Keeping two puppies demands extra time and attention. However, when they’re as gorgeous as our Kelpie and collie youngsters, it’s not a hardship.
We’re still very sad since losing Mel so recently. Yet, having the other dogs around, especially puppies Tucker (a Kelpie) and Pip (a Border collie), is a great tonic. It’s impossible to be sad when they’re around.
Despite Pip being several weeks younger than Tucker, the pair get along amazingly well. The only small problem there has been was that Pip wanted whatever food Tucker was eating. She’d chase him away from it.
Tucker wasn’t in the least bit worried though, and quickly made the best of the situation. He simply went to the bowl that Pip had abandoned and helped himself until she came back and chased him away again.
Fortunately, Pip’s bright enough to realise that her jealousy simply resulted in Tucker getting first choice of both bowls. Now they’ll happily eat side by side with no more than the occasional glance at each other to see who’s getting their food down quickest.
Most of the time the pair are the best of friends. They play together for hours before falling fast asleep wherever they happen to be.
Quality time
As is always important with puppies, especially if you have more than one, we have to make sure of spending some time with each of them independently. However tempting it is to leave them to play, the puppies won’t bond with you. They won’t learn to see you as any sort of leader if they don’t spend dedicated time with you. It need only be 30 minutes a day, but it will reap its rewards when you start serious training.
See our short tutorial, Puppy Training Essentials, and the early days of Bronwen and Scylla, on the Working Sheepdog Website.
BORDER COLLIE SHEEPDOGS – OFF DUTY! (DVD)
WATCH THIS TRAILER!
Watch Pearl and our other dogs in action on this preview of our first DVD Border Collie Sheepdogs – Off Duty! (You’ll love it.) The DVD is available from our Online DVD Store. The price includes shipping worldwide – and we automatically ship the correct format for your country. More info.
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