I'm not an expert, but I do know one reason it's recommended that people get a male and female, rather than 2 males or 2 females, is to avoid the problem with status. Remember, all dogs are 98% grey wolf. They belong in a pack and everyone has their place. You are the pack leaders, so they need to work out their place in the pecking order. They'll fight until one backs down.
Also, they're puppies. They're going to play. Have you had this breed mix before? It may be a characteristic of the breed. I wouldn't expect puppies to be calm and obedient. Are you taking them to puppy school?
ETA - one reason may be they were too young to be away from their mother, who teaches them a lot of this stuff. Puppies shouldn't be away from their mother before they're 8-12 weeks. Did you meet the parents?
That makes sense. We have had 2 female siblings before with no issues, but perhaps for these ladies they are just figuring out who will back down.
I wish we could take them to puppy school, but we live quite remotely and the closest one is over 1200kms away..... so we will have to work through it alone, once they have had all their vaccinations we will begin to socialise them with the other doggies in the neighbourhood.
We met the mother and these girls were actually 2 of the last to leave the litter. So I wonder whats happening with the rest of the pups.
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