[Ellie May]

Well, for us it has become much more difficult trying to get out the door with two (either we leave them both home and Ellie decides to bark her head off about it which she is getting better with or we take them both - this is when Ry runs around in the car like a feral animal, he has pooped on the seat, etc. Going to have to get a car crate for him, or we get downstairs and Ry always decides to poop before getting in the car and then we have to take care of that, etc.). It is HARD taking two. The thought exhausts me. Sometimes we take Ellie by herself though.

It is hard to take both outside at once in the city.

And I just gave up a short vacay with some close friends because I couldn't see both dogs going. With E's issues, it would have been $125 for 2 nights to board them. No money trees in my backyard.. Could have just boarded him and taken Ellie, but he was just coming off a traumatic incident and I didn't want to stress things more. So no vacay for me.

And you don't know what you are getting, esp. with a rescue. Ry is very afraid of men and large dogs. He just goes off. We are working through this, but because it's fear, it isn't going to go away overnight and I certainly can't throw him into these situations head on right now. So that also dictates what he and I do. I highly recommend rescue instead of paying a breeder to add another dog to this world (unless you are looking for something very specific), but it's not easy for everyone. Don't get me wrong. We love him and he is our baby boy, but it is much less relaxing around here.