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Originally Posted by JeanieK  Really, so selling littermates to the same home makes one not reputable? 
I have had no trouble with the two that I have, and neither have the people that I sold 2 littermate to. Any two dogs have the potential to NOT get along. The two that I have that do not get along are totally unrelated.
So all of these breeders that have told you not to do it, have they done it with bad results and know first hand, or is this just some old breeders tale that is being passed along?
I can tell you first hand that it doesn't make any difference. some dogs get along, some don't. And it is more likely that it is due to not having a strong human pack leader in the home. |
That is not what I said. What makes you think you are reputable I guess is up to you. What I said was FROM MY OWN experience, I would not recommend it, I warn enquirers looking for two from the same litter not to do it. No this is not some old breeders tale being passed along, again from considerable years of EXPERIENCE, the best teacher.
I had one lady contact me that had lived elsewhere now in the area I lived at the time. Her two were littermates and now two years old. She had a heck of a time with them still. I could offer no solutions and don't know what she ended up doing. Some end up surrendering one or both by selling or turning them over to rescues, spca's whatever because they cannot deal with it anymore and the breeder will not take one or both back.
Again, I would not do it myself, buy two from the same litter and am wary of keeping two because I need to put my all into the pup I have and if I am buying I would be purchasing the best of what is available and if it is suitable for what I want for the show rings and to improve and add to my line that I have worked hard at to breed to the standard not just trying to fill my kennel with breeders.
Indeed what one person decides to do is entirely up to the individual. If it works for you go for it but I am merely posting to make people aware of the pitfalls. Is that a bad idea? Well I guess it could be for those that want to sell more than one to a buyer, kinda cuts into the sales.
here is the real clincher. I have turned down people wanting to buy two at once and if they passed my interview I would sell them one not two. Some have walked away determined to buy two from a litter. Go for it, not from me they wont. Yep sure cut into my sale but a lot less headache for me meanwhile each that I did sell separately went to fabulous homes and got the one on one attention.
And no I still would not sell them one if they were buyine one elsewhere about the same age and then wanted one from me.