4 Offers Rejected - Page 1

Wow,it's pretty tough finding good homes for puppies. So far, I have had 6 'offers' for my litter of 4 and have rejected 4 of these 'offers'.

I will be keeping one of these puppies and possibly two if I still don't find a good home.

Was just wandering: Is it o;kay to keep two puppies at once because i've heard that that's not a good idea?

Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks.

i would rather keep my whole litter than send them to a bad home.  granted my wife is home a lot and able to spend lots of time with the dogs, and we have plenty of room to keep as many as we want.  

john

As long as they are socialized, and not just left together all the time, I think having two pups of the same age is fine.  If I were to do it, I'd make sure they recieved attention seperately and were kenneled seperately.

"i would rather keep my whole litter than send them to a bad home."

same as me, that's why if I don't find a good home i'll keep both of them

My Guy Kai,

so you're saying that I have to keep them from becoming too attahced to eachother and keep the focus on me? When keeping them seperated, do I just do that when playing with them or I have to do it all the time because my dogs aren't kenneled, they just roam freely.

Henry,

It would be best to keep them seperated, otherwise they wil bond to each other instead of you.  That is why you hear having two puppies is not a good idea.  

<so you're saying that I have to keep them from becoming too attahced to eachother and keep the focus on me?>

Exactly. 

When keeping them seperated, do I just do that when playing with them or I have to do it all the time because my dogs aren't kenneled, they just roam freely.>

I'm not sure, I haven't done it, but I'd imagine they should be seperated for part of each day.  I'm sure others here have done it, and could give you personal experience. 

Hi I keep two from the same litter all the time as long as you take them out separately at least 3/4 per week you will not any problems with them becoming attached to each other instead of you.  I usually seperate them totally at 12 weeks but let them play together at other times.  We have done this with working and show lines with no problems.

I just wouldn't let them run free together all the time; just during "play time".  Are they the same both the same sex or is one male and one female?  If both are the same sex it may be a problem when they get older.  You want them both to learn how to do things independently, leaders not followers so to speak.  If you keep them seperated you will see a difference as opossed to if you let them grow up together 24/7.

That is a big problem with breeding.  Maybe it means we are breeding more dogs than needed?  I am in the same boat, so don't think that I am singling you out alone.  I have a female puppy at home that I need to find a suitable home.  Alpha bitch that wants to gnaw your leg off.  I can't just place this dog into any home and I'll wait until she has a good match. 

Hell, If I had more time and space, I'd keep em all.

I had a single woman that wanted a GSD for property/pp.  I was and am still hesitant on her having the dog. 

Here is/was my problem with this:

She is a single lady that obviously has a concern for her security.  She wants a dog that will be a force, which I'm sure the dog will be.  The problem is that she is not the most experienced of handlers.  So what do you do?  Do you say no and tell her to buy a gun or a dog that will not do squat when faced with a challenge?  Do you sell her the dog knowing he will protect her and pray that all goes well?  She is going to take the boy to obedience classes and I have recommended a local trainer which is where she will go.  I guess I don't know what is worse.  Both ways you are letting her hang out to dry.  What if you say no and she buys some piece of crap from the local paper?  Then, a year later, you read in that same paper, that the woman was brutaly beaten in her own home when she startled a burglar on her return?