For those that have two or more

[Piper'sMom]

I have read and learned a lot since getting Piper at six weeks. We were very, very fortunate that her biting/nipping was minimal-I have heard many people call labs landsharks and that was definitely not the case with her.

My question is this-will she help "train" the new puppy in regard to appropriate play, ie nipping, biting, etc? We will be getting Rooney from an excellent breeder at the appropriate age of 8 weeks but I wondered if she would continue that training? Is it just a natural thing she would do as a young female dog or no?

Thanks,

Tina

[Abulafia]

How soon will you have Rooney?

If she is well socialized, then she should help reinforce what Rooney's mother has already taught him, I'd think. But you still need to work on this yourself, of course.

Very exciting to have a new one coming!

[Tanya]

if the first dog knows their manners and commands it is helpful. monkey see monkey do. it will help "shape"some behaviors. If the older dog corrects puppy biting it could potentially help with the puppy biting you or - maybe not at all too. Puppies have a puppy license though so some adults don't correct. it's a toss up, and i'd personally lean towards little help on the biting front. Even if the dog corrects the puppy for biting them it won't necessarily translate to the puppy biting YOU less

[Labradorks]

No, not really. And, it depends.

That deal where people do things to puppies because that's what mom does, well, that's a dog and you're a human. I don't believe it translates.

There are things that do, because it's universal. Like space sensitivity -- if a dog is sensitive to space it will be around humans, dogs and typically walls, too!

[doubledip1]

I did zero bite inhibition with Comet. Luna did it all. He's still a touch rough when taking treats but Luna is the most gentle treat taker ever so in comparison he's still pretty good.

Housebreaking is definitely on your own.

Comet eats things he shouldn't. Luna doesn't correct him and sometimes joins in on the fun.

Luna is a jumper. Comet hasn't jumped yet on a single person but he watches Luna jump.

Luna taught Comet how to jump on furniture.

Whatever bad behaviors your current dog has, your new puppy will learn.

[Annette47]

I dunno .... Scully was a land shark and she was an only puppy. Mulder never bit us even in play, but I don’t know that it was because of her. Chloe was another land shark and she had both Scully (who was probably too old to do much disciplining at that point) and Mulder (who didn’t do much correcting).

The two pups I have now, are still with their mother (Chloe) and Cookie never mouths us even in play, but Sassy is very mouthy with us. She does it very gently though, which may be Chloe’s influence, but I’m not sure (and we actually allow it as long as it is gentle because I’ve found it useful in training Chloe for Obedience - we use “give me bites” as a reward, LOL). Mostly they bite each other when the urge hits, LOL.

[Piper'sMom]

How soon will you have Rooney?

If she is well socialized, then she should help reinforce what Rooney's mother has already taught him, I'd think. But you still need to work on this yourself, of course.

Very exciting to have a new one coming!

She won't be coming until spring. Can't wait!