will my 5 week german shepherd get along with my 13 year old german shepherd?

Honestly, you need to run away from this litter. Fast.

GSDs need to be at LEAST 8-10 weeks before they leave mom. Any breeder who is allowing you to take one at 5 weeks is insane and horribly unethical. In fact, many states have laws that make this illegal!

Because this puppy is so poorly bred, if you do make the poor decision to take it home, goodness knows how the temperament will be. If it's poor, then hell could break loose between the two. And if your 13 year old GSD came from similarly poor breeding, he may kill the puppy just out of prey drive or jealousy. . .

If the puppy makes it through puppyhood despite being so poorly bred (poorly bred GSDs are prone to hosts of health problems), then you have to deal with the seconday same gender issues that GSDs can have.

Because this puppy is being taken away too young, it will likely have issues like problems with bite inhibition and it will not know proper boundaries. Mom and littermates teach these things from 4-12 weeks.

Seriously, you have a lot of thinking to do about why you are purchasing from such a crappy breeder and what you expect out of such a poorly bred dog.

If you want a GSD puppy, you need to go to http://www.gsdca.org/ and read up.

Most likely your older Shepherd and the puppy will be fine. Your older dog might be a little grumpy with the new puppy at first, but that is normal for a senior dog to enforce boundaries. As long as the older dog's intensity level isn't causing the puppy to feel scared or threatened, then they are fine.

I would highly highly recommend you have the puppy stay at the breeder for another 3 weeks, though. 5 weeks is way to young to be pulling a pup away from it's litter-mates and mother. Never never get a puppy younger than 8 weeks old. Those last three weeks are extremely crucial to their social development. I have seen many puppies grow up into extremely hyper and even aggressive dogs simply because they were taken away from their mother too young. During those weeks between 5-8 weeks, your puppy is learning the difference between dominance and submission, he's learning bite control, he's learning proper social skills, patience, how to play nicely, impulse control, etc. They learn more than you can imagine. Also, in my opinion, if any breeder is sending their puppies away earlier than 8 weeks old, then they have no idea what they are doing. They're usually just in it for the money and to get rid of the pups as quick as possible.

A really good book that I would recommend you read is called: The Art of Raising a Puppy" by the Monks of New Skete. It is a fantastic book by amazing German Shepherd breeders. You will learn more than you can imagine!

Good luck!

It will be fine as long as you spend time with the puppy and the older gsd. For example, when both dogs are with you, don't ignore the older gsd as this could cause jealousy. Also remember that older dogs are not as playful as puppies and the older gsd may get annoyed by the puppy.

It is most likely that the older gsd might snap and growl at the puppy. Just keep a close eye on the puppy for the first few days. Once you see the puppy and older gsd are more comfortable together they will be fine and the older gsd will also keep a look out for the puppy.....

It doesn't usually matter which breed. As long as your dog has a good temperament, she should accept the new puppy. However, don't be surprised if your older dog puts the puppy in her place; let's her know who's boss. It's normal.

As well, having an older dog with a puppy is good! They help them mature faster and teach them how to behave. They become the puppy's mentor, kind of.

Good luck! :)

5 weeks is to young for a puppy to leave its mom. but like any introduction do it in a neutral place and watch the puppy with the big dog for a while but im sure it will b fine

yes he should. Also let the dogs meet not in the house but somewhere where the older dog has never been. other wise the older dog will think the youngest dog is on his territory and the oldest dog might bite. Then walk them home and see how the older dog acts when the youngest dog enters your home. If he the older dog bite him hit the older dog on the nose just hard enough to make it hurt him.

Please, please, leave the puppy with it's mother for at LEAST another 6 weeks!! It is way too young to be away from it's mother. The people who you are getting it from are very irresponsible people, and don't consider them to be good breeders of Shepherds. When you get the pup, your old Shep. should accept it, somewhat. My 15 yr. old female dog accepted my two 8 wk. old pups I adopted. She acted as their mother, teaching them their boundaries, plus lots more that a mother needs to teach them. My old dog handled them very good, but NOT all dogs will do that. She didn't hurt them, but would snap near them. As they grew, she would tolerate less and less from them. They are now one yr. old. So, it is hard to know, in advance, if your old dog will accept them, or not.

P.S. My old dog was a female. So, she acted as a mother to the pups. Your dog is male, so I don't know if he will accept the pup or not. Males don't take care of the pups, just the females do.

For dogs that age, puppies can be a pain in the butt. Don't let the puppy bother him when he's trying to rest.