RE: anyone ever raised 2 pups
In my opinion, raising 2 littermates is the ideal situation. You're getting two puppies who have been together at the breeders and who are now going to be together at their new home. This makes their transition to their new home just that much easier. At least they know each other. And, like children, make sure you give each an equal amount of attention.
Last year we got two puppies from a breeder out east that we intend to show and breed. They weren't from the same litter, but they were within a week of the same age. We found that they tended to hang together for about the first month as they adjusted to our home and our other dogs. We kept them together in the same crate at night. They also seemed to have the same schedule as far as housebreaking. It was a little more work, but not that much.
Right now we have 2 litters, 3 weeks apart, and we are going to keep 1 pup out of each litter. The oldest litter is all over the place, chasing each other and the adults, while the youngest litter is just beginning to walk in the last couple days. It will be interesting to see how the two litters take to each other once the youngest gets a little more mobile.
Bruce