To get another boxer or not, this is the question?HELP!

[MJM0512]

so this is the story, i had been looking for a boxer in michigan for quite a while and found a very nice looking pup in a rescue home, but he was only a few weeks old and they wouldn't let him go yet, understandable. so i talked with the lady that had him in her foster home quite often, she also is a quality boxer breeder, and she said he was small when she got him, but is coming along very nice, she also said that she believes he may have a little american bulldog in him, which is fine, because i would have him neutered, he would simply be a pet dog, no show or breeding purposes. Well when talking with the lady two weeks ago she informed me that she had over 100 applicationsfor him, at the same time i found a very nice litter of nine pure breed pups ready to go and i fell in love with and brought home tyson, the last 2 weeks have been great, and i am already think of getting another dog, as early as next spring. one of the reasons is i hate to leave tyson alone and i think he would do great with another dog, he loves to play with my friends dogs, and i have the room for another, plenty of room in the house and large fenced in back yard. well the lady with the little rescue said he is eight and a half weeks old now and ready to go and since i showed the most interest she will let me have him.

So here is the question, do i get him know and have two pups the same age? it would be easier to go through potty training all in one, instead of getting tyson trained and than having to do it all over again next spring, or should i let tyson grow for a year or two and than look for another pup to bring in the family. also what is your thoughts on bringing home this rescue, the good thing is i know he has been in a good home, and has been to a vet and had shots and everything already, and has been raised around other boxers, the bad thing is i know nothing about his parents,

your thoughts would help me out a lot,
thanks,
MIKE

 

[weslager]

I got Kiki and Ninja two months apart. One thing that comes to mind, is when "someone" had an accident in the house, couldn't really tell who it was! :confused:

But truthfully, in my opinion, I found it a joy to have two at once, but I am a stay at home mom, and not sure how much time you will have i.e. work and such. But as you probably know, a new puppy needs alot of attention so it really truly "double your pleasure" with two puppies, and "double the trouble" ,

Another thing is, Kiki and Ninja are so incredibly close, if we have to leave, I have to separate them (don't trust them together to run the whole house, couldn't imagine what they would do) but when I do this, they actually cry for each other. I have another dog, and she is in no way "close" to them, they like to "play" too much with her (biting chewing), but they all make up in the end.

Don't know if this helps you or not, just my two cents.

Kristie

 

[SkippyToo]

My advice to you is, do what your heart desires. My boxers are 3 months apart and I am glad they are both young. It is a log of fun, but can be a lot of work. Perhaps that little baby is destined to come to you? My 2 young boxers where purchased from breeders, but my 1 1/2 year old boxer/lab was adopted. I am glad that I "saved" him. We found later that he was sick but I am glad that we were there to nurse him back to health! So...my advice is, adopt him and enjoy the little tyke.

 

[boxer-newbie]

I'm going to be gettin a second boxer also. I'm waiting until Cassius is old enough to breed then I'm going to get one of the pups from the bitches litter. I can't wait until I have two! :D

 

[jerseydawg]

Two

I only have 1 8 month old Boxer but...... I am already wanting another one. I have been told Boxers love to have a companion and I can tell that my baby wants a playmate. He always wants to be wrestling with somone and if there is no one to play with he will whine. When he is at the dog park he doesn't care at all about toys just playing with other dogs, He has a boxer buddy at the dog park (Pictures in my Gallery) and they play great together. Watching them play makes me more and more want to get him his playmate. Since he is already 8 months my husband and I are gonna wait until he is a year or so and get a second one. But if I would of had the money I would of for sure got Jersey his playmate at the same time I got him so they could grow up together.

~~Melanie~~

 

[Cindy Creel]

Double the pleasure

I have two, a brother and sister. I think it was a great decision.

Cindy

 

[jeepinboxer]

my opinion is to him now while they are both very young. i have a 1 1/2 year old then we got another one and he loves her very much but took a little while cause the one puppy will be used to getting all the attention then there is a new babey that requires a lot of attention and he starts wondering why hes not getting all the attention he used to, i am on deployment right now but the wife tells me they are getting really close they were close right before i left, if the little one was getting yelled at her older brother was right there standing inbetween either me or my wife (whoever was doing the correcting) and the pup so she wouldnt get in a lot of trouble. its not hard adapting the two to each other but i think they will adapt much easier if they were in the house at the same time instead of having a new child come in to a single child home. well i hope that helps if you have any question about having two let me know i love it, my wife really does now that im gone and have no idea when i will return. here is my email address Email removed please read the

Rules

 

[MJM0512]

thanks for all the advice, i talked with the foster home lady again today and she is gonna have him neutered this week, which is fine with me, and than i can come see him later this week, i had my little tyson out playing with some other dogs this weekend and he has so much fun so i believe that i will probably bring the new pup home this friday, the only other problem that i see i could run into is having two males in the same house, but both will be neutered, and I WILL BE ALPHA MALE, i'll make sure my boys know this.

thanks for your help, wish me luck, and feel free to give me any more advise if you have any
MIKE

 

[Thomas Liggin]

It may or may not make a difference to you, but one drawback to getting two young dogs within a few weeks is that they may bond to each other rather than to you.

It doesn't mean they won't be good dogs, or that you won't enjoy them, just that they may be each other's favorite in your family.

You can avoid this by making sure that you keep them apart at times during the day, or have them sleep in different places. Otherwise, you run the risk of them becoming inseparable and suffering from separation anxiety when they have to be apart.

For instance, if one has to stay overnight at the vet's for some reason, the other may whine and fuss all night. But, if you provide time for them to be separated on a regular basis you won't have to deal with an unhappy dog when the other isn't around.

Take each for walks without the other, or for a ride in the car. You can walk them both together, just don't do it every time you take a walk. Ditto for rides in the car.

Two are definitely more fun than one, and they will exercise each other, which will ease the pressure on you and free up some time for something you'd like to do for yourself.


Tom

 

[weslager]

It may or may not make a difference to you, but one drawback to getting two young dogs within a few weeks is that they may bond to each other rather than to you.

I didn't have this problem, they both bonded together, and to me and my family, One big happy family I guess.