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Originally Posted by bgibbs  I have looked at a number of internet articles that recommend against litter mates.
1. They will bond to each other and have trouble bonding to the humans in the pack.
2. They will fight when they get older.
3. They will be harder to train.
4. Separation problems if one of them is in the hospital or away for some other reason.
Now, these articles were about dogs in general and might not apply to Yorkies. |
I think that could happen with any two puppies if they were raised to be that dependent on one another; but I could be wrong.
My two will be 9 in July and they never fight ... they love people. She will sometimes squabble with another female I have but nothing I have not been able to control. I take them to the dog show in Houston every year and they help raise money for YHR (at a booth at the show). They are both laid back and so pleasant....they sit in a stroller for five days while people come by and pet them. Very sweet and social pups.
As for one being in the hospital or out for other reasons, I have not had any issues. He is very very excited to see her after she has been out; but during the time she is out he plays and interacts with my other pups. He is very much a player and she is not, so he is often playing either with me (fetch) or with one of the other pups. She is more of a cuddler with me.