Two at a Time

[MikeS]

I am a new member (3/4). I was looking to see if there any members who are or have raised two doodles from puppies on. Toby and Tucker (brothers) are almost 9 months and doing great. We now have them in separate training classes as they tend to distract each other. I was wondering if anyone has tried to train them together at home...clicker training for example. Mike

[Adina P]

How adorable!
There are actually a few members who have littermates. I'm sure at least some of them will respond and share their stories:-)

[Kelli, Fenway, & Dustin Pedroia]

I can't add anything about training two at a time because I'm just about to get my second doodle and my first will be almost 11 months old by then, but I'm very interested to see what everyone else says. By the way your babies are so precious. I love those pictures that you took of them. They look like they would be a lot of fun!

[MikeS]

The pups are a lot of fund and are progressing in their training however a little slower than I would imagine if we "only" dogs. Good luck with your new addition.

[MikeS]

I can't thank you enough for your thoughtful reply. I haven't been on line for a few days so this is my first chance to respond.Ours are also very connected to each other but it has nor precluded them listening to my wife and I. Your experience has many similarities to ours. They are very excited meeting people b ut now are settling down quicker..same goes for greeting people at the door. We are very confident that much of the behavior we would like to correct willl simply decrease with age.

[Shelia]

We have two littermates - Libby and Remy, sisters two years old now and they came to us as puppies. I have read that littermates bond with each other and not with their owners but this NOT how our doods are. They seem to love each other and do practically everything together including lots of chewing on each other. But they clearly love their people most. My husband and I both work and they keep each other company, I would love to have a doodle cam to see what they are up to when we are gone but probably is sleep. I would never again have just one if I could help it. We tried to add a third "sister" puppy recently but sadly their mother no longer is in the breeding program. Can't imagine how it will be though when the inevitable happens to one. As to training, no problem. They each have their own personalities and learn at their own paces, Libby potty trained in about a day and we didn't think Remy was EVER going to get it but for most things, DH works with one and I work with the other or sometimes both together. Sorry, I'm rambling but there really never seemed to be a problem. We went through puppy and intermediate with DH and I alternating and that went well. When we took them to advanced training, the trainer said she usually wants them separated but decided to try them together and that also worked well. I think it all depends on your doods. Good luck and your puppies are adorable!

[MikeS]

Your dogs sound exactly like Toby and Tucker. The best thing is that a loving tempermant is shared by both. After that we have noticed a nuimber of differences that we find interesting. For example, Toby is afraid of inanimate objects (trashcans. light poles, barrels) We currently have him inan agility class and with those things (jumps, chutes, stairs) he is doing fine. We are hoping that carries over. I highlight this as Tucker could care less about the objects. It has to be some gene, who knows. I have to go but wish you the best fwith Libby and Remy.