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Will my German Shepherd fight a new puppy? How to prevent fights?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | German Shepherd | Male | unneutered | 1 year and 4 months old

Is it true that if I adopt another gsd puppy along with bruno so when he will grow then these two can fight with each other so what is the surety that instead of gsd if I adopt Labrador or pug or spitz with bruno then they after growing will not going to indulge into fight with bruno as my kids loves gsd and they want to adopt another gsd along with bruno so what should I do now any advice please

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Answered By Ann Dion, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on April 6th, 2017

Hello. With any dog type you have the risk of them fighting. Spitz are more likely to fight. Labs less likely, however another GSD will be fine. The best way to make them not fight is to get them both neutered or spayed. The earlier you get Bruno neutered the less likely he will be to fight with a new puppy. Good luck with them!

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