Hi Guys,

I have three GSD puppies ( all are 10 weeks old ). I try to feed them together using one big bowl! i am trying to encourage them to share and feed together.

However, its always one puppy that dominates and is aggressive! They tend to take turn with this role! I understand this is natural instincts.. but how to i get them used to sharing?

Its amazing how they are so understanding. One puppy usually dominates over the meal, and the rest sit back and wait!! i dont like this, what do i do?

I'm hoping this isn't another b.s. question. Going on the assumption it's not, why would you make your dogs share period? Usually only leads to food agression. When mine are 6-7 wks old they have their own bowls to eat from. Feed them seperately.

Dogs do not understand sharing. They only understand ranking and order. The most dominant decides who eats first (usually him), and then in what order the rest get to eat. This is the way they do things and you should just go with it. Sharing is a foreign concept to them, and one that they'll never learn. If you keep forcing it, you'll end up with constant fighting and squabbling because they won't know who's supposed to be in charge.

Thanks guys,

i really didnt know that for sure. Call me ignorant..... thats why i'm here!

Guess i need to buy two more bowls and grow an extra arm!

You absolutely need to seperate these dogs and raise them with only minimal interaction with each other for about 12+ months. They need to spend most of the next year learning to be around humans and to learn to interact with YOU. . .not each other. After that they can have limited interaction with each other under close supervision. Later when their training foundation is solid, and if you want to, you can integrate them together if your goal is to have them free roaming on your property. Good luck though, it takes certain types of temperaments for good working dogs to live free with each other.

No eating together, period. Not at all, no exceptions. Each dog must be fed seperately from the others. Feed the dogs in their crates, or their kennels. . .seperately.

Build them three seperate kennels.

You should probably get some help to socialize and train the pups. Each pup needs a lot of time working with a person one on one.



If I were you, I'd read everthing from A to Z in the training articles section of the main Leerburg site. Good info there.

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You absolutely need to seperate these dogs and raise them with only minimal interaction with each other for about 12+ months. They need to spend most of the next year learning to be around humans and to learn to interact with YOU. . .not each other.

Why? They both intereact with me on a daily basis. I spend a good 1 hour a day with both of them.... i am giving the belgian malinois away to a dear friend who immediately connected with the pup.

So i will end up with two pups from the same litter. Brother and sister

Read the article I wrote titled WHY ITS A TERRIBLE IDEA TO RAISE TWO PUPPIES AT THE SAME TIME. You can find it in the list of training articles on my web site. This thread is closed.