puppy fights

[MutHouse]

[B]Hello, I got two lab/german shepard mix pups when they were about 7 weeks old, dewormed them, got em shots...etc. Now they are approx 12 weeks old. They are growing daily, mentally and physically. They are brother and sister so they like to wrestle. Sometimes they wake us up at night with this behavior. I know they are just playing, but i'm wondering if i should continue to allow this behavior, i'm thinking about two grown dogs wrestling, growling and running around the house knocking over kids and furniture. Does this behavior need to be stopped now, or will they grow out of it? Also they get excited from chewing on eachother and they will sometimes end up chewing on your hand or arm when you go to pet them. What's the best way to stop them from chewing on people? [B]

[bubbatd]

This happened when you get 2 from the same litter. They need to be separated and trained separately or they will never have you as their Alpha.

[MutHouse]

So are you saying i should get rid of one?:confused:

[Dizzy]

I think that's a bit extreme. What can happen is that they are likely to bond to one another instead of you. You need to have one to one time daily with each puppy, and train them seperately.

I do know of people who have raised littermates together with no problems, but it is HARD work.

[Dizzy]

some info:

http://www.caninedevelopment.com/Sibling.htm

http://www.doglistener.co.uk/choosing/siblings.shtml

http://home.att.net/~pvee/dbltrbl.html

http://www.veterinarypartner.com/Content.plx?P=A&C=99&A=2043&S=1

http://www.leerburg.com/2dogs.htm


That's just for starters :D There is a ton of info out there!

[MutHouse]

Thank you , it's a relief to hear that it can be done and thanks for all the links. I am checking them out right now.:cool: