Have just got second doodle - advice needed!

[jenny newson]

We have an 8 month old doodle called Billy who is quite well trained and socialized. Today we brought home our second doodle who is 3 months old - not very clever I know but it was a matter of circumstances! The dogs have finally settled down now after playing for hours. What I wanted to know was would it be better to separate them tonight for sleeping or let them sleep together. Was originally going to put them together, but now not sure if that would be a good idea. Would really appreiate any advice on how people have welcomed and introduced their second doodle into their home

[Barbara Burrows]

We did the added second doodle a month ago. Just age difference, 6 months old and 1 year old. I didn't know if I should have them together or not. I decided to do what Ann suggested and I separated them. The crate is in our bedroom, and Abby had just stopped having to stay in it at night. Some nights she slept in the crate, but most nights she slept at the bottom of the bed. Molly does fine in the crate, she has started going in crate when she is ready to go to sleep at night.

[AndySharon BoomerShaynaMariner]

For what it is worth when we added our second and third doodles we let them sleep together. Our dogs are not crated if that makes a differences.

You may want to post on the "Multiple doodles" group.

Good luck

[Adina P]

I am such a big believer in crate training, but it wouldn't matter if I only had one dog or 10 dogs... I would still crate any new dog that came into my home. While there are always exceptions to every rule, since your new dog is a puppy who may not be house trained yet...not crating your puppy can make house training more difficult.

Teaching a dog to accept a crate and be calm in a crate has so many advantages in gives you so much freedom that I highly recommend you consider crate training your puppy.

[1np1tlyyqzo7v]

Definately seperate them until the puppy is trustworthy and doesn't need to go out during the night. Mine are 7 and 15 months and it's HARD! They still fight every single day. The older one has always been in the kitchen in a crate at night. I tried (after a few weeks) to put the younger one in a crate next to her's but he barked and cried until his crate was put next to our bed. So, that's where he continues to sleep.

Have fun!

[Terri]

When you say together, do u mean in crates side by side?
When we got our 2nd doodle, we just set up the 2nd crate right next to the 1st one.
We stayed in the family room with them the first few nights, in case the new one needed to go out in the middle of the night. It worked like a charm for us!!!!! GOOD LUCK!!!!!

[Marianne *OZZY & ZOEY]

I just brought my 2nd doodle home this week end....they are like children each case is different..and each dog is different....you have to see what works for you....I agree with Adiana...think of a crate as a playpen for toddles...you know where they are and you know that they are not in trouble.....

[Sally Rollins]

We have a 9 mos old GD and just got our 3 mos old LD. We keep the LD in the crate at night, and the GD sleeps next to the crate on the floor, They do fine. My problem is, the GD won't eat when the LD is eatting so the LD tries to eat all the food out of both bowls, so we are seperating them. The next problem is going out to potty, the GD potties then runs and jumps on the the little LD before he even thinks about going, then they play hard, then we bring them in and the LD pees or poops on the floor in the house. So, now we are taking them out separately. I did not want to crate one and not the other, but my GD earned his release from the crate, so the LD must be potty trained before he can sleep next to GD at night. LD does not mind crate at night or when we leave the house.

[Tricia Campbell]

I got Riley when Duffy was 8 months, Riley was 11 weeks at first I seperated them but put the crates next to each other.
Now they sleep together & are in the below pen when we are out of the house for more then 2 hours. This works great for us, I don't feel as guilty as if I left them in a crate by themselves.

[LLongrtr]

When we got our 2nd, our 1st was sleeping in the living room (on the couch, of course!) after successfully crate training and proving he wouldn't wet at night. The 2nd slept in a crate, incidentally in our room) until he was fully trained and trust worthy. Now they sleep together in the living room (on the couch!) with no problems. Neither particularly took to using the crate as their own space, so once they were able to make it through the night the crate came down.