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Originally Posted by LaurenPatrice  I'm in college too. I also have two babies. Only one yorkie and a mini schnauzer. My mom, brother, and many others think I'm crazy. I don't even think two dogs are a lot! College is demanding but I am home a lot studying so they get plenty of attention. Couldn't imagine life without them!! Who cares what anyone thinks, if you take care of them and love them that's all that matters. Nobody goes around saying how many skin babies you can have so why should it matter with furbabies? |
Me too finishing my degree program, got a Schnorkie from a rescue as a reward for finishing my first agree program and having maintained a 4.0 through it. About a year later I added a Yorkie and a Miniature Schnauzer to my family.
I'm done at three though, one of my dogs is a rescue dog with special emotional and social needs, my yorkie has medical issues and my mini schnauzer is well a schnauzer and anyone who has one knows how they are-stubborn, everything with a schnauzi is MINE! and oh!! the schnauzi stare glare
I do have to say I'm at my limit with three (especially with the special needs here) but I wonder about people who have in excess of 5 dogs what their intention is-expressiveness-more power to you if you can create a loving healthy home for so many furbabies
HOWEVER, how can one provide enough individual one on one attention when you have several many dogs? Every dog needs a buddy I think it's kind of sad for dogs who are the only dog is a family, but is it not sad for dogs being one of a large pack too?
I'd like to hear from people who have many dogs-how do you handle training, attention etc with so many, and honestly are they all having their needs fully met? I"m not bashing genuinely curious...I'd love to have 15-20 dogs but in reality I'm at my realistic limit at three...although if my significant other would go for it maybe four
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