Can i leave 2 males alone? Pup and a 1yr old

[Emoore]

Originally Posted by chelle

I'm a little confused by your post? You said you tried it, it was crazy and breeder took the male back... but then you say what if you keep the male (brother) ? As in, take it back from the breeder it was returned to? I don't think I'm understanding that right?

I took it to mean he's just asking a hypothetical, as in "What would have happened if I had kept the brother instead of returning him to the breeder?" Not that he's actually considering going back and getting the brother again.

[Jen&Bear]

No i meant. With all the info you guys are giving me based on diff ages, i was curious about having the same results if i ended up keeping his bro in the beginning.

My plan was to have 2 boys so they wouldnt be alone. (in hindsight, major error on my part) and so after 2 weeks i gave his bro back to the breeder. So i was curious of the outcome if i kept both being the same age same litter.

But thank you all for the info. I should have asked first b4 i brought the 2 home. I had no idea what i was getting into. Having one...i cant even imagine how i could have had 2 because the amount of care i give him is impossible to divide btw 2 pups.

After i gave him back the house was SOOO calm and i felt like i was able only then to give the appropriate attention and affection and care. I am not sure what i was thinking but i certainely tried fixing it asap because i felt terrible to bring them both home and i just could not keep both. Esp being my first experience with puppyhood.

[Jen&Bear]

Yes Emoore thats it.
And im a she

[Cassidy's Mom]

Originally Posted by Jen&Bear

For argument sake - what if i ended up keeping his bro. Would it be diff as opposed to diff ages or would it have turned out the same ?

Maybe. Hard to say. I know people who have successfully raised littermates, but it's not easy. One advantage to doing it now vs having kept his brother (not saying you should do this!) is that you'll have had Bear for awhile, with the opportunity to bond with him and do some training before adding the second dog.

Dena was only 13 months old when we got her half brother Keefer, and the ONLY reason we even considered getting him was that she was extremely well behaved from a very young age. Setting aside her training for a few months in order to work with him was something I felt very comfortable doing, but I would not want to do that with a dog that wasn't already practically perfect and still a work in process. I also made sure that each of them had some one on one time with me so they didn't spend all of their time together and bond more strongly with each other than with us. That took some effort and wasn't always easy but with littermates who had been together since birth that would be MUCH more difficult.

[chelle]

Originally Posted by Jen&Bear

No i meant. With all the info you guys are giving me based on diff ages, i was curious about having the same results if i ended up keeping his bro in the beginning.

My plan was to have 2 boys so they wouldnt be alone. (in hindsight, major error on my part) and so after 2 weeks i gave his bro back to the breeder. So i was curious of the outcome if i kept both being the same age same litter.

But thank you all for the info. I should have asked first b4 i brought the 2 home. I had no idea what i was getting into. Having one...i cant even imagine how i could have had 2 because the amount of care i give him is impossible to divide btw 2 pups.

After i gave him back the house was SOOO calm and i felt like i was able only then to give the appropriate attention and affection and care. I am not sure what i was thinking but i certainely tried fixing it asap because i felt terrible to bring them both home and i just could not keep both. Esp being my first experience with puppyhood.

Ah ok, gotcha! You made the right choice. I'm surprised the breeder let you take two same sex home! If anything, I'd sure get a male/female pair, but then again, as said before, NO LITTERMATES!

Glad you "fixed" it and sounds like you're having a whole lot more fun now!

[Emoore]

Originally Posted by Jen&Bear

Yes Emoore thats it.
And im a she

Sorry. You must be Jen.

[Jen&Bear]

Lol yes. Its cool. Just an FYI