2-3 dogs would be it for me. I don't have the funds to care for them. Gosh if I did then sure I could take great care of 3 dogs. I can handle 3 very well trained dogs but right now we live in a smaller house where one more dog would be it. If we move we can get another dog. So I am hoping that we will. Small like another shih-tzu but yeah. If not dogs, then smaller pets like guinea pigs or hamsters but yeah......