I ran into something similar. My grand champion girl had a litter, and one of the puppies wasn't quite normal. I had to tube feed him for 3 weeks. The best thing for him was to stay home with us vs go to a show or performance home. His mother is very smart, does obedience and rally. Her son is blind and deaf on one side. He has neurological problems and runs in circles. His mom has been an excellent teacher and he's well behaved and capable of doing almost everything other dogs do. The problem? He's 5 years old and are seldom willingly more than 5ft from each other. They share a dog bed. They would eat from the same bowl if I let them. They drink water in tandem. She's sad if he's not with us, so despite not doing sports he comes with us to shows. If she's not with him, he wont eat. To be honest, we have some mental health concerns regarding them.

That's called separation anxiety and bad dog parenting

@@404EncrytedError I'd agree, if he wasn't a special needs dog. His mother watches out for him in a way Ive never seen a relationship like this before. And it's not like they don't behave or listen. She doesn't treat her other son like this. I could have not taken him with us to shows, but I think that the socialization and stimulation of the busy environment. They are both fine with short separations.. its if they are apart for a day or so that they get weird. Her more than her kid.

@@404EncrytedError - I'm also willing to say I might have fucked up. He's my first neurologically impaired dog and training him was a challenge. He had seizures that were difficult to control and we had to start over from square one every time. And his mother has known from day 1 he was different and treated him like it.

I have a blind cat that was raised by me and my service dog.... He helped her as a kitten, protected her from her siblings rough play and her mother's issues with her... The cat rebelled when I had to be away from the house most of every day in a week. Would tear things up since she didn't have my SD. When I retired him they stayed home together in my room. Days where my night seizures were bad and my old SD decided to sleep with my mum so he could actually sleep all night... This cat would go with him. She knows commands like a dog and everything... She's just a little slow to catch on and then obviously is mostly blind. My old SD passed 3 years ago now.... This cat has been living in my room every since. When I'm gone with my current SD she stays and cuddles the blanket her and my old SD slept and played on. It's kinda creepy in a sweet way? Basically I didn't trust anyone to take care of her needs so we kept her.... She's a loving cat, and has been adopted by our hunting cat to cuddle and roam the house when he's in. But neurological issues are so hard... Don't feel bad that your mother dog has gotten so attached to her son.... I think it might be better than having to protect him from her... Especially since that would make keeping them both and making sure his needs were met very hard. My runts mother got spayed (a stray we rescued cuz we live in the middle of no where and someone dumped her as a young kitty.) But we hurried to spay her so we could separate her to being outside when I was up and about the house... As I had my little SD and the kitten she wanted to attack on my heels. She had some eating problems, but I've always been able to get her to eat again. As a runt she was hand fed by me as soon as I realized her mum didn't have enough milk for them all... So it's ingrained in her to eat for me when I give her attention and coax her... My runt can be the cutest, but after my little SD passed ive had to be hands on when shaping her relationships with other animals in my home. (Treats for cute harmless behaviors, thump an ear for being too rough- show a toy instead etc. Now instead of claiming territory- they share as if they are cute I pet them all with no fuss haha they perch on my side when I'm laying like birds on a line haha.) We foster for a local shelter now, and the runt accepts new animals just fine.. But it's been alot of work and I'm constantly watching and rewarding behaviors... She is currently the only cat that doesn't go outside as she pleases. So I've had to watch fosters bullying her over the other cats. Her younger days were a challenge tho. Now I can sit down on my bed or lay and she's claiming a spot perched on me lol She's a very simple animal. Which while different, isn't so bad now. She doesn't tear things up and when I'm out of my room she follows me thru our house... Idk, but remove access to my room and her blanket and she goes stupid. Didn't notice she didn't follow me in my room one day and closed the door and went to sleep. She ate my favorite succulent in the kitchen window. ALL OF IT. No hopes of restarting the plant via a leftover cutting. I've lost so many plants to times like this. I've nearly given up growing them. Between her and our best hunting cat, the plants aren't safe indoors or outdoors ;-; I used to grow sweet peas with lovely blossoms... Even my dogs have helped eat them when I finally plant them in the ground ;-;

That made me chuckle...

Celsius makes more sense. Isn't US the only ones that use Fahrenheit?

Pamea yep, grew up using Fahrenheit, Then high school hits, and suddenly, I have to use Celsius.... But I don't understand it. So is 30 degrees hot? Or regular temperature?

As long as it is not humid. I'm from a tropical country and even at 24 - 26 °C, it feels really uncomfortable at 80-90% humidity.

@@bluebellaj7908 it's hot.. 100 is boiling. And 0 is freezing. In my country in the summer 20 Celsius is normal so I consider 30+ degrees hot

J. S. Start talking to your dog and showing them things as if they were a two year old child. Let them sniff your measuring cup and explain the steps you’re taking to make cookies. Let them taste test dog-safe ingredients. Hide kibble for them to find egg-hunt style. Make them guess which hand holds the treat. My brother has a dog that wouldn’t mind him so I took the dog for two weeks or so, and integrated him into my regular routine. When he was out in our unfenced yard, I called him every 20 minutes to give him some praise and a treat, and when I had time for a break, we would go new places, learn new things, and try weird stuff. When he went back home to my brother he stopped running away when left in the yard, stopped when reprimanded for chasing the cat, and he stopped disrupting the household with his doggy mania and obnoxious, relentless whining/barking. Of course, that only lasted about a month because my brother didn’t keep up with it. But the takeaway is that it can be tough to be “interesting” if you don’t have a lot of time on your hands like this guy does. Plus, you might not want to roll around on the ground with your dog or be climbed on/jumped on... There’s other ways you can be an interesting person to your dog, without disrupting your schedule. It starts by realizing that dogs have the rough intelligence of a small child. So if you think of them as if they are a two year old that you’re raising, you’ll start to incorporate them naturally into your lifestyle, and they will be more than happy to learn about the human world. When they learn with you and feel like they’re part of your life, they’re more likely to value your opinion, so they generally will become more people-pleasing. Also, it’s worth keeping in mind that, just like a two year old kid, dogs are very sensory/tactile animals, so just listening to your words really isn’t enough. To engage them in your life, you should give them opportunities to smell, taste, feel, and see things. Try putting your bags on the floor next time you come home from shopping so your dog can see what you got. They love it! Hope this advice is useful to you and you don’t feel like it’s condescending or anything. I’m passionate about helping people with their dogs. I love dogs and dog sports. :)

@A Detailed House Legend has it that if you get his approval your entire bloodline will prosper

From what I've read and what I've seen with our recently adopted litter mates, this is true. It's in many ways more than double the work than one puppy at first, but diligence in training has prevailed for us and they're doing great.

I have had littermates for a while and they need a lot of work. My main issue is recall. As individuals the dogs are fine. As mates during a walk recall is not 100%. I have been searching for a long time to get training guidelines and have been met with derision and patronising commentary. Your methodology is more intelligent than Robert Cabrals and your audience is not sycophantic. If you have some guidelines or training regimes for older littermates please make a KZfaq entry and share.

Rachael Mariant omgoodness that is so sad.

Training two brothers right now who are 7 weeks old (our next-door neighbors have the mother). For now, I just interrupt when the fighting is too heated and distract them with a toy, chewy, or something else. As they get closer to 8 weeks of age, their fighting isn't as intense and they're more willing to stop when I tell them to quit. One of the puppies even starts looking for his toy now. I'd hate to imagine how they might turn out if I had just "let them sort it out."

what breed?

Well, he deserves it; he used to do the same thing to Henry.

@@StonnieDennis 😆 😆 😆 He deserves it then.

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m m actually get 4..think about it... 3 is essentially a crowd... 4 makes a pack

@@poppistarr9924 makes sense.

More dogs equals more love!

@@poppistarr9924 unfortunately only legal to have 3 where I live

Anna G aww.. well get 3 and a cat 😂.. Ive been feeding 7 stray cats for a while now...

Yeah it's stupid how people think like that. I was playing in a park when I was probably around 8 years old with my brother. Some woman's Yorkshire terrier ran over to me and my brother and starts attacking us completely unprovoked. It bites my foot and I kick it with the other one to get it off me and it runs off whining back to its owner. And the owner started shouting at me because I hurt her dog by kicking it even though her dog literally just attacked a child... She didn't say sorry or anything. It's crazy how people defend their badly behaved dogs and shift the blame.

My mother has the same issue. Meanwhile my wife and I had a dog that had puppies and for various reasons we couldn’t find homes for some of them. We have a pack of litter mates and they are some of the best behaved dogs. 99.9% of the time, poorly behaved dogs are a product of bad owners. I actually haven’t met the .1% of cases where it isn’t the owner, but probability says there must be an exception to the rule. Never seen it or seen evidence of it, but it must exist somewhere.

Naomi May - Sustainable Prepper if the dog is aggressive for no good reason, check their thyroid levels. If a dogs thyroid levels are off, it shows as aggression. Your sister should try to socialize him by putting a muzzle on him that still allows treating and relaxing but not biting and reward him every time he is calm when people walk by and gradually increase the amount/closeness of people. Teach him that people+ no biting= treats.

Sad to say, but some folks just shouldn't have dogs. Or kids either, come to think of it. LOL

This is what I do for my aggressive dog. My dog is very small so I can do this without getting very hurt. If my dog is being aggressive over food, like if I touch it and he’d attack me. I would do it over and over and over again until he understood he can’t attack me when I do that.

bishop5537 sounds about white

This is sweet as hell im glad you have your puppy buddies

___ underscore irrelevant and unfunny. u tried

meowzers it was definitely funny made me chuckle, don’t be a stick in the mud man life’s too short to take everything so deep especially on the internet🤦🏽‍♂️. I’m actually happy the OP got some new family , and even more happy that he/she is in a place in life where they can afford to take off work for things they care about. Makes me want to work harder to get to that point.

Omg such a sad book!!!!

I've got that problem with my two, I didnt realize how co dependent they are until one got sick and needed to go to the vet and the other flipped her shit. Trying to teach them how to be a bit more independent.

Anna G hi ! My dog had a litter of 3 surviving puppies out of 4 and I’m so in love with them and could never take them to a shelter so I’m raising them all together and was just wondering what you are doing to make your dogs less codependent?? Cause I need all the advice I can get !!

As another fellow Texan, I agree. Accurate.

This is why Northerners tend to work harder: to stay warm. Settin' still, I'm a total lizard. When you see the Texans all bundled up, it's because they're sittin' on their dead asses.

Harry Mills I don’t know what hard working northerners you know, but everywhere I have been in Texas I’ve met hardworking Americans, willing to work out in brutal heat. Ever seen a northerner working on a very hot day? I have lived all over the us (veteran) and every place has its work season and play season. In Hawaii everyone takes their break in February. In the NY area it’s July. No one is “better”... except Texans. I love them so much I’m moving to Texas from NJ in just 20 days. Yes, I’m counting the days. But hey, to each his own, I suppose

How cold does it get in Texas?

@@buzzymm Where I live, which is kinda in the Houston area, the weather almost never gets down to freezing, and going below freezing makes everyone freak out. Also, we never know when it will get cold, because predictable seasons are for other areas. Every year there will be one random day in November or December where it might go below freezing, but we never know which day it will be, and it is usually followed by normal weather.

Littermate syndrome only happens when they're kept in the same household

I need your alls help! I have 3 littermates all females

I'm glad you like it!

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You are too kind!

@@StonnieDennis any suggestions for difficult breeds like basenjis? We're getting one at the end of the month. Maybe that's even a video idea if you haven't already done one

Thanks!

Make sure you have lots of chew toys for them! Best of luck with your new family member! :)

Would you consider making a video on how to become a professional dog trainer?

Thank you! Merry Christmas!

After all this time are you still happy with your decision? Just got two lab pups do you have any advice they’re 8 weeks old

Thank you!

Thanks!

Some dogs, like some people, have temperament problems. Those dogs and people always need a little bit of extra care and understanding.

What do you mean that you don’t “know about his training”?

I appreciate that sentiment!

Are they neutered?

@@katk7505 No, they are not, but we did have a neutered dog that used to fight with another dog, so I figured that was not a fix. Theoretically it seems like it would, but practically it did not, at least for that one dog and the dog he didn't like.

@@mystiekmelody8857 intact male dogs are much more likely to start fights with each other. it probably wouldn't completely fix it now because its been so long and once habits are formed, theyre formed and clipping them likely won't magically fix it but its a start, but neutering them would help then either hiring a professional trainer, or getting someone to help you thats at least dog savvy because you'll need 2 people to fix this, and research, research, research, multiple different training methods for dealing with dog aggressive dogs. Are they aggressive with all dogs or just each other? Is it consistently one dog starting the fights? Is the fight on the second they see each other or can they co-exist for a few minutes before one pushes the others buttons?

@@mystiekmelody8857 youtube channel upstate canine academy is a good resource for dealing with dog aggression. A few episodes of its me or the dog are good for it too if you want to stick to more positive reinforcement training but you'll get faster results with balanced training.

@@katk7505 Cool, thanks!

Awesome!

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Condolences on your loss. Best of luck with your new pup and Merry Christmas!

@@seesfractals2462 Kind of you to say, Merry Christmas to you too.

I lost my long haired GSD Angus in September at the young age of 7 and it still brings tears to my eyes just thinking about him because he was the perfect dog in every way. But as I've had dogs all my life I just can't be without one and I somehow feel like I'm betraying Angus, but in January we'll be getting a new Hovawart puppy. Merry Christmas from Scotland!

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@@Cloggie1967 I too felt like getting another dog was betraying my Labrador, but, having met my new girl twice now those feelings have started to fade. Lucy Labrador has gone, but, she will never be forgotten or replaced. They are family, and I can't wait to welcome Mabel the Golden into mine. We owe it to the puppies to give them the loving homes they all deserve.

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Thank you! I'm glad you like my content!

His puppy training series is amazing