Interesting debate about having another dog..

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I had a very interesting discussion with a close friend and the subject of me having another dog came up. So I have 2 staffies, bitch and dog, both rescues, came to me at different times, both neutered (though apparently my bitch had EIGHT! puppies before being surrendered to the rescue). I had good advice and help from Staffie rescue when bringing in no 2 dog..

So we have a very clearly defined status quo now in the household. My bitch is queen. She will put up so much and then tells off off the dog - who absolutely knows his place. He is a bit of a pain with new dogs, cos he is that brattish dog who has to keep poking at another dog to play. As long as I take my time, my dogs seem to get on with pretty much most dogs but I would never take a meeting with a newby for granted.

So I was asked (as I was talking about staffies in rescue and how awful it is) and my friend asked why I hadn't thought of getting another one.

So, I had briefly thought of this before but on reflection had felt that my 2 are very settled together and therefore easy to manage. Not sure what no 3 would do in the mix. My friend has (not deliberately) made me feel a bit guilty for not looking at this in a bit more detail. Anyone else considered this?

And I would only consider a staffie!
 
Thank you - my 2 really are incredibly easy now to manage though, sadly, long walks are no longer an option (Blaze has elbow displaysia - managed through injections and feed but will flatly refuse to go out for a walk from home - he will only walk up at the yard and I suspect that is largely because he knows if he has enough he can head back to the car)
 
The pack dynamic is important. I would never have considered another before Jake died but getting two seemed like a good idea afterwards and I don't find 3 harder than 2. Big dog gets the occasional break from the babies but maybe older dogs wouldn't need that. I say go for it if you want.
 
If you want a 3rd then get one. Just don't stress when you introduce another. The more relaxed you are, the more your dogs are.

We have 11 huskies and a collie. All were introduced as puppies except one who was imported as a 6 year old. He was accepted straight away and actually one we had at the time was 3 months and she really helped him learn how to socialise (in Alaska they live on a chain so not really used to much interaction).

All of ours are fine meeting other dogs. We are carefull to manage the pack well. We do get the odd scrap but it's always when food is involved!!
 
We have a SBT (3 and a half-ish) and a rottie (4 ish) (both bitches), our old boy (BM x bover?) passed away in May.

Rottie came first (rescue) , then staffy (pup) for the Rottie to play with then I wanted another and a male so we found the old boy as the staffy liked him when we visited the rescue :D

I hate to say it, but for us 2 are much easier than 3. Walking the 3 together was difficult as they all have/had different wants/needs from their walks and the girls can be monsters on their leads at times ( all completely our fault of course).

Every so often I look at Champdogs at the staffy pups and look at all the rescue websites but my husband manages to keep his sensible head on and say "not at the moment" lol

You know your family best and what is right for you :)
 
dilbert said:
We have a SBT (3 and a half-ish) and a rottie (4 ish) (both bitches), our old boy (BM x bover?) passed away in May.

Rottie came first (rescue) , then staffy (pup) for the Rottie to play with then I wanted another and a male so we found the old boy as the staffy liked him when we visited the rescue :D

I hate to say it, but for us 2 are much easier than 3. Walking the 3 together was difficult as they all have/had different wants/needs from their walks and the girls can be monsters on their leads at times ( all completely our fault of course).

Every so often I look at Champdogs at the staffy pups and look at all the rescue websites but my husband manages to keep his sensible head on and say "not at the moment" lol

You know your family best and what is right for you :)
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I love the idea of your SBT choosing her next friend!

I have compromised - I have told my friend at staffie rescue that if a small bitch comes up who she thinks will fit with mine then I will look at it. She knows my dogs very well! I must be the only person in the world though who doesn't actually want a puppy..!
 
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