So far for us, we haven't had any problems financially with two dogs. There might be emergencies later on but so far, we're doing really well with two.

Kai was the "only child" for a year and a bit but he's gotten along with every dog we met so we thought he'd be pretty okay with bringing another dog home. I always thought he was not dominant at all simply because he's never challenged me for alpha status so I thought that things would go pretty smoothly if we added another one. WRONG. Things were like hell for the first few weeks. When they met at the pound, they ignored each other. Then a couple hours after we got home, they fought. So we seperated them for a while and gradually gave them more time with each other as they got used to each other. They kept fighting for weeks. There weren't any serious fights..they were more of just the huff and puff type of fight, you know? Like lots of snarling, mounting and a small fight for a second or two. We seriously doubted we could keep Kaedyn any longer and were almost ready to give up until we found this awesome trainer. After obedience training, Kaedyn COMPLETELY turned around. So, I don't regret getting him at all.

Kai actually acts alot happier now. He's never really played with me like most dogs would play with other dogs. The closest to play time would be playing fetch. Now, Kai and Kaedyn are always playing and doing their wrestling. They love chasing each other around the living room and up and down the stairs. We've gone from seriously doubting being able to keep Kaedyn to having two dogs bond so nicely that Kaedyn and Kai will actually sleep right beside each other.

All in all, I think bringing another dog home was the best thing we've ever done for Kai. And I think living with another dog has done some good to Kaedyn too! He knows he can't always be the boss now.