We have two dogs who are well established in the house. Ddog2 is very elderly and has had a rough life previously. However, she's very placid and never actually complains about anything. In addition, we had a young foster dog come to us before Christmas from a reputable UK rescue and he find his "forever" home shortly after Christmas. The only problem is that his "forever" home lasted less than a week and he's now back with us. Ddog2 seemed happy enough to have him back (though we have no idea if this is her just going along with things). Ddog1 was less impressed at him being returned, but now seems to have re-bonded with him too.
He's a lovely dog and the longer he's with us, the more attached to him we become. We are considering adopting him ourselves. However, going from two dogs to three as a "permanent" move (as opposed to only foster) seems like a massive leap. Walking three is more difficult than walking two, there will be more expenses associated with three than with two, we'll potentially need a larger car, holidays will be more difficult (though dogs always come with us on holiday, never into kennels).
Would it be complete madness to actually commit to this? For those with three or more dogs, do you sometimes only take one or two or your dogs with you when you go out, or do you take all dogs every time? Gah, it's so difficult to decide what to do!
Ta very much for any advice 