Opinion on bringing in another male sheepdog
I have a male now who is almost 2 years old. My male is very sweet and has never had a problem with other dogs of either gender. Is anyone the home of 2 males together ? if so can you share your thoughts and experiences. thank you |
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| It should not be a problem, I have all females here together. A friend has 4 males at her home.
When you bring in the new one, take little slow by slow steps in things like feeding them seperately so no food issues there till they get to know each other. Toys supervise there, any problems then the toys go away for awhile till they get to know each other and work out the pack order. Introducing them on leads firstly when the new one comes home, so you have control of the situation and supervising them when they are together till both settle into a good routine together. Having an older dog and a pup coming into the household is not usually as hard as bringing in another older dog. The older one seems to sense that the new member is only a pup.  |
| I have four NEUTERED male dogs in my home now. If you follow the advice given by Lisa you should have no problems. Good Luck |
| I have 1 neutered and 1 unneutered male in my home with only adolescent craziness to deal with. With 2 neutered males you should not have too many problems. The ages are a nice difference too. |
I had two neutered males, Pepsi - OES and Harley- GSD, and they were the best of friends. 
I even brought Pepsi into the home and he was not neutered at the time. The two never had a problem. |
| Thank you everyone for your help. |
| I have two males in my home. We had some issues when we brought home the second adult male but they quickly worked things out. When we brought our third sheepie home that was a small puppy it was totally different. My older males seemed to realize that it was a pup and have not hurt her in any way. In fact they have become very protective of her. |
| I have two males; my oes (Ollie) came first, then my border collie (Jack).
I too was worried they would fight etc, but when we got Jack I'd already bought different food bowls etc and some toys for Jack. When I brough t Jack home, I let him in the back way, not through the front door. Ollie was a bit warey and there were a few growls, but after a few days of getting to know each other it was great and now they are the best of friends - always playing with each other. when they are playing just let them get on with it, it might sound aggressive, but its all good fun to them - let us know how you get on. |
| I think it all depends on the dogs, and how you handle introductions and the first few weeks.
If the dogs are not dog aggressive at all, and if introductions are made on neutral territory I think it would be ok. The first few weeks are important too. Make sure each gets individual attention, and I would try not to interfere as they sort out who is top dog, within reason of course. |
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