RE: anyone ever raised 2 pups
I have but prefer to raise one at a time. In doing that they tend to bond with me better knowing I don't have to compete with the other puppy also they tend to use each other as a security blanket when you try to put a little training stress on them when teaching them something new. when you seperate them from each other they tend to looking for the other instead of concentraiting on you. If you plan to hunt these dogs as you stated in an post they need to stand on their own to feet and rely on you and not on each other. I only hunt one dog at time so you can keep your concentration on the one you use. Train by themselves and not together because if your teaching one the other can cause disstraction or if you scold one the other won't know if your scolding him to.
good luck