Looking to buy 2 yorkie puppies at the same time -- has anyone else done this?
 

Hi, I have always had yorkies...but now I am looking to get two puppies at the same time from the same liter, a brother and sister. Has anyone done this before. I know there is alot of stuff online saying this could cause problems...

Thanks!
Jen

Hi Jen, I have two sisters from the same litter I didn't find out till after I had them that its not a good idea to have siblings. I was prepared to let one go if the relationship didn't work. Fortunately they get on really well, next to no fighting and curl up together to sleep. They don't get jealous of each other but we are very careful to give each the same attention. The only downside that I have found was the toilet training it took forever. But at 9 months they are fully trained and use a dog door. They both were speyed at 7 months

I haven't done it, but I'm sure it's been done. What problems would be associated with this? You're not going to breed them. I guess they could bond to each other pretty well, but as long as you maintain alpha status, where is the potential harm? You'd be able to do the whole potty training thing at one very busy swoop so to speak. All the best!

Best thing I have ever done! In March of last year we were given first pick of the litter of pups. My daughter actually got to pick the puppy but my husband and I fell in love with a different puppy. So, in May we brought home 2 puppies, brother and sister. Rowan and Raksha. They play and wrestle and sleep together (during the day) and they are so much fun!

If given the chance I would do it again for sure. We did get them fixed as soon as they turned 6 months old because I did not want to worry about them breeding. I would highly recommend getting one of them fixed for sure as early as you can so you don't end up with sibling puppies.

They are so much fun and they are very close, but do take them places without each other. My daughter house sat most of the summer and took her puppy with her so they were apart for days and weeks at a time. They can become so bonded that they can't do anything apart from each other, which is the only down side I really see (aside from an accidental mating, which I already addressed). Mine are fun and loving.

Just last night I looked up and there was Rowan just standing like a normal dog on all 4's and Raksha is standing on her hing legs with her front paws on Rowan's back. I ask her if she is trying to hump her brother but doesn't know what to do and she just looks at me. Rowan moves and so she walks with him. They looked like circus dogs and I could not stop laughing at them! This went on for about 3 minutes and then she got down. They do not hump each other and they get along great.

If you do choose to bring home 2 puppies at once I hope you know what puppy playing sounds like as opposed to fighting because mine never fought but sometimes the sounds were like they were going to kill each other and they were only playing. At 10 months old they get along great! Raksha sleeps with my daughter and Rowan sleeps with us in our bed and our almost 10 year old Yorkie, whom the puppies adopted as their older brother and they love him. My mom has their younger brother (from another litter) and they love to go visit him and play with him as well.

Good luck if you get them both, we adore ours!

I don't see anything wrong with it! If I ever find a good pup I can afford here in a few years I'd love siblings! Ted seems so lonely and I have puppy fever it's awful

Purchased 2 in Oct - same litter - boy and girl. Enjoying them so much. They are caged in different pens but can see each other during the day, and I do different things with them so they don't get so attached to each other the other one has to be around all the time. Things are working out well. I use the UGODOG for potty and this is a great invention.
They play with each other and play with us both also. Love having them both.

Thank you so much for all your responses! It makes me feel better to hear people who have actually done this and has their yorkies, rather than reading online about all the issues that may happen and not knowing what breeds they are talking about!

We are getting boy and a girl (brother and sister). We cant wait!


Thanks!
Jen

I am not sure which articles you read - but one problem as minimally mentioned above is that the littermates will tend to continue to bond with each other and not so much their humans. This can make training difficult and also separation anxiety from each other more prevalent. As noted above there are things you can do to minimize this.

The only other problem that might rear its head are health issues. Those health issues that often are duplicated throughout the litter; things like LP and LCP, digestive issues and or allergy issues - along with eyes - liver issues etc.

I can't wait to see pics and what you plan to name them! We went with Rowan and Raksha (from a book my daughter had read) and they are great. We do separate ours at times and at night hers sleeps with her and mine sleeps with me. It is good for them. They are really happy though and they do get along great!

Jade

Hi I am new to this post ,I just got my 2 babies who are brother and sister and they are having a good time playing with each other , should be no problems if you are not going to breed them

Hi! I actually bought two puppies from the same breeder but they had different parents and were born two days apart. I wouldn't change that decision for anything. My little girl and my little guy love each other and play hard!

Only two? I have two sisters and they have been the best of friends. If i could have I would have taken the whole litter. You never have to many yorkies

Lol , i have had yorkies forever at one time I had 3 , when the last one past I said no more now a year later I have Charlie and khloe who are the cutest little ones ever .

LOL misskate.... that is funny!! My husband said the same thing...even tho we have never had more than one at a time so far.... I cant wait to get our little puppies, brother and sister, in a couple weeks!!!

Did you get them ?

Puppies come yet?? Enjoy them and post pictures.

Brother and Sister are awesome!
 

My babies are litter mates and having them both is AMAZING! I can't imagine life without both of them. We adopted them at 10.5 months old, so they were already very, very bonded.

We had originally thought of adopting only one, but seeing them together, we could not separate them. Our trainer agrees that they would have had a very hard time without each other, having bonded so much during their first 10.5 months.

My little girl is an hour older than her brother, and at 14 months, she weighs a pound more than him! Despite their size difference, they play hard. I agree that you have to understand the difference between play fighting and real fighting. These two can get pretty savage in their play, but they never hurt each other and the tails are always wagging, even when really wild sounds are coming out of their tiny bodies.

The first month or so with them was not the easiest, as they had not been altered. He was actively trying to mate with her on a regular basis. She was not in heat yet, but we had to get them spayed/neutered within about 10 days of bringing them home. Not ideal when you are trying to bond with and train your new puppy! They also had not been potty trained, were not socialized, and had never been walked on a leash. So we had a lot of work to do in that first month, but don't regret it for a second.

They are the most wonderful dogs and incredible company for each other. I will say that separating them is pretty much a "no go" situation. A few weeks ago my little girl had some tummy troubles and I still brought her brother with us when we went to the vet. I think that he would have been traumatized staying at home without her. But together they do wonderfully while we are at work. We have them pee pad trained and have them in our large kitchen (behind a doggy gate) with a super comfy bed and lots of chew toys. They sleep curled up next to each other, play together, and generally keep each other company when we are not around.

We have not had any issues with them not bonding with us, due to their strong sibling bond. They are always ready for a snuggle and to have us play with them. They are both incredibly affectionate with us and just generally filled with love. It took our little girl a bit longer to relax into her new life with us, and I think her brother helped her a lot in this regard. She has a more guarded, complex personality and he is just a big, energetic love without a lot of hang-ups. This being said, in many ways, she is the alpha and I think that he would have been lost without her strong personality.

So I think it is amazing and based on my experience, was surprised to read that having a brother and sister could be a problem. I had no idea about this and am sure it could happen, but in my case, it has been an incredible gift!

Thanks for sharing your experience! :aimeeyork:aimeeyork
I really enjoyed reading about it. I'm getting Scottie a sister in a little over a week (not exactly the same as adopting two at the same time) but I'm slightly nervous and super excited about getting the second one and just like reading stories to confirm that it's going to be all good :)

Of course! I know that when I had my other Yorkie, I always thought it would be great for her to have a sibling. At the time I really could only have one dog for a number of reasons, and by the time I was in a position that I could have another, she was already in her senior years and would not have been happy sharing the love.

When she was younger though, she was always so excited to see other Yorkies and always played beautifully with them. So if your Scottie loves being around other dogs, I'm sure that all will work out well. There is always an adjustment period, but I'm sure that he will be delighted with his new sibling!

That's very encouraging. Thank you!! Scottie doesn't love all dogs, but he is very playful with other yorkies and small terriers. I'm not looking forward to the adjustment period or the house training training. Or the walking both at the same time and having to pick up one poop while there's two on the leashes :eek: or even worse when it's raining and I have one hand holding the leashes, one hand picking up poop and the umbrella squeeze in between my shoulder and neck lol..but I think once everything gets into routine, I'm hoping they're going to be best buds and I'll have countless hours of watching silly puppy play.

My Yorkie was a total "breed-ist", she loved other Yorkies, but there were certain breeds she wanted nothing to do with. These tended to be the dogs with more compact snouts (I think she didn't like the "snort" sounds they made) and dogs with a very different type of energy to her. But other Yorkies, wow! She had buddies all of over our neighborhood and went crazy when she saw her Yorkie friends.

As for the rain, I am not sure if you are going to be able to use an umbrella with two pups. I have never managed to make this work. I wear a hooded rain coat and they have on their puppy rain coats. I live in California though, so I know that we get much less rain than you. The poop picking up thing is no big deal if you are in a calm area, but it could be challenging in a city where you are watching to make sure that no one steps on your dogs while you pick up poop! But as I can see you know, it will be so worth it!