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Originally Posted by Ladymom  Professional trainers discourage getting two puppies at the same time. Puppies need separate training, socialization, etc. so it's a lot of work. Since puppies are like kids and tend to pick up bad habits from each other, training can be difficult. Yorkies are notoriously hard to housebreak anyway, training two at the same time can be very challenging. Two Puppies or One? - VeterinaryPartner.com - a VIN company!
Trainers generally recommend waiting until the first one is at least a year old and fully trained before bringing another puppy home. Then the older one can set a good example. |
This is so true! I had Barney and Daisy as puppies together and it was double the trouble and twice the fun or whatever that saying is. We signed up for puppy classes and advanced classes - we each handled one dog in class. Ours did fine but we did work very hard at obedience training and still do to this day. If only Teddy would graduate puppy class, we'd feel like we were successful. He's been to 4 puppy classes and two advanced classes and so far, he can sit and shake paw. He is smart, just "different"