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Originally Posted by viviansnickers  Think long and hard about your fav things to do with Jackson. Is it possible for you to do the same things with 2??? This is how I decided to start looking for a brother for Snick. These are my fav things to do with him, and can I do the same with 2???
1. Go for walks...yes w/ 2.
2. Go to the doggy mall...yes w/ 2 but won't be able to shop now, just walk around. I am willing to give this up, b/c honestly, I LOVED taking Snick in my Kwigy Bo, but shopping with him was always very HARD. So we always pretty much just ended up walking around and if I REALLY wanted to go in a store, in the Kwigy Bo he went. I technically can still shop if my husband comes. 
3. Visit my parents & inlaws- yes w/ 2.
4. Go on vacations w/ my husband and afford it. Yes w/ 2 after getting a new dog nanny. She is amazing and am excited to have my 2 boys stay with her in the future. I found someone who does NOT do it for the money, she just loves dogs. And she is VERY experienced. It was a blessing I found her.
Now...things I can't do with one, but can with 2!! This is where it gets interesting for me....
1. Feeling guilty leaving Snick home while we work. Getting a 2nd is self explanatory. Snick has a buddy!! Then can play, sleep, entertain one another.
2. Leaving Snick in the evenings when we want to go out. We feel so GUILTY doing this!!! We are still newlyweds and doing the whole night life thing is hard and we almost revolve our lives around him and if my parents or inlaws can watch Snick so we don't feel horrible leaving him home alone for more than 2-3 hours. With a 2nd, we won't feel horrible when we leave them home alone for a more lenghty time period, and we can enjoy ourselves. We don't take Snick everywhere we go, and the places we do take him, we could take 2.
3. Snick's separation anxiety will get better FOR SURE!!! He is doing ok now, but he LOVES other dogs, and this will help us a TON. You've heard how Snick is at his current nanny's...he is awesome w/ the other dogs and being alone with them.
This thread is awesome and has given you and me BOTH a ton to think about!!!!!
HUGS-
Snick & Viv |
Yes, these are VERY good points!! I have thought about that too....I mean, dog parks, pet stores, dog events, walks, are all things I do all the time and could easily do w/ two. Yet the few things I'm apprehensive about... rarely happen. For example, bringing him with me on Thanksgiving, I probably wouldn't have done that w/ two. However, holiday's like that only happen a few times a year, and it wouldn't kill me to leave him and another pup at home.
On the other hand, I really enjoy agility classes and obedience classes w/ Jackson. I'd feel REALLY guilty leaving Jackson at home and taking a puppy to do these things... I just don't think I could do it, lol. I think it'd be different if I had a hubby at home that Jackson was equally as close to, or something, but I'm his "one and only" so to speak, so I would never want to only take the next dog somewhere, and leave him at home for any reason.
See, the thing is, my dad and his wife have 2 dogs... but they are pretty much home all the time. They don't do training things with the dogs, they have a fenced in backyard and are settled obviously with a child, the only time they travel is on their RV which they bring both dogs with them. So for them, it was barely a difference at all going from one to two.
I kind of get a 'trial run' this coming weekend. I am staying at my grandma's house while she is away so it will be me, Jackson and her Lab. I am planning on taking them to the dog park, maybe even Petsmart, and seeing how it is w/ two.
