Two Females

[denvan]

Hi All. Hope everyone is well.
I have a question and I'm sure it will have both sides of opinions, and would like to hear both.
We have just recently purchased a female puppy. We have had her for about 4 four weeks now and have just been contacted by the breeder we purchased her off letting us know that her sister is still available.
I have 'heard' that two female boxers can fight a lot. I highlight 'heard'.
To add to the concern they are sisters, so I am worried that this may compound the issue even further.
Can anyone offer some advice please.
Our dogs live inside as most of yours I'm sure do, around our young kids so I just would like to hear some experience on this issue before I make the decision.
Cheers All.

We got a female Boxer pup and about a month later we got a male Rottweiler pup and approximately the same time we got a male Yorkie pup !!!
What were we thinking??? The thing is they get along GREAT!! We wanted to get a female Rottweiler but after extensive research on my part we found the overwhelming opinion was not to have 2 females in the same household. Previous to these 3 we had 3 hunting dogs, all male, all different breeds and they got along perfectly for their entire lives which was 17 years for the oldest one and 14 for the youngest. So I believe that multiple pups growing up together is ok just try to stay away from 2 females. I might add with multiple dogs people have a tendency to try and treat them equally, you will be better off if you pay attention to the pecking order that THEY establish and then honor that otherwise if you try to treat them equally they will be constantly trying to establish who is top dog. If you pay attention you will be able to figure out who is number 1,2,3,etc.and go with it. Life will be much better for all of you.

 

[bxrbgood]

I have had up to three females at once, and two females on multiple occasions. It definitely helps to have a submissive female when you have more than one.
With the proper leadership it can be done, even when there are two dominant females. I've done it, without having to resort to complete separation. I'm sure there are cases where two just can't live together. I do think though, some of that is coming from the top. (the owner) They look to you for what is permissible, what to overlook and what behavior to avoid.
I agree somewhat with watching their pecking order and treating them accordingly as stated above. But, I do think they need to know you the owner will protect even the weakest one. That even the most submissive, or the bottom dog is very important and wanted by the owner.
That has gone a long way to keeping the peace at our house.
Of course you the owner need to be able to pick up cues from the dogs. Like if you have a chow hound and a picky eater, pick up the food bowl of the one with the stomach ache. This will eliminate the tension created if the chow hound were to eat the sick pups food.

 

[BrookeER]

I have a 2 1/2 year old female, she is definitely a dominant type. If I get a brand new pup, would the pup learn to be submissive, kinda like learning as she goes?? Or is it a bad idea all together to even think about getting a female puppy to add to our family??

 

[Mrtdotboxer]

I currently have 2 female boxers Macey is going on 3 years old and Jersey actually turns 1 today. I have not had any issues with 2 females at all. Macey is actually very protective of her little "sister". they do everything together from playing, napping I mean everything. Before we got Jersey I had a female as well named Scotia unfortunately we put her down last year at 16 months old due to lymphoma Cancer. It was the hardest thing in the world but we feel was the right choice. Anyways even with Macey and Scotia who were only 8 months apart they got along absolutely amazing too. When I was ready to purchase our 2nd boxer I was very worried as well in regards to this issue, did a lot of research and still made the choice to purchase 2 females. And I am happy to say it was a great choice. I would recommend it even with my experience as long as you treat them fairly and allow for them to have their own space too. I would suggest correcting all negative issue towards each other right away if any and let them know its not ok before it gets to far gone. this helps them realize what is acceptable and what is not. Most of the time they short out there own issues with out interferences from my wife or I. There will always be a dominate and a submissive of the 2 and generally its easy to tell right away who will be which one. I hope this helps and good luck