Two pups at a time? Am I nuts????

[HenPen]

Coming from someone with a current pack of "NINE" I say.....DO IT!!!!!

 

[AngieChick]

Did you see my response to your "doggy trouble" thread? I think getting another dog is really the only viable solution to your issue. You wouldn't want your hubby sad that the dog loves you best, would you? I mean really, it's not for you, it's for him!

Of course, if both dogs love you best, there could be serious trouble

Yeah, you're nuts, but that's okay. At least you will be happy and nuts, which is much better than just nuts.

 

[Kansaseq]

I'm going to be the unpopular one and say wait. Not letting them play and bond together is going to be really hard for you (puppies are SO cute when they play together!) and it really is harder to train them when they are bonded to each other more than you. Not impossible, but harder. It would be better to wait until the first one is older. But I kind of think you really want to get them both now. After all, when do we really do what's best, rather than what's in our hearts? (This is coming from a woman who currently has 4 dogs, used to be 5-though none were puppies together. I'm a sucker for a sad story!).

 

[gritsar]

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Training crates are your friend.

So far, we've had no accidents in the house and only one speaker wire chewed a little. Mama was busy on BYC and not paying attention to what Jax was doing under the desk.
If one of us isn't with him, he's in his crate and he really doesn't mind it.

 

[starting.from.scratch]

I saw this and thought I'd offer my 2 cents, as I've worked w/dogs my whole life, and always had at least 1 underfoot.

I'm gonna side with Kansaseq om this and say wait, but just a little.
Once you have this dog started on the training, til he's at least aware of what his task is, his job, then get another.

I had a really great experience when my husband & I got a puppy many yrs back in February, got him started w/housetraining & obedience, then in late May got another (as a rescue, not planned but I'm a softie)
Watching him get rewarded for the good behavior, and him watching her get disciplined, made for 2 really well behaved, socialized, fantastic dogs. In a sense, they helped train each other-the first dog was a male & ended up being my husband's sidekick, and the second was a female who was my little baby.
But dogs are pack animals, so if you were to get another too soon, I think it'd be hard for them to go do their own task, or keep them separate for very long.

Sorry for so long of a post!