If you take the time to build the bond between the two of you then yes it could be. I have a bond with each of my dogs and with all five of them the bond is different but it is still there.

Now, whenever we watch a movie, Jenny will quietly lie on her bed. If we got another dog, would they both lie down, or would they be up playing with each other?

It could be a little from column A a little from column B. At the moment as I type this three of the four boys are on the couch curled up together sleeping while Winter is sleeping on the computer bed beside me, while Kizmit is happily asleep in his kennel. However an hour ago I was watching tv in another room and they were all happily romping around the room with the toys together. So really it all depends on what they feel like doing at the time. I have a feeling though that because you are looking for at a greyhound for your next dog there is a strong possibility that it will be more from column A and less from column B.

How do you keep the fastest eater from fighting for the others remaining food? Or would they not be able to both eat in the kitchen? (my mom isn't fond of the idea of them not eating in the kitchen, because it would ruin the carpet)

In my house all the dogs except for Kiz eat in the kitchen when I or my parents feed them. At that time we have a set routine on whose bowl is placed down first, what they have to do get it put down and where it goes as well. At first we would have problems with the dogs trying to eat each others food when they were finished but in time they have learned that once they are done eating they leave the kitchen until all the other dogs are done eating. It probably helps that the dogs are always fed after we ourselves have finished eating so someone is usually in the kitchen with them making sure they all mind their p's and q's. When I'm dogsitting at a friends or someone else is feeding the dogs other then myself or my folks the dogs are then fed in their kennels.

Would they fight over the 'best' seat in front of the fire?

More then likely if they get along they'll end up sharing the best seat in the house. I often see my dogs curled up together on the dog beds or on the couch together.


How do you tell the difference between play, fighting for dominence, and 'real' fighting?

Believe me you'll know, it just takes some time to learn how to read the two dogs and how they intereact with each other.

And a biggie, because I've heard a lot of different opinions on this one: Are two dogs not much more work (than one dog is) or a LOT more work (than one dog is) ?

To be perfetly honest there have been time when I've found it to be a lot of work and other times when I've found it to be not so hard and other times I've found it to be crazy. Then again almost all of the dogs I have except for the latest addition were rescues and have had some sort of issues to work through which can at times be difficult when you have other dogs with issuses to work with as well. However I would never think of doing it differently and not having more then one dog.

As for the question about the dog in the cold weather, having two dogs myself who were not made for the cold I've learned to deal with it, and I'm pretty sure you could two. Just be prepared to invest in some good coats for all types of weather.