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Old 01-20-2006, 05:57 PM  
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I think it really depends on how often you are home. Puppies need to go out frequently. If you have the ability to take them out every hour or so, you wont have much of a problem. Of course there will be accidents, but they can be minimized. Also, keeping a puppy in a cage/kennel when you are out helps since dogs typically will not mess their cage/kennel.

The only other issue when bringing new dogs into the house is how dominate or jealous the other dogs are.

One suggestion is that if you see any aggressive behavior by the older dogs toward the new dog, you immediately squash it and make it clear to the older dogs that behavior will not be tolerated.

Puppies tend to be very curious and havent learned how to interact with other dogs which can tend to annoy established and older dogs.
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