Quote Originally Posted by critter crazy
That is a valid point!! Having dogs at different ages, is the best way to go, altho right now i have two dogs almost the same age! Not realy my fault, but it will suck later on. one dog is almost 2 and the other dog is 3.
Yes, I have two shelties in close age, too. Wasn't planned either. I had my agility sheltie when I heard about a mostly deaf sheltie pup. I couldn't get him out of my head, and now he's one of my show dogs!

(For those of you who know AKC rules, he has "useful hearing" and can hear the human voice. However, I train and show him like he is stone cold deaf, as I'd have to yell in the ring for him to hear me. I find that unacceptable. Just FYI to thwart the posts of people saying, "You can't compete in AKC with a deaf dog." Also, he's had a BAER test to prove the usefulness of his hearing, and the AKC knows of his existance. I only show in performance. He is neutered.)