We have a lovely 4year old small breed dog, weighs about 5kg. She is a very timid little thing, not a drop of dominance in her at all. Perfect all round behaviour wise, was a dream to house train, no separation anxiety, i canot say shes anything other than our golden child!
We fostered a small dog for a few months, same size but much more heavily built, very dominant character off the bat.
DDog was initially over the moon to have a play mate and someone to snuggle up to once she got over the shock of foster dogs arrival and initially i felt it benefitted her. We had been contemplating a 2nd dog before taking on foster dog and were open to a foster fail.
Foster dogs personality began to clash with our other animals and was very much bullying them, DDog became very subdued and when the perfect home for Foster dog came up, we knew it was the dream home she needed.
Ddog is back to her old self but after seeing her so happy with a playmate and a snuggle buddy, im back to thinking, with the right temperament and personality, should we look for a second dog or leave poor Ddog to enjoy a peaceful life.