This is the beginning of me thinking about getting a second dog at some point.
I already have a 14month old Male Cavalier (no intention of neutering). I'm thinking about some practicalities, such as;
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what kind of age gap is best / how will I know when my boy is a good age/stage of training to introduce a new puppy (or maybe older rescue).
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as I have an entire male, obviously I wouldn't be getting a female puppy. So
A) if I did get a neutered rescue bitch, would there be any likely issues with male being entire or not because bitch obviously won't come into heat.
B) are there likely issues if I bring in another male (whether neutered or entire or puppy or rescue)?
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Will a lap dog and something larger be happy together or am I likely to have issues with them. Just wondering because I only see people with little lap dogs or larger dogs - never both and I'd quite like a whippet, lurcher, greyhound or something like a golden retriever next. partially because my lap gets crowded enough with 2 DC and BluePup all snuggled on me
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Anything else I should be thinking about?