I am looking the a rescue lab for company for my choco late "JJ".

Is it advisable to get a young dog [puppy]?, or one about the same age
as JJ?

JJ is a big pure bred female, spayed.

Appreciate anyone's insight on this.

GS

Lynn wrote:
I am looking the a rescue lab for company for my choco late "JJ".

Is it advisable to get a young dog [puppy]?, or one about the same age
as JJ?

JJ is a big pure bred female, spayed.

Appreciate anyone's insight on this.

How old is JJ? How does she get along with puppies vs. adult dogs?

FurPaw


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Lynn said in rec.pets.dogs.behavior:

Is it advisable to get a young dog [puppy]?, or one about
the same age as JJ?

How old is JJ in human months? Socialization? Training? How
long have you had her?

Without further information, I'd suggest an older (3+) female
from a rescue which can supply you with a solid evaluation as to
how she'd fit into your situation.

--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.

"Rocky" wrote in message
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Lynn said in rec.pets.dogs.behavior:

Is it advisable to get a young dog [puppy]?, or one about
the same age as JJ?

How old is JJ in human months? Socialization? Training? How
long have you had her?

Without further information, I'd suggest an older (3+) female
from a rescue which can supply you with a solid evaluation as to
how she'd fit into your situation.

--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.

Matt,
I'm curious. What makes you say another female? When we were thinking of
getting a puppy, everyone (locally - vet, trainers, dog friends.....I'm not
sure I brought it up here so I am not referring to the rpdb crowd here)
strongly urged towards a male instead of female/female household. I'd
rather have a female than a male, but we've delayed adding a puppy since we
really want a female. Were they suggesting that based on knowing Atty? Or
thinking of the temperment of the other female meshing with Atty? Hmm Now
I'm going to have to ask them. You got me thinking, maybe we could have a
girly house.

Sue and Atty

On 2008-07-16 00:42:17 -0400, "Sue and Atty" said:

maybe we could have a
girly house.

We had a girly house after Tracy died (Doodle and Bella) and we have a
girly house now.

I can't say that Bella's reaction to our bringing home another dog
would have been different if Beanie had been a boy because I suspect
that any dog would have caused her to behave in the same way. She liked
being an only dog after Doodle died.

I would offer the usual advice of having mixed genders but that simply
hasn't been our experience.

Bella may have given a puppy pass, but knowing her and her temperament,
I doubt it. She is, without question, a bossy boots.

In article 2008071607304916807-montana@wildhackcominvalid,
montana wildhack wrote:


I would offer the usual advice of having mixed genders but that simply
hasn't been our experience.

I have a balanced household at the moment with 2 girl dogs, 1 boy dog
and 1 boy cat. I don't think Lucy's relationship with Marcie is based
on gender at all, although I expect that will change when Marcie
actually matures and has a season. Or not. Right now, she's just a
youngster and Lucy tolerates and enjoys youngsters a lot.

--
Janet Boss
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com

"montana wildhack" wrote in message
news:2008071607304916807-montana@wildhackcominvalid...
On 2008-07-16 00:42:17 -0400, "Sue and Atty" said:

maybe we could have a
girly house.

We had a girly house after Tracy died (Doodle and Bella) and we have a
girly house now.

I can't say that Bella's reaction to our bringing home another dog would
have been different if Beanie had been a boy because I suspect that any
dog would have caused her to behave in the same way. She liked being an
only dog after Doodle died.

I would offer the usual advice of having mixed genders but that simply
hasn't been our experience.

Bella may have given a puppy pass, but knowing her and her temperament, I
doubt it. She is, without question, a bossy boots.

Atty does enjoy the spoils of being an only dog. I wonder if she would
resent getting another. I see her more pouting than acting out about it.
But I have some time to rethink it. I like spring puppies, as then I'm home
June/July/Aug. to work on housebreaking and other such sundries.
Thanks for your input. You've given me food for thought to investigate.

Sue and Atty

"Janet Boss" wrote in message
...
In article 2008071607304916807-montana@wildhackcominvalid,
montana wildhack wrote:


I would offer the usual advice of having mixed genders but that simply
hasn't been our experience.

I have a balanced household at the moment with 2 girl dogs, 1 boy dog
and 1 boy cat. I don't think Lucy's relationship with Marcie is based
on gender at all, although I expect that will change when Marcie
actually matures and has a season. Or not. Right now, she's just a
youngster and Lucy tolerates and enjoys youngsters a lot.

--
Janet Boss
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com

Is it normal to see the relationship change as the puppy matures? I don't
want an explosion of snarks beginning at, oh, say, age 2.... No chance you
can predict that when doing puppy temperment testing, is there? Of course,
keeping in mind we are talking labs here. I have no intention of adding
anything other than a lab into the house.

Sue and Atty

"Sue and Atty" wrote in message
...

Is it normal to see the relationship change as the puppy matures? I
don't want an explosion of snarks beginning at, oh, say, age 2....

It ranges from unlikely-but-possible to probable, depending on the
breed. I wouldn't want to live with two Boxer bitches. Even if they
started out fine together, at about the 2yo mark is when snarkies
typically begin.

I have no intention of adding anything other than a lab into the
house.

Definitely less potential for adult-onset snarking than for some of the
bully breeds.

My neighbors have two female puppies, one Boxer and one Lab. They're
about 4-5 months old right now, so it'll be interesting to see how
things turn out. The Lab seems to be made entirely of sweetness, but
the Boxer, while super sweet, is a pistol. And guess which one they
*aren't* taking to obedience class, onna counta she's a maniac?
*boggle*

--
Shelly
http://www.cat-sidh.net (the Mother Ship)
http://esther.cat-sidh.net (Letters to Esther)

In article ,
"Shelly" wrote:

"Sue and Atty" wrote in message
...

Is it normal to see the relationship change as the puppy matures? I
don't want an explosion of snarks beginning at, oh, say, age 2....

It ranges from unlikely-but-possible to probable, depending on the
breed. I wouldn't want to live with two Boxer bitches. Even if they
started out fine together, at about the 2yo mark is when snarkies
typically begin.

Definitely more likely in some breeds than others. I don't really
anticipate problems for a number of reasons.

I have no intention of adding anything other than a lab into the
house.

Definitely less potential for adult-onset snarking than for some of the
bully breeds.

Or terriers.

--
Janet Boss
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com