New pup and 15 month old teen pup… play?!

[PanadTe]

We have a 15 month old beddlington whippet who we’ve had since 12 weeks old.

This will we’ve just added another pup to the family, a 7 week old beddywhippet x greyhound… so will be bigger than older pup in not very long!!

Older pup is a little put out at the moment, but is doing really well!

My question is, how much would you allow them to play/interact at this age or stage?

We’re new to having 2 dogs/puppies at the same time!

Pics 🥰

They’re so cute!

play and interaction is fine but make sure you’re not relying on the older one to teach the younger one anything. Watch them closely for signs that the play remains even - ie are they taking it in turns to “win”, taking deliberate breaks, still happy and unstressed

then do all your training separately

am I reading this right - you got one at 12 weeks and getting the other at 7 weeks?

No, you’ve read it wrong if you think we have a 12 week old and 7 week old at the same time?

Otherwise, that is the age we got them.

You may be about to get battered for having a 7 week old puppy - get your hard hat on ⛑️

There were reasons for it… he was have reared and still on complementary formula.

The 12 week old was fully weaned.

I’ll just stop replying to the thread, hide it and seek advice elsewhere then as there are reasons and I can’t be arsed with the opinions without knowing the facts 👍

I didn't judge you at all - I was just saying be prepared for the responses as they're inevitable on here without a back story, sadly.

Sorry, I got defensive quickly and knew that you meant well and weren’t judging x

It's okay

I just know how these threads can often go sadly and didn't want you to get upset.

Your puppy is absolutely adorable by the way 🥰

Sorry, I didn’t thank you for your advice!

The older one has lots of opportunities to be without pup, which is good for him.

I knew already about not using the older one to ‘train’ the pup, it’s good advice! Thank you.

Interesting about then taking it in turns to win… I’ll keep an eye out for that. Thank you.

It is handy that they can’t be walked together yet… Training hasn’t started yet. We’re still in the throes of toilet training and I’m tired 🙈🤣

I wouldn’t let them interact too much tbh. By that I mean I think they need several hours of alone time a day.

But I’m of the school of ‘dogs bond with humans first and other dogs second.’ Humans should be the default for play and puppies (up to two years IMO) need to learn how to settle without the other dogs entertaining them. Letting dogs spend all their time with each other is great in theory, but in practice I think it’s lazy dog ownership; ‘my dog can entertain my other dog for me’.

I have a 14 month old golden and two adults (smaller breeds). For the first eight months the golden ate separately (from my hand), slept separately, and really only interacted with the other dogs for walks. It also avoided the puppy winding the other dogs up, or hurting himself or being hurt. They get on amazingly well, but I am the ‘default’ if they want play or attention.

This is great @Devilshands thank you!

Luckily we’re on a similar track… he sleeps and eats separately… completely different rooms.

They play together a little in the garden and living room, but then sleep/react m rest in separate sofas.

You're house is gonna be wild do not envy you , you got to be brave or daft . Fifteen month and seven week old !

You might have some problems with mouthing and biting from the little one if they spend to much time with the older one than you .

I had littermates, not the same so I can't offer useful advice, but they were bedlington whippet too! The loveliest little dogs and I miss all the good times.

(Bad bit, it took me a while to fully proof the garden!) They would be absolutely fine in the garden, but a whiff of deer or rabbit beyond, or the neighbour's cats teasing them, and they would jump, climb, dig or squeeze through the tiniest gaps. The fencing was a mixture, and all at least 5 foot high, but had to go higher and more solid. 😆

🙈… Luckily beddywhippets and lurchers turn in to very chilled dogs, particularly in the house. Our 15 month old is pretty chilled anyway.

Thanks. My husband isn’t working so he is home full time. The older ones currently not really interested in pup.

We have already established designated rooms and safe spaces. Pup isn’t allowed in our bedroom as that’s older dogs space. But older dog is free to roam so it’s his choice to interact.

They are beautiful!!

We owned a deerhound for 13 years before these 2 so totally understand the nature of this breed type 🙈🤣

The reason people commented about you getting the puppy at 7 weeks is that it is illegal. The minimum age to sell a puppy is 8 weeks.

Regarding play, I would have a rule that they aren't left unsupervised together. You could have a puppy pen set up to pop the little puppy in.

It took about 2½ months before my two (10yr old GSDxGR and Labrador puppy) stopped play fighting whenever they were in the same room. Now, puppy is 6½ months old and they can coexist nicely but still play at points through the day.

I would do everything separatelyb including feeding. Lift any bowls after feeding. Then there is no chance for problems.

We brought home our second lab when our oldest was two. They had separate walks and training times initially but otherwise were not separated at all. Kept an eye on play and intervened if getting too much but that was rare. Our older one was incredibly gentle with pup.