trying to be a responsible owner

wuld it be possible to bring in a pup to a home wit a dog who is a yr or 2?or wuld it b better to raise them both as house dogs together?wuld it even b possible wit lots of socializing and obediance training to have them both in the house?they wuld b in their own seprate kennels when im at work and wuld never b unsupervised.i wuld like to have 2 dogs(male&female)tryn to b a responsible owner.dnt have the dogs yet:confused::confused::confused:

 

No matter how much obediance training they have they will still be dogs. Ive seen alot of people do this and it backfire on them and turns into a mess for the dogs and the owners. The only way in my opinion of having more then 1 of the true form of this breed is to have them chained seperatly or one house dog and one outside dog. Thats just my opinion.

 

thats what im trying to avoid.

 

IMO, the best shot at having it work is to have a good adult female and raise a male pup up with it. If you have a firm, dominant female and a submissive male, that is probablty best case scenario. It kind of takes experience to select the right dogs. Even then there are no guarantees and even with dogs that "get along" ,you have to be very attentive and know what you are doing. It can certainly work and be very rewarding, but be prepared to prevent fights and realize that if you ever have a big one, they may never be able to look at each other again and you will have to deal with the situation.

 

Oh, and as far as your question about raising together, I think that is not as good as what I described because you're going to end up with the equivalent of two teenagers going through puberty together with no sound guidance from each other. Of course, you can't leave everything to the dogs and you have to be an active part of it, but it helps to have the influence of the other dog(again, it has to be the right dog(s)).

 

my dog tollerates pups but anything over like 4 or 5 months is toast unless its a female and then a meeting thru the fence is needed but if u got to pups and raised them male and female together then i think its possible

 

depends on the dogs

 

It depends on the dog and the owner Earl Tudor could feed fighting ch's out of the same dish. I am no Tudor, but I have done it with male and female together of course it was when I was present. If you have to ask this question I suggest you don't try it. Things can go wrong faster thN you think.

 

i keep a male and female inside together the female is very submisive to him but not many others i think maybe just some dogs tolerate others more than some my male is very patient but if u cross the line with him u better watch out pup female male no matter what the dog but these 2 are the only 2 dogs i personally have ever been able to keep together as full grown adults

 

Depends on the dogs, I have raised multiple dogs in the house for as long as I have been into the dogs, It can be done but precautions always need to be in place to do it sucessfully and even then incidents do and will happen. You just need to know the right reaction to their action.....Eliminate anything that could be viewed as compitition i.e. food, toys things of that nature. You can never leave them both out unsupervised and expect them to not be dogs.....And even after all your preparations and precautionary deeds it will still come down to, it depends on the dog.

 

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Great post AGK.

I would also like to add, that if you do accomplish your goal of having them together you better educate yourself on how to break them up if/when a scruff ever does break out. Anybody that has never separated 2 bulldogs will more than likely freak out when it happens. The main thing is to keep your cool, approach it with the knowledge you took the time to research BEFORE the fight, and have the proper tools available to accomplish it. The worst thing to do is not be prepared and lose your mind like they are going to kill each other in the first 30 seconds.

 

My boy Bishop and My girl Duchess



It can be done Duchess was 4 when I got Bishop. they got alone Great. They still had there spats though. So just be prepared at all time. and Never expect them not to fight. i don't know how much experence you have with this breed or dogs. but I wouldnt recommend it to some one new to the breed.


Vic

 

thanks for all the great advise,really appreciate.keep it coming...

 

i had another apbt and he was DA,but not wit all dogs,there were a few he did get along wit

 

Nahh....dont take the chance.At the very least keep them apart when not supervised.The results could be disasterous.

 

Very true. it is easier said than done if you have never experienced it before, but try to stay calm and keep your head about you. Unless there is a huge size difference, they won't be hurt too bad right away so don't panic and put yourself in harm's way. I'm sure there are lots of good previous posts that you can look up about how to do it right(there is also a sticky about prevention), but I would emphasize that is a lot easier to manage if both dogs are collared, especially if you are by yourself.