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**fluoxet** · 08-23-2012, 09:18 AM

In my house, I have 3 APBTs and two sighthounds.

Having multiple dogs were at least one is an APBT means you are on your toes 24/7. If you want to take a shower... dogs have to be crated. Running to the store? Crate the dogs. Feeding time? Crate the dogs?

Whether you get another puppy now or get a puppy when your dog is an adult is not going to change their behaviour towards each other. Your dogs' genetically predisposed levels of dog aggression are going to manifest when their little hourglass of dog friendliness runs out, and you must be prepared for that to happen at ANY moment of ANY day.

Also, many people do not realize that having two (or more) dogs means those dogs need to the same amount of INDIVIDUAL time as well. No matter how much the dogs interact, if they are dog friendly, they still need one on one time training and bonding with their human.

So, it is up to you if you want to handle two puppies, or an adult dog and a puppy... and whether you want to handle two dogs who could potentially want to kill each other on sight, for the rest of their lives.

08-23-2012, 09:18 AM	#3
fluoxet Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 591 Senior Member	In my house, I have 3 APBTs and two sighthounds. Having multiple dogs were at least one is an APBT means you are on your toes 24/7. If you want to take a shower... dogs have to be crated. Running to the store? Crate the dogs. Feeding time? Crate the dogs? Whether you get another puppy now or get a puppy when your dog is an adult is not going to change their behaviour towards each other. Your dogs' genetically predisposed levels of dog aggression are going to manifest when their little hourglass of dog friendliness runs out, and you must be prepared for that to happen at ANY moment of ANY day. Also, many people do not realize that having two (or more) dogs means those dogs need to the same amount of INDIVIDUAL time as well. No matter how much the dogs interact, if they are dog friendly, they still need one on one time training and bonding with their human. So, it is up to you if you want to handle two puppies, or an adult dog and a puppy... and whether you want to handle two dogs who could potentially want to kill each other on sight, for the rest of their lives.
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