Do I Get 1 Or 2 Pups?!

[SJM]

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Hi there and thanks for all the useful advice on the pup with a heart murmer.

As we are still waiting to hear if we can have the pup we've been spending lots of time reading on this site. There's so much to learn!

It's becoming clear that very few of you have only 1 whippet! If we ever do manage to get a pup, what would the general advice be - have 1 or have 2? What are the advantages/disadvantages?

If the answer is 2, should we have 2 the same age? Should they be from the same or different litters? Is it best to have a dog and bitch, or 2 of the same sex?

We have to wait 3 weeks more to see if we will get our pup. If not...anyone got pups? Preferably in Scotland?

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[Susan]

One is best if your a novice with dogs. I have had litter brother's in the past with no problems. PM Maggie on k9, she will help with either 1 or 2 pups for you :thumbsup: , she is also in Scotland so can help you.

Good luck :luck: :luck:

 

[jezza]

Yes I agree with Susan, if you are a novice dog owner I would only get one....to begin with you can always add to the family at a later date.

We got Molly first and then added Lenny when Molly was 1 year old. We had never had a dog before and Molly was more than a handful! I think I would've cracked up if I'd had two :b

I suppose it depends on how much naughtiness you can handle. Also, I think if you get two they could just play together and not take much notice of you = more naughtiness :lol:

 

[bardmand]

I would advise to get one first - and plan for another one in two or three years time. Just make sure the first one gets lots of interaction with friendly dogs of different ages, sexes and preferably different breeds. Alternatively, I would get a friendly, mature dog that needs rehoming first, make sure it has settled down before you bring in a puppy.

 

[zilloot]

I would say one to start with and then another a year and a half to two years later.

I've had two at once and it's harder and more time consuming to make sure each has individual attention and training. Depends on your committments but I would say focus on one to begin with. I've no problems introducing either a dog or a bitch as long as you're firm with boundaries (as with all dogs) :thumbsup:

 

[imperative]

We got two at same time! We must say though they as good as gold and great company for each other.We have two boys from same litter Stirling and Kai.

 

[SJM]

Many thanks for these helpful comments. We used to have a border collie, who we had from an 8 week old pup. He was super by himself but we always felt bad if he had to be on his own for any length of time. He did not seem to mind, but whippets seem a bit more like people dogs??

As we are not very familiar with whippets (but increasingly becoming so via this site!) we should maybe stick to one for now. That was our plan, but they seem so addictive already!

Can't wait to have one of our very own.

Sarah

 

[*Lesley*]

I got 2 sisters, they have been a joy they have always been inseperable really, good company for each other and I could never imagine one without the other. :huggles:

The others might be right about one but I think one would have been lonely without the other when I think back but of course I'll never know that for sure :unsure:

I think a lot depends on how confident you feel about taking on two dogs at the same time,I had no experience when I got them, I've learnt a lot from them and other people on here,and it didn't put me off I have 4 now

Of course you have to consider things financially too because they will cost twice as much initially not only to buy but for bedding ect ect and at jab times although food wise they don't cost a bomb anyway.

Good luck whatever you decide :luck: :luck:

 

[FeeFee]

Two pups at the same time will be very hard work and may bond with each other rather than with you. It's not something I'd want to take on unless I had a lot of puppy experience and time to do plenty of one-to-one walking and training. You may also find problems later with two dogs of the same age/size/type hitting adolescence at the same time.

Personally I'd wait until the first dog was older before thinking about another pup - or as someone else suggested look for a slightly older dog first then introduce a pup later.

Good luck with whatever you decide :luck:

 

[whippetmad]

Good luck :luck: :luck: