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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.

Double the puppies are double the trouble.

When you get two puppies of the same age that also come from the same liter, 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.

The dominant dog may grow increasingly aggressive towards the other dog when it comes to being the leader in all situations. This leadership role, while a natural part of nature, can unfortunately diminish your other dog's ability to cope with certain situations and possibly develop stress related mental conditions. And in addition, both dogs will suffer from separation anxiety when they are apart from one another.

Be prepared for some dog fighting

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.

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This situation will call for firm behavioral training and conditioning. If left unchecked, your puppies can hurt one another and the one dog who becomes the non-leader (submissive) may develop deep anxiety issues when he becomes an adult. All of these concerns become amplified if your dogs are of the same sex.

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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