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    Quote Originally Posted by Shelley View Post
    Not that I can speak for her, but I think what DXBoon meant was if you train and manage their relationship as the puppy matures, you won't have issues with an intact dog, and a neutered dog living together as adults and beyond. It's the other dogs that you don't know, and can't control/train that may be an issue. I would wait as long as possible, that second year with their hormones intact is really important for the development of the males.
    Yes, I knew what she meant and I have no concerns managing the relationship of my soon to be two pups. My question/concern was geared toward the aging of the pup and Samson sensing he's intact and new aggression forming from that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SamsonsMom View Post
    Yes, I knew what she meant and I have no concerns managing the relationship of my soon to be two pups. My question/concern was geared toward the aging of the pup and Samson sensing he's intact and new aggression forming from that.
    I think you may be missing my point?
    If you train and manage the relationship (now) and as the puppy matures, you will not have issues (later) such as Samson sensing that the younger boy is intact, and forming "new aggression" from that, it doesn't happen that way. They will know each other, it will the the norm for them, and house mates are almost never aggressive with each other, it's dogs they don't know that have those issues. Many owners and breeders have intact and neutered males that run together with no problems. If your dogs have good temperaments to begin with (and they do) and you set parameters for allowed behavior and interaction, you will be fine.

    I have quite a few families that have two male dogs of mine, and the older was neutered before the puppy came home, and the younger kept intact for 2 years with absolutely no problem. I also have a couple families that have intact males at home, and bring in a puppy, and neither is neutered and they run together just fine as the puppy grows up and matures too. DXBoon has an older neutered male, an intact almost 6 year old, and an intact almost 6 month old, and she isn't having issues with them.

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