leopuppy04

Hi Guys, I'm looking at getting another pup later in the year to reside with my 2yr old male who is very well behaved and loves all dogs (very gentle with puppies). Both my dogs however are bought to be obedience/agility/conformation/therapy dogs etc, and I want them to bond to me and not become reliant on the other dog. Naturally each dog is going to spend time apart from each other as well as time alone with me and time alone together. There are however a few things i'm worried about: 1. Should I have these dogs seperate for periods during the day. I work all day so obviously I can't be taking pup away from big boofhead all the time and am more inclined to think that temporary partitioning of our yard is a better idea until the pup is older and not growing so much. My dog comes to work with me at the moment a few times a week and the puppy will also do so - sometimes together and sometimes seperate. 2. Should I be more worried about older dog not leaving puppy alone or puppy not leaving boofhead alone? My boy loves to play, but everyone knows what puppies are like! 3. If anyone has any other ideas about multi-dog households as this is my first attempt at it and I really want it to work! 4. Anyone have any ideas of what to use for partitioning. I was thinking of using one of those dog pens that envelope out to approx a 16" fence, but i'm not sure if it is secure enough. I want something that can be put up/ taken down quickly as our backyard is only normal suburban size! Anyone know if there are baby gates or something that stretch out to approx 7-10m? Thanks in advance Amanda & Leo

For those people that don't take their puppies out until after the third vacc, how do you adequately socialise your pups? I'm honestly curious as i'm looking at getting another pup soon. My last pup I took out at 11-12wks (I only got him at that age), but I was very cautious until he got his 2nd shot. I will likewise be the same with my next pup - take them out, but not around a lot of dogs etc, until after the 2nd shot. I always thought parvo was transmitted through faecal matter? Is it airborne? Cheers, Amanda

WTG Moses! You'll have to show me the trick Juli. Just checked out your site - does moses hold his paw on his nose, or just swipe it? I can't get Leo to hold it there! cheers, amanda

I don't have a BC, but something v. similar - an Aussie shepherd... he is not the most active, but certianly active enough!!!! If i'm doing nothing, he'll do nothing, but if i'm doing something that involves moving around - he's in for it!!! At the moment, due to the way our club is structured (not allowed to do any agility, flyball until get basic obedience title - around 14mths) we are only doing obedience and just started agility (another club - Leo is about to have his test soon). When we get started I think he'll move like a rocket in agility as he loves it - won't stop barking.... BTW anyone know how to stop that???? He knows what quiet means... Later on, when he is older we'll do some flyball and maybe herding, but i've heard it is quite expensive (lol - 'scuse the pun!!). hope that helps