Bringing on two puppies

[owendbowendb 132]

Right here we go .., Any of you lads/ladies brought on two puppies for working at same time , read the books and I know they advise against it. Any one had good bad experiences doing this ? . This is for a mate who is considering it, told him there was a link on here some where but can't find it so restarting it.

 

Cons and pro's ?

 

opinions please

[miss lurcher bitch 319]

yes mate im bringing on 2 pups 1 is 9 months now i breed her myself and also got a bullx pup at 6 months old they both have the same training and walk out with a pack have both caught a mixie bunny each take them out with a older dog to learn tricks both easy going bitches and showing good sighns here a couple of pics

 

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Edited September 21, 2009 by miss lurcher bitch

[whin 463]

I HAVE A FEW YOUNG ONES BUT PREFER STAGGERING THEM AS TIME CAN BE LIMITED FOR WHAT I WANT THEM TO DO IE HUNT GOT ONE GOING NOW ONE READY ROUGHLY JAN AND ONE READY NEXT STUBBLES THAT WILL DO ME FOR A WHILE, I COULD TRAIN TWO AT ONCE ,BUT NEVER KEEP MORE THAN ONE OF EACH LITTER HAVE FUN AND ENJOY ,YOUNG ONE THISYEAR FIRST ROE FLUSHED AND FOUND IT SAME WITH THREE HARES FLUSHED AND FOUND THEM AND A BIG BUCK LAST NITE ,AND SEVERAL RABBS ,GOOD TO SEE YOUNG DOGS COME ON , ESPECAILY IF YOU HAVE BRED THEM FOR A JOB

[farlap 19]

ive done it 4 times now. Its much harder than bringing on one as they tend to bond more with each other than i d like. its double the training and double the trouble and definitely only for those with a lot of experience. id suggest that as your mate has to even ask, then probably they dont have the experience

[wulf 32]

i have found that they dont concentrate and just want to play with each other.

 

i would just train 1 at a time

[ferreterni 29]

Agree with both the above comments, also I have found that at times, my terrier cross will only hunt properly when another dog with her, due to me bringing two on together. Getting better with age, but a real pain in the arse.

[bull101 35]

yes mate im bringing on 2 pups 1 is 9 months now i breed her myself and also got a bullx pup at 6 months old they both have the same training and walk out with a pack have both caught a mixie bunny each take them out with a older dog to learn tricks both easy going bitches and showing good sighns here a couple of pics

 

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that bottom pick looks spit of a bull x i used to have!

[furdy 0]

I have two coming on. One is 11 months, the other 7 months.

 

There are advantages and disadvantages. They certainly are close and when together operate as a gang, they are starting to work well together which is something I'm happy with but I've also been careful to give them individual time. The best thing to remember is that two pups will be different so dont expect to compare tehm like for like. You'll need to weigh up the progress of each seperately and respond to their needs differently.

 

I think it can slow maturity a bit as they retain the puppy play attitude for longer but dont see this as a bad thing. Pups should be pups and more dogs are spoiled by early entering so be patient with them. bad habits are quickly passed from one to the other too so you'll need to be solid and consistant with training.

 

If you want to work the dogs primarily single handed then bring on one pup at a time, if you want to work them together or with other dogs then although hard work, two can be better.

[stealthy1 3,964]

I like to walk them together, but train them seprately, I find that while your training one, the other is tw@ting about distraciting the one your trying to train, I also find the training to be more solid if you train one to one

[owendbowendb 132]

Cheers some good replys there, the dogs would be probably worked on a bit of lamping and mooching/ bushing etc, in a bit of a bobbery pack really. My mate is considering it so need as many anwsers from lads that have done it, Isnt there some one bringing on two bull cross litter mates on here ? a black and tan,

 

cheers

[Paul in North Lincs 15]

I once trained a 12 week ESS along side a lurcher pup - was a night mare!!!! but only because there were two completley different training regimes involved - both made fine dogs in their own right but never again!!!!!! - two lurchers i cant really comment upon! - but best of luck!!!!!

[owendbowendb 132]

Its not for me lol, the mrs would leave me if i get any more. I have a 12 month collie grey X whippet and a 4 month 3/4 grey 1/4 whippet. and thats a barrel of laughs at times, I have made my bed and am lying in it believe me , not so bad so far , fingers crossed. Father in law has just got his first lurcher pup off here and it not settling, trying all the tricks. getting to the stage where he considering getting another to settle it as he was thinking of getting another later on anyhow. And he took the piss when i was on the sofa because of the whining !

 

cheers

[whippet 99 2,613]

ok 4 sunday will ring you this week mate , cheers

[owendbowendb 132]

ok 4 sunday will ring you this week mate , cheers

 

 

sound mate, will stay away from the cider sat nite and you to mind , bright and early. will keep ror off it to.

 

cheers bud

[mally 832]

I'm hopefully going to be bringing on two whippet pups next year when i breed from my bitch. I'd never try traing them together though all dogs need to be trained on a one to one basis and may need different training methods, Looking forward to it..