I think 3 is great--skin kids and fur kids! I can take 1 out, knowing the 2 left behind have each other and won't be lonely! Our middle pup is a male and the other 2 are female (same as my kids actually!)
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"All his life he tried to be a good person. Many times, however, he failed; for after all he was only human. He wasn't a dog." Charles M. Schultz |