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I was given two shih tzu/chihuahua/dachshund puppies. I am really not sure how to raise them. I started off with them both in one crate. Now I have it so they are kinda fenced in to one part of my bedroom. I am now starting to think I need to seperate them in different crates downstairs. They whimper through the night and w.o thinking in my sleep I put them on my bed…which leads to more issues of them peeing on my bed…which obivously i can’t stand. So, i need some advice. Should I put them downstaires in seperate crates? will they be ok like that throughout the night?
Also, they are both boys. Hemi and chevy…Chevy bites Hemi so much that he has 5 small wounds on his back and chevy won’t let him sleep…
Also, I travel a lot so I need them to get used to the other house members and not be depend on me..
I live with family not roommates…little different. there are 5 other people in the house.
For anyone curious,

I have decided to keep only one puppy and make it a family dog not "just my dog". since we dont have any other dogs and there are two kids here. I pulled a meeting and everyone is going to help me raise him. Thank you for your advice, although I am giving the one back to the lady who has his mom Not the ASPCA or SPCA..all they do is kill. She wanted to keep one of the babies anyway and wanted the one I will give back. Hoepfully all will be well

Raising two puppies at the same time is always extremely difficult. The fact that you travel a lot and that there are five other people in the house makes this doubly difficult.

You were given these puppy’s, you did not have the option of considering their future. Although the thought of giving them up will appal you, there is no way that you can cope if you travel and need to rely on your family to love and cherish them during your travels.

If you keep these puppies, coping with them will become more of a problem. Although you will try to cope, they will become less adoptable as they mature. People want to adopt puppies, consequently I think that you should have them adopted separately ASAP. If they are adopted together another owner could have a problem.

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