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**HBPujWBe** · 08-23-2012, 03:47 PM

What are your thoughts on a 2nd given she is 6 months and the puppies im looking at are 4 months.. is it better for them to grow up together or better for her to grow up and then have a puppy she may be more dominant over even though hes going to be much larger??

This, as others have said, is pretty much irrelevant. They're either going to get along or not.

There aren't a lot of people that come here and ask about getting a second dog that get a lot of "you should do it" comments...but in your case, you pretty much covered the basic concerns and I think if you're up for it-you should totally do it.

I have two resident dogs in my house and a foster right now. The last time we had a foster was over a year ago, so for the most part our home is a two dog home (both are PB mixes). I would suggest getting a male, it seems opposite sexed couples tend to do better. Previously when we had a foster, she (also PB mix) and the resident female dog.absolutely.without.a.doubt wanted to kill one another.

Currently our two resident dogs can get along, but it's easier for us to keep them separated...and I think it's less stressful for them. Our female can be bitchy, and really isn't very playful. Our male is extremely playful (almost obnoxiously so) and does not take correction (from another dog) well.

For me, personally, I would not get dogs close in age. Our dogs are (male) almost 7 (will be in Dec) and (female) 6.5 (will be 7 in March/Aprilish)...that likely means they're going to come into old age health problems at the same time...and we could end up losing them very close together. I know my heart can't handle that...so in the future, I'll plan accordingly. For others that may not be a concern...and overall, really there's no way to tell. One of my dogs could live to 8 and the other to 16. I guess, it's just something to consider.

Good luck!

08-23-2012, 03:47 PM	#7
HBPujWBe Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 442 Senior Member	What are your thoughts on a 2nd given she is 6 months and the puppies im looking at are 4 months.. is it better for them to grow up together or better for her to grow up and then have a puppy she may be more dominant over even though hes going to be much larger?? This, as others have said, is pretty much irrelevant. They're either going to get along or not. There aren't a lot of people that come here and ask about getting a second dog that get a lot of "you should do it" comments...but in your case, you pretty much covered the basic concerns and I think if you're up for it-you should totally do it. I have two resident dogs in my house and a foster right now. The last time we had a foster was over a year ago, so for the most part our home is a two dog home (both are PB mixes). I would suggest getting a male, it seems opposite sexed couples tend to do better. Previously when we had a foster, she (also PB mix) and the resident female dog.absolutely.without.a.doubt wanted to kill one another. Currently our two resident dogs can get along, but it's easier for us to keep them separated...and I think it's less stressful for them. Our female can be bitchy, and really isn't very playful. Our male is extremely playful (almost obnoxiously so) and does not take correction (from another dog) well. For me, personally, I would not get dogs close in age. Our dogs are (male) almost 7 (will be in Dec) and (female) 6.5 (will be 7 in March/Aprilish)...that likely means they're going to come into old age health problems at the same time...and we could end up losing them very close together. I know my heart can't handle that...so in the future, I'll plan accordingly. For others that may not be a concern...and overall, really there's no way to tell. One of my dogs could live to 8 and the other to 16. I guess, it's just something to consider. Good luck!
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