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One new dog at a time is generally challenging enough for most pet parents, and experts don't recommend adopting two puppies at once. But if you've already brought home two pups, you can double the fun with the right training and socialization techniques.
Are you ready to learn how to train two dogs at once? Let's learn how here.
Adriana Jerez, the owner of Loving Paws Dog Training in Charlotte, NC, adopted two German shepherd puppies at the same time. In general, she says, it's more difficult to adopt two puppies at once. But by understanding and anticipating the special challenges ahead of time, owners can train and socialize both dogs to be amazing family pets.
Jerez says that along with the practical considerations of adopting two puppies (How expensive will vet care be? Do I have the room?) raising them has some special challenges:
If you have adopted two puppies, there are steps you can take to curb behavior issues and help with training multiple dogs at once. Many of these suggestions involve the puppies spending time independently:
You're not trying to keep these two potential best friends apart from one another. Rather, you're just giving them each their own space to be who they are as they develop into well-adjusted adult dogs. As you start to understand their independent personalities and where each one shines you can start to incorporate more group activities that allows them to train as one. Just always make sure to keep each one their own love and attention, so that one dog doesn't develop dominance over the other, or one doesn't get jealous of the other. Training two puppies just require extra diligence in ensuring that each pup is given equal attention.
You should always consider the time commitment and care costs of a new furry friend before you adopt. Give even more thought to bringing home two. If you do decide to double down on dogs, you can succeed by treating them as individual personalities, by properly training them, and by spending time with them around people and other dogs. Taking these steps will help bond your dogs to you for life and put a foundation into place that helps your new puppies wiggle their way into a happy, well-adjusted life as the newest members of your family. Who knows, maybe you'll even become the next expert on how to train two puppies at once, and people will start coming to you for help!
Kara Murphy is a freelance writer and pet parent who lives in Erie, Pa. She has a goldendoodle named Maddie.
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