2 or 3 dogs??

[My Peanuts]

This is kind of a follow up question for my Petfinder thread, but I thought it deserved its own. For those of you that have three or more dogs, do you think that it is a lot more difficult to have three as opposed to two dogs? I know it's more money, food, toys, bowls, but I mean in day to day life. Is there a huge difference? I have never had three, as a matter of fact up until five months ago I always had just one. Having two is great, so just wondering about three. Thanks!

[Dogz]

Of course it will make it a little harder-- but more to love!

[GoldenRetrLuver]

I'm sure it would be harder--since it IS one more dog to take care of. I've never had three before, but I'm *hoping* I will soon!

[Kfamr]

Lauren (blustang24) brings Honey over quite often (not as often as usual though, *HINT LAUREN*. And Honey's spent the night before. It's really better with three dogs for me, especially if you have two that have two completely different personailities. Nala's is "PLAY PLAY PLAY!" Simba's is "Chill."

Therefore, Simba can Chill .. As Honey keeps Nala's "PLAY PLAY PLAY" personality occupied.

Speaking of, she just plopped a toy on my lap.. I guess it's time for PLAY PLAY PLAY!

[Dogz]

Originally posted by Kfamr
Lauren (blustang24) brings Honey over quite often (not as often as usual though, *HINT LAUREN*. And Honey's spent the night before. It's really better with three dogs for me, especially if you have two that have two completely different personailities. Nala's is "PLAY PLAY PLAY!" Simba's is "Chill."

Therefore, Simba can Chill .. As Honey keeps Nala's "PLAY PLAY PLAY" personality occupied.

Speaking of, she just plopped a toy on my lap.. I guess it's time for PLAY PLAY PLAY!

This is true. Otis and Digger 'chill' together, and Chubby and Prince 'PLAY, PLAY, PLAY'!

[GoldenRetrLuver]

Mine are both pretty layed back, but they have their "moods" when they just want to "PLAY PLAY PLAY!"

[FizzGiggs_Mommy]

I have three Boys. My Pug and My Bichon are small dogs so they eat as much as one large dog would together. So I am really feeding for two big dogs (Pug and Bichon 2 cups each)(Boxer 4 cups). There is much more potty time <LOL> and walking time. The vet bills are alittle more I go to the FREE rabies clinic for rabies shots so that helps some. Hartworm and flea meds are more for the bigger dogs. My Boxer need more running time and fun time then the little ones do. But the good thing about a boxer is that they are very protective but yet very friendly.
I hope this help you some

[Cincy'sMom]

There are both up and down sides to having three dogs. Usually when one wants to play at least one of the others does. that makes it a little easier to give one dog attentiona nd not have th other be bored or feel let out. At the same time, if all three want attention/loving at the same time it can be tricky.

We are lucky all three of our get along perfectly and listen well. For that reason, I have not found it that much more difficult to have 3 then 2. But there are times....

[robinh]

I have five and I wouldn't trade one of them. But we'll eventually be back down to 3 and that's where we'll keep it. Three for us was a really good number. They seemed to chill or play in rotating groups of two, which left the other one to get individual attention. It seemed like no one felt left out.

It's like FizzGigg's Mom says there is more food going in, more vet expense and more potty time, but it's was good trade off to me - more to love.

[DogLover9501]

Well we have 3 dogs, before we had 1 quiet easy one, and one pain in the neck Which is Piddle, he cries over everything, needs to be hand fed, is very spoiled and sooky...etc!

Now we have piddle, plus a puppy(Jasper), and the quiet one(wiggles) It's alot harder on times, like Wiggles wont go get a drink, because Jasper won't leave her alone, Piddle wont get down off the couch to play....Jasper won't leave him alone either lol, neither of them will play with Jasper, which is why hes constantly bugging them, as he wants them to play.

But like someone else said, theres more to love, and I wouldn't give them up for the world, and Id have 4-5 if I lived alone

[My Peanuts]

Originally posted by DogLover9501
Well we have 3 dogs, before we had 1 quiet easy one, and one pain in the neck Which is Piddle, he cries over everything, needs to be hand fed, is very spoiled and sooky...etc!

Now we have piddle, plus a puppy(Jasper), and the quiet one(wiggles) It's alot harder on times, like Wiggles wont go get a drink, because Jasper won't leave her alone, Piddle wont get down off the couch to play....Jasper won't leave him alone either lol, neither of them will play with Jasper, which is why hes constantly bugging them, as he wants them to play.

But like someone else said, theres more to love, and I wouldn't give them up for the world, and Id have 4-5 if I lived alone

Sounds like your problems might be steming from the fact that Jasper is a puppy. Sylvia is also a puppy, but her energy level is already lower than Harley's. I guess that what I get for having a Pug and Jack Russell!

[Tonya]

When I had Dusty, Roxy, and Teddy, it wasn't to much harder. You pretty much know your dogs personalities, so it's easy to tell who's to blame for what. lol. Others above are right, usually, two are playing, leaving one available for one on one time. In a sense it makes it a little easier for quality time.

Just more pee, poop, barking, food, and vet bills. lol. Good luck!

[KYS]

I think it depends on the temperment and size of the dogs.

For me, because Rocky is a handfull among
strange dogs.
I would stick to a 2 dog household.

I also noticed, that Sheba and Pepper use to be
good pals, but once we added Rocky to the household,
Sheba started getting grouchy towards Pepper.

That's just me.

[wolfsoul]

I think two dogs is better for me. It's easier to excersise them, and they are less expensive to care for.

[cali]

I have 6, but to make thing simpler we never get another dog until all the dogs we alreadu have are at the very LEAST a year old, but we prefer to wait untill all other dogs are fully trained so that we can focus on one dog at a time. otherwise all we need is more room on the counter for the dogs dishes when we make theire brecky(they are fed raw) its not more expensive because our butcher gives us all we want for free, well to ALL raw feeders, just go in the back and take all ya want! otherwise I want more!!