2 puppies at the same time, and let me tell you, it's A LOT of work. Something that I don't intend on doing ever again, though
I'm sure it will happen. I would not be looking at a second puppy just yet, especially since "you have not had time" to correct the lunging
problem with your first puppy. If you don't have time to fix problems and train the dog you have, then you definitely don't have time for 2
of them.

Melissa

To answer the original question, I think what you wrote has a lot of validity, however, it really depends on the dogs, and their temperament.
  Being your pups are so close in age, I imagine they will get along fine, but you can be sure sooner or later, they will have it out over food or a toy, to see who is boss.  That is inevitable.  If one gives in quickly all is well, if one doesn't... .

Way to early to get another one! Wait until your first one is at least a year old!

i didnt have time cause i was out of town, i do now, i dont work, i spend all day wit my dog, now, she doesnt lung, much any more, and soon wont @ all. i do listen to input, i ASK again to READ the post and help or dont (i did not ask if i should) i asked how to



PLS HELP ME PICK THE RIGHT DOG............U CAN NOT TALK ME OUT OF ANOTHER DOG.........I WANT 2.............WILL HAVE 2............just pls help me make sure the 2 i have, have a chance @ getting along wonderfully




THX 2 those who did, and will give me advice on the questions i asked

I wasnt going to respond but then thought I would give my two cents worth. I totally agree with Melba as I have done this myself. HORRIBLE it was. But in saying that, your going to do it anyway and learn like we have , why it isn't a good plan. I'm guessing by now you will most likely not be competing on the field because having two dogs to work is just too much work.....SO

It wont matter taking your puppy with you to find a male. Buy by pedigree and temperament.

for my own reasons i want a German dog, not american, not an import (that may, or maynot truely be, and will cost an arm and a leg). i am leaveing germany in march, to bring a puppy it has to have a rabie shot 30 days old, and cant get the shot til 3 months, so by jan i need a 3month old pup, or a 8weeker now....... yeah this may b what some call rushed. ITS WHAT I WANT. Right now my family has decided that i would fully support my wifes military carrer, wherever it may take us, so i dont work, cant find a job over here that pays my worth. I wanna do dog something, so i started from the ground up, enrolled in school to become dog trainner, finished, in march i have to leave my wife over here to come complete my externship, i will do that and not work...........point is that i have way more time than 90% of the ppl telling me im takin on to much, they assume im takin on to much, when IMO they should just state (svjbvjsdfb fjdgn b)this is how you do it, just realize its gonna be time consuming, and stressfull @ times........



And yes there r many ppl over here selling import trash with fake papers, a lot of turks, czech...... the military puts out list all the time of NONO breeders, car lots, clubs, cities to stay away from......i like that i can go c a dog, google the dog, google his parents, look @ his parents, c if his parents are skitish..... im the type of person that doesnt even shop online, i like to c where my money is going b4 i spend it........worse case i end up with 2 dogs i love to deaf, and arent breed worthy, and i cant breed, or have to come back with more knowledge 10 years down the road and try again.

"...im going to take my female along, what are NO NO signs. what do u think?..."

You really want to do it, do you?

Two females may cause a lot of trouble, but at least no "ups" pregnancy later on ...

Two puppies at different age raised together is always difficult. If your female tends to suppress other / younger / smaller dogs, you may get major problems.

• The younger one may become submissiv and afraid.
• The younger one may bond to the elder dog, not to you.

I for myself only like self-confident dogs, and the best way to get a self-confident dog is to raise and train one puppy at a time

After all, you need to be able to separate them if necessary, and you need to walk them separately.

A lot of work, not my kind of choice, but it´s possible.
 

i plan on walkin, feeding them @ different times, they will only be 1 month diff in age.  Make any difference?

I could SCREAM.   YOU ARE TAKING YOUR 5 MONTH OLD PUPPY TO A STRANGER'S HOME TO PLAY WITH STRANGE DOGS?

1.  Have the puppies your are going to visit with your puppy had all 3 rounds of their shots and at least 7 days since the last shots?  If not, how can you be sure you are not exposing your puppy to God only knows what?  Remember the shots are a live virus.  There is a slim chance a puppy can actually get parvo from the shot.  That is why there is a waiting period after the shot.  Also, immediately after the shots, a puppy's immunity drops.  Unless the breeder is very diligent, it is possible the puppies may catch something.  Do you want your puppy to take this chance?

2.  Are you sure the breeder will keep the mother bitch well out of site?  She may not take kindly to a new dog coming around her puppies.

3.  What are you going to do with the puppy while you are looking at both the mother bitch and maybe the sire?

4.   How are you going to be able to evaluate the puppies to make the right choice if you are continually watching out for your puppy?

PLEASE have some sense and do not take your puppy to the breeder's home to "help" you pick out your new puppy.
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You need to think beyond the next 2 minutes.  In order for you to have the dogs you want, you will need to keep the puppies completely separated until they are at least 1 year old.  Trust me, that is much more difficult than you know. 
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As for what you are bound and determined to do.  Unless there is an instant hate between the 2 dogs, you really will not know how they will get along until the female comes into heat, maybe the 1st time or the 2nd time.  All bets are off when a bitch comes into heat.  That said, choose the new puppy based on health and what your long term goals are.