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Very reluctantly I'm going to semi-retire my spaniel following a snapped cruciate ligament, hopefully this will decrease the chances of the other knee going. It will be like severing my right arm, but probably best for him.

So, that will mean getting another dog, another springer. The question is, a dog, or bitch? Hopefully I then won't need another dog for several years, so that decreases the need for a bitch.

I've never had a bitch before, always dogs. Will two dogs together or a dog and a bitch be better?

Any advice please?

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Thanks, yes I've thought about those scenarios.

Does anyone keep a dog and a bitch together? Is it not wise?

My dog is the biggest woose ever, but yes if another dog came into his patch who knows?

Dad thought the same with dogs and cutting his nuts off didn't help we always had a bitch and a dog together just got to keep track of her cycles so you don't end up with a litter of pups

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We have six dogs that all live together, no problems. Dog and bitch are fine together, you just need to sort out stopping them breeding by either spay/neuter or vasectomy/ovectomy. Or separating them when bitch is in season twice a year.

 

Ours are fine together too but get a bit narky with one another only when a bitch is in season :rolleyes::rolleyes:

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I currently have two dogs and a spayed bitch all in one kennel, they have all been there for the last 2 years with no problems.

 

Two dogs that fight with one another are no use to man nor beast, I think it's more likely to arise if you introduce another mature dog but even then it will just be sorting out the pecking order and provided you don't just intend to throw them in a kennel to slug it out it will be easily managed. If you are buying in a pup I wouldn't anticipate any problems at all.

 

That said, a good friend buys in trained dogs when he needs then, he has 3 entire males at the moment with no problems other than initial rumbles or establish the pecking order.

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I currently have two dogs and a spayed bitch all in one kennel, they have all been there for the last 2 years with no problems.

 

Two dogs that fight with one another are no use to man nor beast, I think it's more likely to arise if you introduce another mature dog but even then it will just be sorting out the pecking order and provided you don't just intend to throw them in a kennel to slug it out it will be easily managed. If you are buying in a pup I wouldn't anticipate any problems at all.

 

That said, a good friend buys in trained dogs when he needs then, he has 3 entire males at the moment with no problems other than initial rumbles or establish the pecking order.

its when one wont give up the top spot and they keep at it ended up with a spaniel who could only hear from his left ear and a £300 vet bill and he still wouldn't give up and cutting his nuts off didn't do anything

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Thanks all for the help, it has helped a lot. When the time comes then , I'll just go for what I think is the nicest pup, dog or bitch.

We've had 2 dogs together before. Only once did we have a problem with a J.Russell, but they're a law unto themselves, so I'm not counting that. It was the dog/bitch scenario that I was worried about.

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