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Our current puppy is 7 months old ans she is a dream. Since we anticipate having a lot of time on our hands this upcoming year we are on the fence with getting a new puppy around her 1st birthday. We are a family with 5 kids. I love the idea of our current puppy having a companion. But I'm also worried our new dog won't be as easy breezy in terms of everything. Am I biting off too much? Should we wait? Should we scrap the idea all together?
Our current puppy is 7 months old ans she is a dream. Since we anticipate having a lot of time on our hands this upcoming year we are on the fence with getting a new puppy around her 1st birthday. We are a family with 5 kids. I love the idea of our current puppy having a companion. But I'm also worried our new dog won't be as easy breezy in terms of everything. Am I biting off too much? Should we wait? Should we scrap the idea all together?
Wait to see what develops with your pup. Her personality isn't fully formed. No way to know whether she might prefer/do better as an only dog.
I say go for it while your current pup is young and you have the time.
I've always had multiple dogs (wanting two of the same breed...Boston Terriers and French Bulldogs) and loved having puppies playing all over the place. ha ha. Once your have a potty trained dog, you'll be surprised how the new pup looks to the older one and follows right along. Same for basic commands like sit, paw up, etc. Just remember bad behavior is easily learned too so try to have a well behaved older pup to be a good influence with the newer one.
That's just my opinion and experience. Hope it all works out for you and your family.
I say go for it while your current pup is young and you have the time.
I've always had multiple dogs (wanting two of the same breed...Boston Terriers and French Bulldogs) and loved having puppies playing all over the place. ha ha. Once your have a potty trained dog, you'll be surprised how the new pup looks to the older one and follows right along. Same for basic commands like sit, paw up, etc. Just remember bad behavior is easily learned too so try to have a well behaved older pup to be a good influence with the newer one.
That's just my opinion and experience. Hope it all works out for you and your family.
Our current puppy is regularly mistaken for being much older due to her calm nature and disposition. She's amazing! However I've been told she isn't quite in her teenage rebellion phase yet. If she hits that we may delay.
I have always waited until I am happy with a current dogs level of training before I bring in a new dog as they do learn from each other. So while they learn the good they also can learn the bad and then you are dealing with two that have a behavior you do not like.
My opinion? Wait at least two years. Then the older dog can kinda teach the younger dog. Though honestly, in an ideal situation, you wait 5 years. That way one dog gets old and dies, but the remaining dog is still in a good point in its life and can enjoy the addition of another puppy. And the puppy keeps that older dog young.
my dogs are about four years apart. The next one is probably going to be five years younger than the current young dog.
Swimming with the dog, petting the dog, training the dog, reading books, watching movies, playing games. We don't anticipate having a full schedule this year at all due to the pandemic. Most likely they'll be attending school on staggered days. We are planning on this year just laying low.
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