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This came up in another thread and I thought that it was important enough to have its own thread.
As a breeder, I never sell people more than one puppy at a time and I highly recommend that people space their dogs 18 months apart. I believe that each puppy needs and deserves its own time with its owner without having to compete for time with another puppy.
Housebreaking multiple puppies is a nightmare (done it!) and I find that puppies raised together tend to focus on each other rather than on their owners. Also people who have gotten mixed gender littermates are at high risk of having an unplanned brother/sister mating.
It is very, very, very hard to seriously train multiple dogs at the same time. I know because last year I was training and showing three different Standards in obedience. As an owner, you will get farther in your training if you start one dog at a time.
My friend who runs Poodle Rescue in Colorado also says that it is a bad idea and she highly discourages the practice.
I would seriously question any breeder who is willing to sell multiple puppies to a buyer. All too often it is an easy way for breeders to "unload" puppies but it is not in the best interest of the new home or the puppies.
As a breeder, I never sell people more than one puppy at a time and I highly recommend that people space their dogs 18 months apart. I believe that each puppy needs and deserves its own time with its owner without having to compete for time with another puppy.
Housebreaking multiple puppies is a nightmare (done it!) and I find that puppies raised together tend to focus on each other rather than on their owners. Also people who have gotten mixed gender littermates are at high risk of having an unplanned brother/sister mating.
It is very, very, very hard to seriously train multiple dogs at the same time. I know because last year I was training and showing three different Standards in obedience. As an owner, you will get farther in your training if you start one dog at a time.
My friend who runs Poodle Rescue in Colorado also says that it is a bad idea and she highly discourages the practice.
I would seriously question any breeder who is willing to sell multiple puppies to a buyer. All too often it is an easy way for breeders to "unload" puppies but it is not in the best interest of the new home or the puppies.