We are fostering two 12 week old littermate puppies, however I’m going to foster fail with one and the other has a meet and greet on Saturday. I just don’t know how to make it to Saturday or even later if it doesn’t work with this family. I’m more than ready to go down to one puppy, and even then I have serious moments of doubt if this is even the right call, I think I’m just tired.
After reading more posts on this sub I think my main issue is they are over stimulated and tired. The little girl I want to keep is much more calm than her brother and she’ll lie down after playing to rest/nap but he just can’t settle and then it’s an endless cycle of over tired playing. Separating them leads to crying and howling from the little boy.
Crate training is surprisingly going well, they’re sharing one large crate which I know isn’t ideal but is hopefully temporary until little brother finds a home. They go in and out of the crate throughout the day and I’ve been trying to do scheduled naps in the crate but I haven’t quite gotten our routine down yet.
Potty training is ok… but with two it’s easy for one to distract the other when they’re outside. When that happens I bring them in to reset but that just means we have to go back out in 5-10mins. Taking one out at a time is difficult because again, little boy gets anxious when separated from sister and he cries/howls and sometimes nervous pees.
I just keep thinking about how much easier this would be if I only had one puppy to worry about and train, but I signed up for this and want to see this commitment through.
I think I’m just looking for support, and maybe some general tips.
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