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Originally Posted by Britster  Definitely. I have a feeling I'd be doing more of "just leaving both at home" when I leave versus only taking one. I'm kind of afraid of that happening.
Then again, I often handle 3 dogs fairly well over at my dads house. We've all been camping together and it's certainly not as EASY but I've taken them all 3 for a walk before around the campsite (it's definitely easier with two) and also around my dads neighborhood, etc. I've rode with all 3 dogs on the back of the golf cart while someone else is driving, etc. And both of their dogs are dog reactive on leash. I don't find things TERRIBLY more difficult with two than one but it does complicate things a bit of course. Three is pushing it, however, and I'm not sure I'd ever own three at once by myself.
My thing, too, is.. it's not like I'd be bringing a puppy or another dog into a really "calm situation". I mean, Jackson is not 'hyper' but active and very needy if that makes sense. He's often got to be go-go-go so I'm already used to that mindsight lol. It wouldn't a wild puppy coming into a situation where a dog is used to sleeping all day. He's got a laid back personality though, in the fact that he's willing to go anywhere and do whatever and not cause a problem. I can trust him completely in whatever situation I bring him into. He also looovesss to sleep in and will gladly sleep with me until 10am or later if I can. Obviously, adding a pup to the mix would change that.
I'm basically talking out loud and showing you how I justify certain situations lol. But obviously I'm too scared to add another at the moment.  |
That's what I did before getting Ry. And while the answer was clear as far as logic was concerned (probably isn't the right time for another dog), I blew the logic off and got him anyway. Glad I did. lol
For whatever reason, I find it hard to clean up poop when walking two dogs. If one barks at somebody, they both bark, etc. And it's easy enough for a few hours. But day after day for 15ish years.I love them both and wouldn't change anything, but wow they are a ton of work.
And then I thought there is no way I'd get a dog that needed more vetting than Ellie. That predication was evidently wrong. He is already been to the vet 5 times and it will be 6 times very shortly here. We also narrowly escaped the ER twice. Could have taken the "they only go in for serious issues" approach. Problem with that is I'm not sure which trip we could have avoided (the secondary infection from kennel cough, the mutilated ear, the second DHPP vaccine, the U/A when he wanted to pee every 5 minutes, or the follow up to that bc it didn't go away/dealing with liquid stool at the same visit - neither of these problems are better yet). Sooooo I'm tired.
Wouldn't want to discourage good owners from getting another, but have fun with it as they team up to overtake you.
