Julie, you know I always love your puppy shots—but that first one is just priceless!
Laura
15 years ago
The puppies are always wonderful. I’d love some opinions on the best age of existing dogs to introduce a puppy. I’m not ready yet, as I have a 12 year old male GSD who is just a bit set in his ways (and requires some special TLC to keep him going), but I’m just thinking ahead. I know it isn’t a good idea to get two puppies, and it has been my experience that getting a puppy keeps the middle aged dogs hopping, but I’d appreciate some thoughts from the Alta-Tollhaus family. Thanks!
@Laura, I don’t think I was clear that I have dogs in addition to the 12 year old GSD. I guess my question is, how old should the youngest dog be before one should think about adding a puppy?
Laura, I think a lot of it has to do with you and how much time you have for a new puppy. How old is your youngest? Although I prefer to raise one pup at a time, I have also had success at raising two at the same time—and they were just two weeks apart in age.
Laura
15 years ago
Wow — two weeks apart! My ‘puppy’ is two and a half YEARS old — so I guess his age shouldn’t stop me from adding to the family! You’re right about the time factor — I should probably think more about that than the age of my other dogs.
Julie, you know I always love your puppy shots—but that first one is just priceless!
The puppies are always wonderful. I’d love some opinions on the best age of existing dogs to introduce a puppy. I’m not ready yet, as I have a 12 year old male GSD who is just a bit set in his ways (and requires some special TLC to keep him going), but I’m just thinking ahead. I know it isn’t a good idea to get two puppies, and it has been my experience that getting a puppy keeps the middle aged dogs hopping, but I’d appreciate some thoughts from the Alta-Tollhaus family. Thanks!
@Laura, I don’t think I was clear that I have dogs in addition to the 12 year old GSD. I guess my question is, how old should the youngest dog be before one should think about adding a puppy?
Laura, I think a lot of it has to do with you and how much time you have for a new puppy. How old is your youngest? Although I prefer to raise one pup at a time, I have also had success at raising two at the same time—and they were just two weeks apart in age.
Wow — two weeks apart! My ‘puppy’ is two and a half YEARS old — so I guess his age shouldn’t stop me from adding to the family! You’re right about the time factor — I should probably think more about that than the age of my other dogs.