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Old 13-02-2010, 12:05 PM
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Re: First time puppy owner

Can I just say to the OP - we really aren't trying to pour cold water on things, honestly. I imagine you're all excited about your new arrivals and I'd hate to think we're spoiling it. A huge well done for coming on here and asking for advice! So many people jump into getting a puppy without researching things first and you're doing the right thing and showing the right attitude by doing your homework

But honestly, two pups at once really isn't the best thing, for even an experienced owner. I'd strongly suggest you have a re-think and if you're still set on having two dogs, maybe leave a couple of years between them. I really think you'd be glad you did. Puppies are SUCH hard work (or they can be) that I think if you get just one, you'd be able to enjoy the "baby" stage far more, get your basic training established and then if/when you feel you want another you'll have all that experience to draw on and you'd probably find there will be things you'd do better/differently than with the first


ETA - I'd call myself reasonably experienced but when I got my last puppy after a sizeable gap since I had my last dog, I was staggered at how much hard work they are. More than I remembered!! Admittedly I had the chewer from hell and she took a loooong time to housetrain, but still I think that if I'd had two at once, even fairly "easy" pups, I'd have ended up in the loony bin LOL!!

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