I advise against it. It's much better to take the time to train a puppy properly alone, it's already hard enough. If you get another puppy now they're likely to spend lots of time playing and bonding to each other and they won't really bond with you, unless you have lots of time to train them seperately, which is a lot of work, especially if you have no experience with puppies.
If you want another puppy later on, just wait until this one is housetrained, knows his basic commands, and is relatively well behaved in the house. Which can be at 7 or 24 months, it totally depends on the pup. But this way the second pup will learn from the first one and it will be much easier for you.
I got my second puppy when the first one was 7 months, and I wouldn't have it any other way, but the first one was housetrained, could be left in the house without supervision without chewing anything, and was relatively good with commands (come, sit etc). For lots of dogs it doesn't happen until they're much older though.
If you want another puppy later on, just wait until this one is housetrained, knows his basic commands, and is relatively well behaved in the house. Which can be at 7 or 24 months, it totally depends on the pup. But this way the second pup will learn from the first one and it will be much easier for you.
I got my second puppy when the first one was 7 months, and I wouldn't have it any other way, but the first one was housetrained, could be left in the house without supervision without chewing anything, and was relatively good with commands (come, sit etc). For lots of dogs it doesn't happen until they're much older though.
I got my second puppy when my first was about 10 months old. (And my senior dog was 12) By then, my first pup was settled in, had some basic obedience training and was used to being a member of the family. Had I brought home a second shortly after getting my first puppy, I would've been lost. Puppies are a handful, and I didn't have an unlimited amount of time on my hands to keep an eye on two and take care of two.
In short, if I were you I would wait a while. Spend some time with your current pup, bond with her, train her, socialize her and when she matures a little and is able to be more independent, then I'd consider getting another pup. JMO.
In short, if I were you I would wait a while. Spend some time with your current pup, bond with her, train her, socialize her and when she matures a little and is able to be more independent, then I'd consider getting another pup. JMO.
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yes i agrew with everyone, it also depends on how much experence you have with training and raising dogs, if you cant anwser soem basic training, health and feeding questions then you have more to learn, I know of a good site that has questions to anwser, and if you cant anwser all it says take time out before a dog to learn i will try and find it
NO! Wait until your pup has been an only pup for ATLEAST 6 months. I had two young puppies at the same time and let me tell you it was a DISASTER! They learned so many bad things from each other and two young puppies are a real handful. You have two pups to housebreak and obedience train. I would wait, for atleast six months, if you still want a puppy as a playmate for yours then you can think about it.
I agree with everyone else, I'd wait.
It is always tempting to get another pup so that your little one can have a playmate, but in my experience it is far better to leave it a while.
Right now you can take your little girl to obedience training, puppy pre-school or even the dog park to socialise.
You just enjoy her!
They are so much fun at that age!!
When she is trained, socialised and well-adjusted you should think about it again.
And for the record I think it would be best to get a male to avoid possible problems of having two females together in the same household.
It is always tempting to get another pup so that your little one can have a playmate, but in my experience it is far better to leave it a while.
Right now you can take your little girl to obedience training, puppy pre-school or even the dog park to socialise.
You just enjoy her!
They are so much fun at that age!!When she is trained, socialised and well-adjusted you should think about it again.
And for the record I think it would be best to get a male to avoid possible problems of having two females together in the same household.
Yaaah we had this problem when we got Chester. Ruby was about six months old and we'd had her for three months, and when we saw Chester we fell head over heels. Many people here gave me great advice, and I would say the best of all is to wait until your pup is a bit older. Ruby was already toilet trained and had her basic commands down before we got Chester. It was (and is) easy to get her attention when the two of them are together, because she was here first for a few months. This can be much harder when you get two pups together because they can and will gang up on you, usually because they're so absorbed with each other they don't notice you're there!
Also, if you let your current pup get quite a bit older before you get another, there won't be as many problems with separation anxiety should you need to separate them for any reason. It is always best to train them to learn to be apart anyway, but this is MUCH easier if the first one already knows how to be by itself.
Other than that, getting a second pup has been the best thing we did. Chester is beautiful, he and Ruby completely adore each other, and they look after each other and keep each other company. It hasn't been that much more work, and it's just been the best thing for our little Rubes. Dogs need company, IMO, and two dogs are much better than one!
Oh - and a different sex to the one you have now is definitely the best idea, when the time comes for another. But again, it would be much better to wait.
Also, if you let your current pup get quite a bit older before you get another, there won't be as many problems with separation anxiety should you need to separate them for any reason. It is always best to train them to learn to be apart anyway, but this is MUCH easier if the first one already knows how to be by itself.
Other than that, getting a second pup has been the best thing we did. Chester is beautiful, he and Ruby completely adore each other, and they look after each other and keep each other company. It hasn't been that much more work, and it's just been the best thing for our little Rubes. Dogs need company, IMO, and two dogs are much better than one!
Oh - and a different sex to the one you have now is definitely the best idea, when the time comes for another. But again, it would be much better to wait.