Hello

[Suzi M]

Hi there, im hoping this forum can give us some support. We have 2 x 18 week old Rottie pups, sisters. We had been informed from a trainer to keep them apart at all times due to ‘littermate syndrome’.
Something we hadn’t heard of before but did feel this was making the girls worse.had anyone had any experience of bringing up sisters?
I’d be interested to hear how it went
Thank you

 

[JoanneF]

Not direct experience but my understanding of littermate syndrome is that you need to teach them to function both separately and together.

The risk is that they engage too much with each other, excluding any bonding and partnership with you. So yes, they need to be apart and to learn to do everything separately but I think they also need to learn to be together too. That's why we say it takes more than three times the effort to raise littermates. You have to train each thing to each one separately, and then again together (which is harder as they will be distracting each other).

 

[JudyN]

Welcome to the forum

 

[Tinytom]

Hello not all dogs suffer with litter mate syndrome and to expect you to keep them apart is a bit crazy ....training maybe a bit more work but it can be done ...my friend had 2 dobermans from the same litter and they have been a dream ....

 

[Hemlock]

Welcome to the forum.

 

[Flobo]

Hi and welcome. Would seriously love to see a pic of your 2 girls, rotti pups are so cute!!

 

[Suzi M]

Here they are, Maggie and Orla with Heidi our German Shepherd

 

[JudyN]

Oh they're gorgeous, all three of them!

 

[Tinytom]

Finsky one of the forum members has not long had terrier pups and she is keeping 2 siblings ...maybe you could ask her for advice or read her thread ....

 

[Suzi M]

Finsky one of the forum members has not long had terrier pups and she is keeping 2 siblings ...maybe you could ask her for advice or read her thread ....

I’m new to all this, how can I find the tread?

 

[Tinytom]

I’m new to all this, how can I find the tread?

Look under dog diaries at lidas maternity diary ....

 

[JudyN]

Here you go: Iida the terrier's maternity diary

I'll also tag @Finsky for you