Two Puppies?
Hello!
I was just wondering what people thought, or if they have owned two corgi puppies at the same time? They would be a couple of months apart, and from different litters.
I just wanted to see what others thought or what they have done.
Thank you so much for your help!
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Permalink Reply by Beth on
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Personally I could never, ever handle two at once. One takes over your whole life!
Practically, it is very difficult for the average pet owner to find enough time to adequately socialize and train two pups at once. Socializing and training both need to be done one-on-one, which means the other pup needs to be confined or otherwise kept busy while you are working with the first. Puppies have so much energy and are little sponges, learning from every experience you have. With one puppy you can easily squeeze in 5 minutes of training here, 10 minutes of socializing there. With two it can be a challenge. Usually it's best to wait to the first pup is 18 months old or so and more reliable to introduce a second.
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Permalink Reply by susan on
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It's usually a bad idea to get two puppies at the same time, unless you are a very experienced dog person. Puppies are a lot of work to get just the basic training in. House breaking would be double trouble. Teaching them their name, to come when called, basic good puppy manners, etc. all is much harder with two. Plus, because corgis are so smart I think they need a bit more than basic training. They will find clever ways to wreak havoc in the house! Unless you have a lot of time to work with them separately each day for many many months, my suggestion is to get one puppy and go visit the other. Two to four years between puppies is a good spread.
Besides the training you would have double the vet bills too! These little beasties can get expensive fast!
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Permalink Reply by Vicky Hay on
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Valium. You'll need a prescription.
One pup will run the legs off you. Two? Unless you're a professional trainer with plenty of experience, you might want to think twice. Ruby the Corgi Pup is cute as can be...and just like a human two-year-old: in motion all the time, up to all sorts of crazy mischief (some of it potentially life-threatening), and totally, utterly un-second-guessable. Can't imagine trying to keep up with two of her.
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Permalink Reply by Jane on
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I would highly recommend just getting one. Two puppies tend to bond more with each other, and they also need to be extensively socialized ALONE, which is hugely time consuming. It's about a million times easier to raise a second puppy once the first dog is an adult and has good habits.
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Permalink Reply by Natalie, Lance &Tucker on
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need to work on the bad habits of the older dog before getting a second one.
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Permalink Reply by Anna Morelli on
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I can only tell you that, as a breeder, for a variety of reasons, I never sold a second puppy to anyone unless the first one was at least 18 months old and they were ABSOLUTELY THRILLED with that first one. The proof of dog ownership is in the pudding!
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