Help with new my pound puppies!?

Question

Ok, I couldn't resist. I took my children to visit the local animal shelter and we couldn't just take home one. We fell in love with 2. We live on a farm so there is plenty of room. One is 5 months and the other is 9 weeks. I have a few questions. They are both playful with each other. However, the little pup sometimes yelps like he has been hurt while they are playing but continues to play. Is this something to worry about? Should I stop them when the oldest seems to get to rough? Is this rough playing going to trigger any aggressive behaviors that I should be concerned with? Also, I am very nervous about leaving them when I go to work. Would it be ok to gate off the hallway and close all doors and keep them in the same area together? Or is it better that I crate both of them in seperate crates? I have to get them potty trained! We've had them less than 24 hours and I have already cleaned up poop and pee and mountain high lol. Any suggestions?

9 wk old male, 5 mos. female. The female has an appt. to get to fixed while the small pup has to wait until he is 5 mos. old. I'm not worried about aggressive behavior. At this point both dogs have very good dispositions and are very gentle with the children. I'm more worried about the 'potty training aspect' of gating them together. Which would be better. And I just want to make sure that when small puppy yelps that he is not being hurt.

Answer 1

Your dogs behavior is normal. The yelping is normal. Just like kids, puppies sometimes play too rough and inevitably, someone gets hurt. I wouldn't worry about it, I have two dogs, one is 60lbs and the other is 18lbs. They fight like you wouldn't believe. The little one is almost always the one yelping, but he quickly puts the other in her place and everything is fine. We've never had to separate our two even the little one only joined us less then a year ago, they were friends within 5 minutes of being introduced to each other. It's aweome that your pups have a bud to grow up with, plus being on a farm , they're lucky to have you!

I would definately crate train these little guys, if for no other reason then to save your home from their bodily functions. Once they're older and house trained, you can leave them out if you choose to when no one is home. My little one is a Jack Russell mix and came to me crate trained. We used the crate (when no one was home only) until he found his place in our home amongst the other pets as well as learned the rules. Once he fell into place, we stopped crating him.

Good luck! And again, those pups are lucky to have you!

Answer 2

Are both dogs male, or both female? If so, you could have a problem. Some dogs are aggressive towards other dogs of the same gender; but it is rare that two dogs of opposite gender will fight. The simplest way to fix this problem is if both dogs are the same gender, they should be fixed. Coming from an animal shelter, they should already be, except perhaps the 9 month old. However, if the little pup keeps playing, I have a feeling that he's not seriously hurt. When ours play, sometimes they'll nip a little too hard and cause the other to yelp, but they just go right back to playing. It's really quite normal. Trust me, you'll know when a 'dog fight' erupts.

It's not necessary to gate them unless they are showing aggressive tendencies. Then you will definately have to until you get the problem resolved. However, that said, it might be best to err on the side of caution, if that will make you feel more secure. But again, what gender? I've concluded that one is a 'he'.

*Update* The little guy isn't being hurt. Don't worry about that. He's really too young to expect him to be potty trained quickly. Depending on his breed, it might take up to 7 - 8 months before he's able to fully control his bladder and bowels. I don't think it's necessary to keep them apart during this stage. What I would do, though, is keep them in one room together with no carpet (and definately no hardwood!) with newspaper all over the floor. That way, the mess is easier to clean up. Don't separate them because I think they would enjoy one another's company when you're not there. Good luck!

Answer 3

The little puppy's yelps are merely to let the other, older puppy know that something he has done is painful. It doesn't mean that he wants to stop playing, but your older puppy is learning to control the pressure of his bite with each yelp. This is even suggested for humans to use to reduce the pressure of a puppy that plays and bites too hard on our skin.

They play fine together, but I would not leave them alone, together, unattended. You should be able to monitor their play time, just in case you need to step in. Crating them separately is the safest thing for both your puppies. I don't know how long you have to be away each day, but remember that puppies don't make it 8 hours without the need to go potty and you will need to have a way for them to go out on a potty run thru the day if you are gone a full work day. Especially your youngest puppy, who should make it 2 hours tops, and every hour is better until he/she is a few months older and is able to hold it a bit longer.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Crate them separately when they are alone. If they are together they will be playing and getting into things, which will likely lead to elimination, which they may step in when they continue to play... Crating will save you many headaches. Plus, there is going to be a time in their lives when they can't be together. It is better to get them used to being separated now than to try to deal with their anxiety down the road.

If your pup continues to play after yelping, everything is probably okay. But, make sure that it is play and that he is not retaliating. If the female's rough play does not soften after a few days, you should intervene. When the girl starts to get out of hand, just take her by the collar and tell her unemotionally "settle." When she calms down, let her go back to playing (you may need to pick up or hold back the boy so that he doesn't pester her).

Answer 6

no hes not getting hurt its whats called bite inhubition this is when pups learn to play they bite buyt if they bite to hard they get parked or helped at this usually occurs when there with there mum but they will still pratice it when there that age as for when you leave them when at work keep them togehter and use ababy gate to block the door way keep them in one room but make sure it big enogh for the two of them this way youll only have one room to clean when you get hoem gd luck