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What is the best age to get a second dog?
Daphnee Reichel
2025-07-07 10:54:21
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What’s the age of your current dog? Many breeders recommend that your first dog be at least one-to-two-years old before you add a second to the family. Is your current dog out of puppyhood and completely trained and bonded to you? It’s often more than twice as difficult for one person to train two young dogs at the same time. Young dogs may also bond to each other and be less likely to create as strong a bond with you. If you have an old dog, they may not be physically able to play with or tolerate a pup.
Arnoldo Reilly
2025-06-27 03:56:17
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The ideal age to introduce a second dog is a challenge to determine. I was always a great believer in small age gaps, so that there is a closer bond and more playtime. My conclusion is that 18 months to 2 years is too small a gap. Four years now seems about right. I have lots of friends with various dogs and they seem to agree, on the whole. I got her when Buzz was 8 and he was thrilled to have a companion; it gave him a new lease of life, definitely. There are three and a half to four years between Sunny and Luna, Luna and Busy, and Busy and Ounce.
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