I have a sorta silly question but I will ask it anyway,
My female recently had 7 pups(6 weeks old now) and we have absolutely fell in love with one of them( well all of them but we cant keep them all), We have the Father of these pups at our home as well as the female of course, My question is, Would there be a terrible amount of trouble between the father and the pup we would like to keep( a male also) once the pup got older? I know two males will eventually decide one way or another who will be the dominant animal but if the pup grows up with the father wont he automatically assume Dad rules? Yes I know this sounds pretty worrysome but if there will be trouble between the two once the puppy is older we wont keep him, I dont want either of them in a fight.

Thank you in advance
Dana

Depends on how well you can control your dogs. That third dog can be a real trouble maker. Also, when your female comes in season, good chance the $#!+ will hit the fan unless they are in separate kennel runs. That sweet little boy wont think twice about "doin" ma either. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" />

Aye i know dogs see no diffrence in any female, mother or not and yes they would be in seperate kennel runs, I just wanted to make sure the pup and my adult male wouldnt have to much of a fit over each other, My male is kinda funny about other dogs, mostly males,but he has been really good with the pups thus far, he is very careful when playing with them etc, He loves to play( since he thinks he is still a pup) so the puppies give him the play he wants.
I am a bit of a worry wart so we will probably just let someone we trust take the pup...just to make sure there wont be much problem.
Thank you for reply

I plan on keeping a male pup sired by my stud dog, in the next year or so. I know when I do, I will need to keep the male pup separated completely from his sire - though Eagle is NOT dog aggressive, he is very dominant and does not tolerate other intact dominant males in "his space". If they leave him alone, he leaves them alone - but in the same household, same property, females coming in heat etc - eventually the male pup will become a "man" and decide to be dominant also. That wouldn't work with Eagle, and I wouldn't want him to be challenged anyway - so that will never be an issue. They will be separated completely, Eagle will not have to worry about the "young upstart", each will lead their own lives. That said, I do have females co-habitating together with no problem - other females can't be loose with other females at all. I have a neutered male chihuahua mix, 8 lbs of "cocky", who doesn't challenge Eagle and so Eagle pretends he doesn't exist - they get along fine in that manner, co-habitating together. So perhaps if you neutered the young male, and let him learn from the beginning that his dad is "king of the house", they would get along fine.

molly