In a nutshell, I made it through the land-shark/wild-n-crazed puppy phase with Cobber last year and this past polar-vortex winter. Now that he's turned into a wonderful dog who's so much fun to be with, I find myself wondering about getting a 2nd dog.
I've had 2 dogs before -- they didn't dislike each other but they didn't much care for each other either, never played together. I see photos on fb all the time of pets that actually like each other, play together, cuddle together.
I have 4 indoor cats already and not one of them likes any of the others. In fact, I wish I hadn't adopted the 4th one because even after years of being together in different houses, my first 3 cats still pick on the 4th one.
Anyway, because of all this, I remain on the fence. A 2nd dog could be wonderful, fun for me, fun for my current dog (he LOVES to play with other dogs, and I wish we had more neighborhood dog friends for him to hang with). I have the space inside and outside. I have the finances to provide good care.
However, it could also end up being a crate-and-rotate nightmare replete with resource guarding, fights, extra housebreaking issues, etc.
I simply don't know. I don't want to end up feeling the same way I do about my cats -- that I should have stopped at 3 (or 2 or 1) because they don't really get along.
For those of you with more than one dog, what convinced you to do it? Would love to hear pros and cons from everyone.
Oh, and in case anyone read my recent house-swapping post, the home I'm moving back into (my former marital home) has even more space. And I would wait until that move happens before getting this theoretical 2nd dog. I'm just thinking ahead here and wondering