Need advice on raising 2 puppies from the same liter..?

Well, first and formost, good luck! Labs are tremendously energetic and mouthy (i.e like to chew on things they should not) puppies.

You are on the right track by doing separate things. I would also recommend once they get older, taking them to places individually so they get use to being left by themselves. If you do not have crates, get them. Make the crate their own den and feed them in there. Crates are also for their safty when you leave; like children, puppies unattended can get into things that can be very dangerous to their health.

Also, enroll them in puppy kindergarten; but ideally separet sessions. It's a great way for them to learn basic doggy social skills and play with other dogs their age.

Keep in mind that no matter what you do, they will likely remain very close and attached; it's just a matter of creating an attachment that is not a dependancy.

I have raised two boys from birth from the same litter and they are two years old now and not attached to each other at all. When they were puppies, you couldn't separate them for anything. I think eventually they will just grow out of it. Right now all your puppies know is that they have each other. If you adopted them, chances are they've been from a home, to a shelter, and then to your home and the only consistency they've had is having each other. I personally don't see anything wrong with them being attached to one another, unless you plan on getting rid of one of them in the future. I wouldn't try to separate them intentionally, because that may just cause them to miss one another even more. Just let them be close sisters for now, and when they get more comfortable in your home, they won't just be sisters, but they'll be a part of your family. Good luck!

doing what you're doing will help so that they know that they can function without the other but because they are so attached you may want to incorporate an activity together as well. also make sure that when you are separating the two that it's not the same person caring for the same pup otherwise they may learn to favor one person in the family more than the other, which can lead to some problems later on.

good luck.

you may advance 2 pups at the same time, sure. yet, it takes double the artwork and double the staying power because it would want to in case you've been raising one instead. 2 pups at the same time is double the food, double the toys, double the injuries, double the tutorial time, double the chewing, and double each little thing else that contains having a domestic dog. it would want to be performed, inspite of the indisputable fact that this is a good number of work, and in no way a good number of folk are shrink out for it. best of success in case you come to a decision to finish that!

Boy, are you going to have your hands full!

It IS in fact a good idea to get them used to being apart sometimes. You never know when one might have to stay at the vet (or whatever) and they can't be together. It will be less stressful if they are ok with that. OTOH, it is good for them to have playtime together, it will help them wear each other out. So they need to be used to doing things together AND apart. You want them to be able to walk together, eat together etc.

When you take them to obedience class (I highly recommend obedience class), judge just how attached they are. If they are calmer when together, then enrol them in separate classes so they learn to mind you instead of fretting for each other. If being in the same room distracts them, have them in class together so they learn that they HAVE to work even if the other is around.

If they're going to be living together, why does it matter if they're attached. That should be an accepted thing. Take them on walks together. Feed them at the same time (Seperate bowls). You shouldn't have any reason to try and alter the bond they have with each other, if you intend to keep them both.

Why are you trying to seperate them? Dogs like canine companionship as well as human. If its absolutely required that the be unattached you'll need to seperate them completely.

I would walk them together and train them together with the occasional one on one time also. (maybe one day walk them together, next day walk the seperate).

Well you just let them get ATTached???