390: When to Add to Your Pack

390: When to Add to Your Pack

April 30, 2026 · 17 min

About this episode

Sarah and Jennifer discuss the right timing for adding a puppy to your pack and its impact on your current competition dog.

In this episode (17:25) Sarah and Jennifer tackle a listener question about timing: when is the right moment to add a puppy to your pack, and how will it affect your relationship with your current competition dog? They share their own histories with bringing in new dogs and talk through what they'd recommend. You Will Learn The age range for your current competition dog that Sarah and Jennifer think makes for the smoothest puppy transition What to expect (and what not to worry about) when it comes to your older dog's relationship with you after a puppy arrives Whether having an older dog around really helps a puppy learn, and the downside most people don't consider Sponsored By Canine Handler Fitness

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