ava's brother for sale

[armymp1014]

i saw an ad for a dog that i am sure is one of avas litter mates. i am entertaining the thought of maybe getting him and raising them together? do you think this would cause problems with ava? seeing as she has been he for a while by herself. i have dog sat for my brothers poodle for a month so she has had a dog around and i bring her around dogs when i can.

[LaRen616]

Originally Posted by armymp1014

i saw an ad for a dog that i am sure is one of avas litter mates. i am entertaining the thought of maybe getting him and raising them together? do you think this would cause problems with ava? seeing as she has been he for a while by herself. i have dog sat for my brothers poodle for a month so she has had a dog around and i bring her around dogs when i can.

How old is Ava? Is she well trained?

I dont think it's a problem unless Ava isn't trained the way you want her to be.

I have 2 male dogs that are the same age and they get along great but they are not siblings.

I would think it would be ok.

[armymp1014]

they are both 4 months old. ava isnt completely trained but we work on it everyday. i personaly have alot of free time to work with her. it isnt for sure i am just looking at the option of giving her someone to play with.

[LaRen616]

Originally Posted by armymp1014

they are both 4 months old. ava isnt completely trained but we work on it everyday. i personaly have alot of free time to work with her. it isnt for sure i am just looking at the option of giving her someone to play with.

Ok, I am going to give you my experience.

I raised 2 Lab/Chow/Rott/Border Collie mixes. They were brother and sister, I was out of school and I only worked a couple of hours a week so I had a ton of time to spend with them. It was EXTREMELY difficult. It was the hardest thing ever, it was twice the bites, twice the potty accidents, twice the effort. They were very closely bonded to each other, I didn't exist while they were together. I would never get 2 puppies at the same time.

People can do it, people can make it work and everything turns out great but I dont think everyone can do it. I wanted to give up several times.

[armymp1014]

that thought had crossed my mind. there is a guy who goes to the dog park who was 3 litter mates 5 months and he said he was sure what he was getting into and the he often thinks of getting his head checked. i would kinda like to get ava a friend but dont know if it is best to wait or to do it while she is young like she is. my brothers dog comes over fairly often but he is a 9 year old "snoodle" lol and doesnt want to be within 6 feet of ava

[LaRen616]

Originally Posted by armymp1014

that thought had crossed my mind. there is a guy who goes to the dog park who was 3 litter mates 5 months and he said he was sure what he was getting into and the he often thinks of getting his head checked. i would kinda like to get ava a friend but dont know if it is best to wait or to do it while she is young like she is. my brothers dog comes over fairly often but he is a 9 year old "snoodle" lol and doesnt want to be within 6 feet of ava

I would wait until Ava is at least 6 months old (that way you should be perfect on potty training and she has a better attention span so that will help with training) and I think it would be best to adopt/rescue or get an older puppy from a breeder maybe one that is 1 year old or older. 2 young puppies at the same time would be very difficult. If you get a young adult you have a better view of their personality and hopefully you skip potty training and hopefully they know some basic obedience.

[armymp1014]

that makes alot of sense. thanks

[Rerun]

Huge, huge, mistake.

Raising 2 pups at one time in a Family Setting

[LaRen616]

I hope I helped.

I got my GSD Sinister when he was 11 weeks old, he is now 1.5 years old. He is very well behaved, very calm when I want or need him to be, he listens very well, I can have him off leash anywhere and he will not leave my side, he is exactly where I want him to be when it comes to training.

2 weeks ago I adopted a 1.5 year old male GSD/Husky mix named Rogue, he is potty trained, smart, eager to please and a very fast learner. Within a couple of days he had our routine down, he sits and waits for my release command when eating, getting into and out of the car, when going in or out of the house, when playing with toys and when walking.

It was very easy bringing in another adult dog. He got along right away with everyone, he is great with the cats and my other dog and I know his personality. He's a sweetheart.

[doggiedad]

if i were getting another dog my first
dog would be well trained and highly socialized
before i brought in another dog.