I have a 4 month puppy. should i get a dog or puppy for it?

Depends on how well you can train a dog. If your a good trainer then get a pup around his/her age; if not then you might look into an older dog to help teach your pup the facts of life.




another puppy, and get them neutered or spayed at 6mths so they won't develop territorial tendencies and will accept each other as friends. They will work out who is alpha all by themselves. If you bring an adult dog in he may want to be alpha, show his authority and not appreciate the playfulness of a puppy.




Do YOU want another dog? Or, do YOU want your puppy to have another dog? You left your question wide open to many circumstances as to whether it's a good idea or not. You need to be more specific: are there other pets? Other puppies? Cats/kittens, young children? Can you financially afford the costs of food, vet care, personal attention to each dog individually and as pairs? Do you have any aggressive pets or children that don't know how to treat a puppy? Do you remember how destructive puppies are? Can you afford to replace damaged goods? I just got a BullMastiff puppy. She weighs 42 lbs and is only 23 weeks old!! She's been pretty good, until tonight. She figured out she could "dig" the covers off my couch and tore into a cushion and ripped it to shreds! Got a couch you can spare? 8) Seriously, give us more info so we can intelligentlly give you the best advice we think we can! Have fun, get lots of newspaper, don't keep the pup in a crate, do you want to be kept in a jail cell? TRAIN, TRAIN, TRAIN. Be consistant every time. This is critical. Work everyday with the pup/s but only for a short time and one on one so they aren't distracted by the other. At this age, spend maybe 15 minutes numerous times a day a command and reward with treat, don't use physical hitting with anything. EVER! Please. Give us more to work with! I'll tell you what I think irregardless what you say but I want to hear more first. Carol




You don't need one. Dogs are perfectly happy with people friends and occaisonal playdates.





However, if you do want company for your pup, get another young puppy (as a previous poster said, get them both fixed) to play with.





Older dogs may not take kindly to the adjustment of a young pup jumping at their face.