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hi;
  we just got 2 two leonburgers from canada as we had one apx 8 mos ago but after 6 mos she died her name was lexi and she was so special but she had a brain condition dandy walker syndrom as she had trouble walking as i would carry her all over and she could walk some but not run when she was about 90 lbs. she was acting ill and we took her to the vets as we did know of the illness and the breeder told us to take a replacment pup but we fell in love with her so fast, well she was in a spl. hospt. and they tried everything but she had a black spot in her brain where her body temp. was regulated and she was running a fever of 105 for the full time in the vets. she died there so we have two new pups now her cousins a male and female, i would like to know about the two of them being with eace other daily and is it bad for the two of them to be together 24/7 as they are unsepartable as we were told that they will bond with each other and not us people also they play very rough all of the time biteing each other is that bad as the male is air biteing. what do we do. as they can now sit, shake, down, all on command at 3 mos old. thanks

Answer
It is ok if your dogs spend time together. You need to spay both dogs and appoint a dominant dog, usually the male, by feeding him first, claling him first, petting him first...
Everything else is ok, but you have to make sure to do what I told you to.
Good luck...