I have a 2 and a half year old staffordshire bull terrier bitch and am wanting to get a companion for her. She loves human contact and is generally ok with other dogs, although she is typically bossy. She has the run of downstairs and can be trusted. The new pup, a male, will be crate trained as she was. However i do not wish to crate him all his life. I have heard mixed reports that they should always be kept apart, is this true? Surely once the pecking order is established they should be ok? I welcome advice from fellow staff owners who have more than one dog especially.
Steve

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I would only keep apart when they are unsupervised- *just in case*

Better to keep apart for a short while than come home to a dead dog (worst case scenario)

Hi Steve, I have 2 staffs a dog & a bitch, the dog is 4yrs the bitch is nearly 2, they are dad & daughter. Once they had established the pecking order they get on really well together.The bitch had her first litter 5 wks ago(by another stud dog ) and we are going to keep 2 of those ,a dog and a bitch. When she was younger i used to crate her when i was out, but they have  run of the downstairs now,  I shall do the same with the  puppies  but crate them separately when i am out.

Nicki