Basically, I'm starting to understand why everyone says not to get to puppies at one time...these pups are handfuls. I love them dearly, and no matter what people say online, I would never "get rid" of one. But I wish I had some good, solid advice about how to raise two puppies and still get that special owner/dog bond rather then having two puppies who are just bonded to each other.
Everywhere I read, it says that letting them stay together too much will kill the potential bond that I could have had with the dogs. Of course, I want to be their leader. I want them to love me most. But I also want happy healthy dogs. I wish there was some way of knowing, some guarantee that told me the outcome with letting them stay together all the time. Buddies for life. I just started doing EVERYTHING separate with them this week. Separate rooms to sleep in, separate eating, separate walks, separate play, bla bla bla. I am sooo exhausted. I don't have any time.
I hope I didn't do a bad thing by getting two puppies. help. :-(
I would love a hundred puggles! But the reality, I can understand, would be over whelming. I don't have any advice for you other than don't let the puppies walk ahead of you EVER during their walks. If you want, I can make it a question for the puggle posse? Would you like that? There are a lot of great people that read Mr. Puggle's blog.
ReplyDeleteI had two brother puppies and raised them. They did everything together. When they were three years old, one was hit by a car and died. We were grateful it was the not the dominant dog. I never thought about one dying. But what would be worse, if the dominant dog died and the other dog was lost without his leader. So I support you in doing separate things with them.
Thanks for the reply. I would be really grateful if you were able to put a question about this. I'd love to hear about someone else's personal experiences raising two dogs/puggles.
ReplyDeleteAnd advice that doesn't include rehoming is what I'm looking for. I'm not trying to raise "exceptional" dogs - I'm trying to raise well-balanced children - no one would rehome a child. :-) Thanks Mr. Puggle!