At what age can I start training 2 puppies?
At what age can I start training 2 puppies? General Dog Discussions
We rescued 2 little bitty puppies a few weeks ago from a man who couldn't take care of them (don't know what happened to the mama). They are 4 1/2 weeks old (will be 5 weeks this coming sunday). The smallest boy is very sweet & somewhat submissive. His brother, a tad bit bigger, is the dominant one. He growls about 90% of the time when they play and acts so vicious. He even snapped at me yesterday when I tried to separate them. Other than that he's as sweet as he can be & hasn't snapped since. I read that when they do stuff like that you can push them onto their side & hold them there until they are being still. I've done it every time & it seems to make him so mad but he does eventually calm down and I let him back up. Should I stop doing this? But back to my question: @ what age can I start basic training them? And any advice on training 2 puppies? I know I'm supposed to train them separately as well as crate train them separately. How can I positively correct the growling and meanness when they play? Thanks guys! Also, before it's mentioned, they've seen a vet & are healthy. We took them in @ 3 wks old & gave them their 1st dewormer and they will be getting it again next week & then 4 more times after that. They are also going for their 1st shots on the 18th.Meant to type "a few DAYS ago" not weeks. We got them when they were a day shy of being 3 wks. So we've had them almost 2 wks now