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Originally Posted by artrips
Does anyone have any experience or suggestions on raising two corgi puppies?
We just purchased a 4 month old male Corgi and are thinking about purchasing a female for a playmate. We have 3 children and they are wearing out our puppy. Also, I will be going back to work this fall and will be gone most of the day and our puppy will be inside. Thanks,    |
My advice is to let your current puppy be a puppy and enjoy her puppyhood before getting another. In other words wait till she's about a year old beforeg getting another dog.
As for the kids and puppy, make sure the puppy gets plenty of nap time. She is a baby and needs quiet time too. Overstimulation is as bad for puppies as it is for children.
Two puppies inside alone will create havoc and get into trouble. A puppy should not be left to have free run of the house. Your puppy should be confined to a crate, exercise pen or baby gated in a puppy safe room while you're gone. They can chew things (including carpets, electrical cords), and get into things they shouldn't. Please make sure he's properly confined.
A puppy or an adult dog does just fine when left by themselves. Dogs don't necessarily need other dogs for companions, they think of their human family as their pack. And many are very happy with that. Please consider waiting till this one is an adult before getting another dog.
Peggy