I LOVE having two dogs, although of course it is more work. But they are so funny together, and such different characters; I get such enjoyment out of both of them. I wouldnt mind having three, but OH would leave me...
My colleague doesn't breed but does work them all and often has dogs staying for training to add to the confusion
I once saw a man with about 7 Labs and they had all run off in different directions, he whistled and they were immediately back with him, appearing out of bushes, most impressive! He looked like a gundog person.
Up until relatively recently , we had five dogs but we did live on our farm in France with masses of land , they were Labrador Tess , rescue GSD Ben , ancient terrier Toby and two rescued JRT pups . It was mayhem at times but wonderful fun , I certainly couldn't do it again at my age ! However , I love having two , but whatever happens in the future , we wont be having any more x
There are times when I wish I only had one now, too, although we had three for some while and it was fine. I wouldn't be without my two, but it's more difficult (and potentially more expensive) to arrange cover for a whole day without the dogs. As we probably all do, I find myself arranging life around the dogs, rather than the dogs around my life... and I really mustn't be tempted by those lovely photos posted by @SilverFalcon!
I love Looking after friends dogs and having the odd foster dog, but I think I am a 1 dog person., especially as Harley can be reactive with some dogs.
I have done 3 dogs. When my niece use to go on holidays, her dog Gazza a big yellow Lab use to come to me for his holidays. I loved it, but then it was only for 2 weeks.
Here’s Whiskey. I was starting to feel really confident today. I had him off lead and he was recalling and even checking in voluntarily for a treat. Then we met someone going in the opposite direction with a dog and Whiskey just followed them ( they didn’t stop) and I had to tear after him to get him back! Molly is so funny when we have Whiskey with us. She ignores him and pesters me to play -a bit like a jealous toddler. She’s not at all bothered about me giving him food but wants all my attention!
