Hi everyone! I'm new to this site...there seems to be lots of great advice out there!
We are about to bring home our gorgeous new pup at the beginning of January. He's a long-coated german shepherd, and will be 8 weeks when he comes home to us. We've been visiting him regularly at the breeders - they are fantastic breeders and I can't praise them enough. The trouble is, as we've been visiting, we've started falling in love with another one of the litter, the only girl that is left! So we're now thinking about getting both of them! What do others that maybe have a brother/sister pair think? I've read mixed reviews. We're experienced pet owners but only ever had one dog at a time, although have grown up with more than one dog, so fully understand the dominant role one of them will take and the need to socialise both dogs separately so they don't get too dependent on one another. Will a brother/sister relationship be any different? I have two kids that argue all day, I don't want two dogs to do the same!!
Anyone with any experience and advice of this would be much appreciated! Thanks, Janet
We are about to bring home our gorgeous new pup at the beginning of January. He's a long-coated german shepherd, and will be 8 weeks when he comes home to us. We've been visiting him regularly at the breeders - they are fantastic breeders and I can't praise them enough. The trouble is, as we've been visiting, we've started falling in love with another one of the litter, the only girl that is left! So we're now thinking about getting both of them! What do others that maybe have a brother/sister pair think? I've read mixed reviews. We're experienced pet owners but only ever had one dog at a time, although have grown up with more than one dog, so fully understand the dominant role one of them will take and the need to socialise both dogs separately so they don't get too dependent on one another. Will a brother/sister relationship be any different? I have two kids that argue all day, I don't want two dogs to do the same!!
Anyone with any experience and advice of this would be much appreciated! Thanks, Janet
