A second dog?

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Last summer we adopted an 8 week old border collie, she is now well settled has her feet so far under the table it's untrue and I would love to take on a second dog or would I? Are second dogs hard work? We've only ever had a one dog household before but it would be lovely to have two. Our girl loves other dogs and with someone home all day most days and access to lots of open countryside for walks I think we are in a position to give them a good home but how do we go about it? She's great with other dogs out and about but does that mean she's good with other dogs in 'her' space? Do we go for a pup or a slightly older dog, I am thinking rescue again because there are so many dogs out there that need a home. Do we go for a girl/girl combination or get a boy this time (our dog is not spayed yet)? Any hints and advice would be good.

We have 2 dogs at the moment, to be honest I don't see the difference apart from putting food in 2 bowls and walking 2 dogs. We have two Dogue De Bordeauxs so large dogs, we have a male/female mix as our male is funny with other males our female is spayed now but wasn't until she was 3 and our male isn't neutered.

Oh to add, our male is funny about dogs outside of the house. But was fine with a puppy in his house to grow up with but he is protective over her and we will always have 2 dogs in our house

Two not much different from one,twice as much love and doggy kisses but also twice as much dog hair.
But they have each other for company when on the odd occasion they have to be left at home alone.
When I had two they were both males, my father now has one female one male as his bitch do'snt like other female dogs. So it depends on your dog if she gets on with both male and female dogs then the choice of second dogs sex is down to your preference.

We're about to take on a new puppy following the loss of our old dog in December. When this one is three or four years old we will be adding a second. I can't go back to just being a one dog household, the loss when they die and you're left with no dog at all is horrendous. And like Candy said, once you've got one it's not that much of a stretch to two.

Extra cost of insurance/food per month? Another excess to pay at vets if dog needs treatment (although hopefully both dogs wouldn't be ill at the same time!).

The only thing I can think of is if/when you go away, it may be more difficult to get someone to look after two rather than one. Of course, it depends what you do with current dog when you go away.

Insurance costs/food/fees not a worry as both kids are grown up so we don't have any children costs to consider. At the moment the kids still live at home with us but we don't all holiday together so someone is always around to dog sit. I am thinking it is doable, the whole family are onside with the idea.

Marking place because I could have written your post
Candy 2 ddb!! WOW

If you are looking for a bc try morgans dog rescue, they often have puppies too!

For what it's worth I find that two dogs are much harder than one. I have always had two though so it must be worth it! I think the trick is to find two that are similar and have the same energy/play requirements.

I hope you find what your looking for!