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smokeybear
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03-06-2011, 04:43 PM
Yes well bitches can fight worse than males.................
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03-06-2011, 04:58 PM
If you introduce the crate as a place they love and their own individual space and you dont only just send them in there as a punishment then they wont see it as a punishemnt

But it can be invaluble to be able to have time out - and also to be able to get time with one pup and not the other (Mia actually learnt loads watching me train Ben when she was in her crate! - and at the moment she has taken herself off in there for a bit of a sleep - she loves her crate - when she is barking at the window I just have to quietly say 'bed' and she races in there, slams down and licks her lips in the hope of a yummy treat

I would deff get ontop of the fighting if you are feeling it getting bad already

Playing can go bad if it gets to ott so good to teach them to seperate before they get hyper
girls have long memories and hold grudges so if they really start fighting they might get in the habit of it

BUT
It is more than possible for 2 girls to live together as best friends as well - if you take the steps right now before they start disliking each other
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03-06-2011, 05:07 PM
My advice is book as much time off to bond with them as possible the first weeks the need someone to be their most of the time. Millie has had three weeks with someone or both of us around and they really benefit from multi carerers as owning a young puppy is quite demanding!

My advice is avoid puppy matts it only trains your puppy to go in the house for longer. Most puppies will learn to go in one place anyway once they have settled in after a week or two though mine settled in almost immediately.

Obviously their will be mess in the morning without one but for me thats not a bother since Millie at 3 months will now let herself out during the day and is pretty well house broken. I still have to watch her behavior from time to time but she is very good if I spot her at the right moment and call her out she comes and does her business outside.

All ways use positive tones of praise when puppy goes out and if you use a certain word your puppy may even eventually go on command which is very uefull if for whatever reason in the future you should need a sample.

Your puppies wont learn everything over night it will take them a couple of weeks to learn their names but again use positive praise when they come when called even if they come together.
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03-06-2011, 07:03 PM
If they`re fighting now, I would be worrying what they`ll be like when the hormones kick in. TBH I`m amazed a breeder would sell you two sister bitches.
Have you considered rehoming one while she is still a pup? That may be a harsh decision, but it does mean that both dogs get a chance to grow and socialise without constant squabbles.
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03-06-2011, 07:11 PM
Are you sure their actually fighting??
They are puppies after all and pups will play fight they are probably just testing eachothers strengths to find out who is the toughest. This is natural and im sure once they settle everything will be calm their is no reason to make any rash decissions yet.

Normally a single pup will consentrate its teathing on you and furniture as its got no way to test it strengths maybe their just forming a pecking order??
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03-06-2011, 07:21 PM
I didnt crate train mine as such, it wasnt something we really thought about it, if we needed the pup in the crate for whatever reason we put him in with a treat and got on with it, he went in there all night from day one, and i guess we were just fortunate but we didnt have a minutes problems, he would just make a little noise in the morning when he wanted freedom, and although this was pretty early 5-6am in the early days we would get up and then encourage him to chill with us on the sofa so whichever of us got up could snooze. Gradually he snoozed and then the waking time got later and is now pretty much when we get up.

We also when we got our second girl at 9 months old, although she had been kenneled we did the same thing and just put her in the crate next door too.

I do think we have been very lucky with both of our dogs tho, we are inexperienced dog owners and have had a fair amount of luck in our dogs along with very quick learning and training on our part to teach us to teach our dogs.

I would recommend not using the puppy pads, but take them straight out and to get them training with you through a reputable class as soon as.
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