Blue Pitbull Puppies

by Amber
(San Diego)

I just got two blue pitbull puppies. They r sis n brother from the same litter. Will they be fine with each other when they get older?

Gale's Reply:

Hi Amber

If you are asking whether they will get along as adults because they came from the same litter, the answer is not necessarily. However, opposite sex pairings like you have are generally thought to be more successful than having two pits of the same sex.

As puppies mature into dogs, their tolerance levels for other dogs including each other may change. But, you can influence to a certain extent the degree to which they accept each other and other dogs by being a strong leader and taking them through obedience training.

Here are some great articles from Bad Rap on the subject of managing a household with multiple dogs:

http://badrap.org/rescue/multidogs.html
http://badrap.org/rescue/keepingthepeace.html
http://badrap.org/rescue/socializing.html

Good luck with your new puppies. May you all bring each other many years of joy.