Puppies – The Problem With Raising Two Or More Puppies Of The Same Age
When you go out to look at puppies, often you will find yourself in a position where you cannot just take home one, you want to take home two of them but it is important to remember that you should refrain from doing this as it can cause some troubles when it comes to rearing them.
Choosing two puppies may be more trouble than it’s worth
When you get two puppies of the same age that also come from the same litter, a natural yet instinctive behavioral trait comes into play in which the puppies will develop a hierarchy behavior. What this means is that one of the puppies will develop into the dominant one and will for the rest of their lives, boss the other puppy around. This can be as simple as in play time or even as complex as feeding time in which the dominant puppy will prevent the other from being to eat properly.
Furthermore, as time goes on, the submissive puppy will lack the self confidence needed to develop strong social skills while at the same time the dominant puppy may eventually come to think that he or she is the leader in any given situation which will greatly diminish your ability to take command and train both puppies.
The dog fights
As they grow older, the two dogs will eventually establish their roles with one another and you will rarely have to worry about your adult dogs fighting. On the other hand, in the beginning, when these puppies are young, both of them will have a natural tendency to physically fight with one another when it comes to competition. Such competitive situations would include getting more attention than the other, feeding times, and of course dominance over toys.
Since you do have multiple puppies then you might want to look into getting some bulk dog treats or even some chicken dog treats right now for your pups
These fights can increase rapidly and often you may find your home is chaos when you arrive because of the fighting between the two puppies. Furthermore, this fighting can lead to stress and anxiety in the submissive puppy later on in his or her life. Preventing this from occurring means only getting one puppy no matter how much you want that second one.
Training gone wrong
When you attempt to train a puppy, you want his or her undivided attention so that they can learn the commands. However, when you have two puppies of the same age, their attention is not on your training, but rather each other and this can lead to serious issues in the puppy’s ability to be trained.
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This post was written by admin on October 28, 2008
