Oh, when I first read the title I though I was going to hear a joke!

We had Cocoa for 6 months before we got Daphne. Cocoa wasn't interested in other dogs, but she loved us, and our neighbor told us that she cried at the window when we were gone during the day.

My sister and I wanted a bigger dog that we could play with (Cocoa's a tiny Shih Tzu mix) so we looked at animal shelters until we found a puppy that we liked. We let Cocoa meet the new pup before bringing her home. Well, they got along great! The pup got down on her belly (to Cocoa's level!) and started playing with her. And Cocoa played too! We took the pup home, and named her Daphne.

After we got Daphne, Cocoa was a lot happier. She didn't cry at the window any longer when we were away, and in fact she slept next to Daphne's crate. They became best friends. Cocoa still doesn't like other dogs much, but she loves Daphne!

The downside of another dog is first off, training. Daphne was a puppy when we got her, and she chewed everything. We had to crate train her and obedience train her before she became well behaved.

Another problem is that you have twice as much dog - which can (but not necissarily) make it harder to bring them for car rides or walk them. Usually my mom walks Cocoa and I walk Daphne, so we don't have a problem.

Cost is the last disadvantage to another dog, but you really don't notice it. You have to buy twice as much dog food, and pay twice as many vet bills. But they share toys! Oh, and a new pup will need a collar, leash, and bowls, but those are cheap, and a one-time thing. For the vet thing, what we do is Cocoa goes for her shots in the summer, and Daphne goes in the winter, so we don't pay both bills at once.

Well, I hope I covered everything. Good luck!