The "favorite thread" thread brought me here. This has been very enlightening for a non-dog person! I've never heard of littermate syndrome, known what age pups are adopted out, and the one Dalmatian I knew was geriatric and acted like it. Very informative.

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Anonymous wrote:I would not take in two puppies from the same litter, it's a recipe for disaster. Google littermate syndrome, it sucks.

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DO NOT get two puppies. Pick one. Follow this advice and you will survive.

+100 !! Two puppies will bond with EACH OTHER NOT YOU!

It's ok guys, OPs trainer, vet, and breeder (who all TOTALLY EXIST, guys, she's totally not making them up) all say it's cool. Everybody just be chill, man.

Hahahha! You're going to be so miserable!!

Anonymous wrote:So I've read here and in another thread how I am just going to allow these dogs to run on my acreage with no socialization or attention and abandon them to be homeless within a year.

Not remotely true. My family would never and has never abandoned or abused an animal. Just because I personally have never had a dog does not mean no one in my household has. I have a big family who are excited for these two new members to come home.

And that I am taking no ones advice. I have from those who answered my questions. Everything else is covered. Vet, trainer and breeder all have no issue with this situation or find it unusual.

Thank you again to everyone who offered advice.

What does your pediatrician say? Dalmatians are often not good with kids at all. And two puppies around kids who aren't used to living with dogs? Ugh.

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#1. Absolutely crate train. If your dog has to go to the vet or be boarded, you'll really really be glad they are comfortable in a crate.

#2. You need to train the puppies separately and have them establish independent bonds with the family. Getting 2 puppies from the same litter is not a good idea but what's done is done. Honestly, I'd see if you could change to only getting one and then in a couple years get a second. If this is an in-demand breeder, he'll have a waiting list to go to easily.

It's not...not your fault though since you didn't read the entire thread. Just some backyard breeder with dogs that nobody wants, most likely found on craigslist.

I only made it through Page 2.

#1. Absolutely crate train. If your dog has to go to the vet or be boarded, you'll really really be glad they are comfortable in a crate.

#2. You need to train the puppies separately and have them establish independent bonds with the family. Getting 2 puppies from the same litter is not a good idea but what's done is done. Honestly, I'd see if you could change to only getting one and then in a couple years get a second. If this is an in-demand breeder, he'll have a waiting list to go to easily.

Anonymous wrote:So I've read here and in another thread how I am just going to allow these dogs to run on my acreage with no socialization or attention and abandon them to be homeless within a year.

Not remotely true. My family would never and has never abandoned or abused an animal. Just because I personally have never had a dog does not mean no one in my household has. I have a big family who are excited for these two new members to come home.

And that I am taking no ones advice. I have from those who answered my questions. Everything else is covered. Vet, trainer and breeder all have no issue with this situation or find it unusual.

Thank you again to everyone who offered advice.

Actually, you've ignored everyones advice....why even post OP, if your going to be a bigot towards anyone that disagrees with you. Were you hoping that someone besides yourself would assure you that you're doing the right thing? Sorry, but it doesn't look like anyone agrees with you.

Do your homework next time.

I worked at a vet for years during college. My only experience with Dalmatians is from a deaf couple that owned two of them and used the vet for which I worked. The dogs seemed normal until one day the make owner brought in one of the dalmatians to be euthanized because it had attacked and killed the other dalmatian! The owners never heard the fight. It was heartbreaking and I don't know why that would have occurred but I have never thought much of the breed since. Our labs are about 6 months apart and that worked for us. They had the benefit of being close in age for playing but the older one also helped train the younger one. Two puppies might outnumber you.

Good luck, OP. Seriously. Maybe it will be great. If not, please don't dump one or both of your dogs at a shelter assuming someone else will take them. There are thousands of dogs in shelters already, and that's just within driving distance.

It's cool guys; OP did her research by watching 101 Dalmatians.

Anonymous wrote:So I've read here and in another thread how I am just going to allow these dogs to run on my acreage with no socialization or attention and abandon them to be homeless within a year.

Not remotely true. My family would never and has never abandoned or abused an animal. Just because I personally have never had a dog does not mean no one in my household has. I have a big family who are excited for these two new members to come home.

And that I am taking no ones advice. I have from those who answered my questions. Everything else is covered. Vet, trainer and breeder all have no issue with this situation or find it unusual.

Thank you again to everyone who offered advice.

I am the poster earlier with the rescue Dalmatian mix, and OP, I flat-out don't believe you at this point. If your breeder has no problem, your breeder is not a good breeder. If your vet doesn't warn you about littermate syndrome, your vet is not a good vet. If your trainer "has no issue," your trainer is an idiot. There are red flags all over your situation that any good breeder, trainer, or vet would notice in an instant.

I don't say this often but I hope you are a troll.

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Anonymous wrote:I would not take in two puppies from the same litter, it's a recipe for disaster. Google littermate syndrome, it sucks.

+ 1

DO NOT get two puppies. Pick one. Follow this advice and you will survive.

+100 !! Two puppies will bond with EACH OTHER NOT YOU!

It's ok guys, OPs trainer, vet, and breeder (who all TOTALLY EXIST, guys, she's totally not making them up) all say it's cool. Everybody just be chill, man.

+1. Came here to post something similar.

Every single breeder and trainer on this thread (I am the GSD one) has been in agreement. I tried to be kind in my response earlier, because I thought the OP was genuinely asking for help. Based on her latest response, it is clear that she is not.

No responsible breeder would even sell two puppies from the same litter to one inexperienced buyer. So either this is a bad backyard breeder. Or the OP is lying.

There are some legitimate scenarios when a breeder/trainer might keep a pup until he was older, but it is a huge red flag. It suggests a back yard breeder who is unable to get rid of puppies. Combine that with a breeder who is willing to sell her two? No. something about this story is not right.

About half of high energy pups purchased from breeders end up being returned or end up in shelters within the first year. Good breeders know this and do everything in their power to ensure pups go to people prepared to care for them. We sell our GSD pups, but I consider them my dogs until the day they die. I am ultimately responsible for them. I would never in a million years sell a puppy to the OP based on what she has shared in this thread.

Anonymous wrote:Any serious breeder or trainer would recommend against getting 2 puppies at once. Training 2 is tough and not very productive. What if both have medical problems? And I agree, something is off releasing puppies at 16 weeks.

OP You are in for a mess. Even a mellow breed will be a nightmare with two. Dalmatian? It is not really the breed so much as that you will be third on the hierarchy no matter what you do, and that will make for behavior problems. Serious breeders love money just as much as anyone else, signed breeder myself.

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Anonymous wrote:I would not take in two puppies from the same litter, it's a recipe for disaster. Google littermate syndrome, it sucks.

+ 1

DO NOT get two puppies. Pick one. Follow this advice and you will survive.

+100 !! Two puppies will bond with EACH OTHER NOT YOU!

It's ok guys, OPs trainer, vet, and breeder (who all TOTALLY EXIST, guys, she's totally not making them up) all say it's cool. Everybody just be chill, man.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would not take in two puppies from the same litter, it's a recipe for disaster. Google littermate syndrome, it sucks.

+ 1

DO NOT get two puppies. Pick one. Follow this advice and you will survive.

+100 !! Two puppies will bond with EACH OTHER NOT YOU!

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Anonymous wrote:and more... When young and far more active with kids etc we had american field lab and that mixed with english labs. Now as an older person English lab is better for me but would certainly be fine for your children which is what you should be thinking about.

not to hijack, I'm not op, but that sounds like good advice for me. We have a lab/retriever mix and had another previously. We love them so much, but maybe an English Lab would be easier to keep up with as we're slowing down, lol, arthritis aches and all!

It's a myth that there a distinct difference between the two lines, unless the breeder was meticulous for generations about only breeding one type. That's almost impossible to maintain since the two lines are genetically the same. In reality, dogs who are a little taller are now called "American field labs" and the short, stocky ones are called "English labs." It's all marketing. My tall "American field lab" came from one of the so-called "laziest litters" our breeder has had. He's not actually lazy, but was never crazy hyper like some dogs.

Generations is not that long in the dog world. A myth? Have you lived with or spent time with many of these dogs? Of course breeders can be specific for generations. I never saw a crazy hyper Eng lab or Am Lab. But there are many dogs passed off as Labs/lab mixes supposedly from Lab [am lab?].

Those dogs are like Ed the Hyena compared to pup Simba and adult Mustafa.