Have a dog and thinking of getting a second tomorrow. Question/Advice

I have an almost 5 year old white labish, and a 1 year old chocolate. Monsters. Two dogs are monsters. The white is great, she’s sweet and fairly laid back. Throw that chocolate whirling dervish in, and it’s pure insanity. If you have a yard to let them out in on their own, it wouldn’t be nearly as bad. But inside. Whew.

ETA: My dogs are awesome, Stella and Bandit. Love both of them, but their asses are a handful.

You’ll have opportunity to build a bond with both of them moving forward.

I think you’re over thinking it. If you think your new pup would enjoy having his brother join the party, go get him!

I agree, you're over thinking it.

I have a two year old corgi and about 6 months ago brought home a Rottweiler because hours changed and we felt like a real POS leaving the dog alone all the time, it had to be so bored.Those dogs couldnt be any more different but now are inseparable buddies. Also didn't change one thing about how the dogs behave towards me and my wife. At the end of the day you're still the alpha of their little pack.

Double the vet bills, double the food, double the shite to pic up... Congrats...

We have a nine month old male Weimaraner and brought him in to join a three year old spayed Vizsla rescue.

We have a dog door so they come and go at will. He bugs the devil our of the vizsla and she has recently started standing up to him. Nothing vicious but it takes much patience as the weim is still at that bounce off the wall stage.

They do run and play together and do extrememly well when we leave them alone.

Before I met my husband it was just me and my pug puppy. Met my husband when my pug was still a puppy. Few months later...he gets a lab mix puppy. Even though at the time we didn't live together....those two spent a lot of time together. Once we did live together...those two inseparable and best of friends. I think we will always have at least 2 dogs so they can keep each other company.

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Double the vet bills, double the food,

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Geez, what's the cost to have a dog? $30 a month? Glad you don't have kids.

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Geez, what's the cost to have a dog? $30 a month? Glad you don't have kids.

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Why would you assume I don't have kids... Actually have 2, along with 2 dogs... So I actually know what it's about....

30 a month.? I have 2 lads, and I don't feed them Old Roy...

We have two Catahoulas that are wonderful dogs, but it wasn't always that way. The first was a rescue and has been the most intelligent and well behaved dog I have ever known. I started to feel guilty about leaving her home alone for 10+ hours a day and thought why not get another one of these amazing animals to keep her company while we are away at work. Big mistake. The second came from a breeder, and couldn't be any more different than our first one. Where our original pup was house trained within 2 months, having only made a total of 2 or 3 mistakes in the house her entire life, the second one took a year and a half. She was also far, far more destructive and more challenging to train overall. Now that she is two, she is finally coming around, but for those two years I felt that I had made a huge mistake and considered rehoming her often. Be careful here OP, you might end up with more than you bargained for.

ETA: obligatory pics of said pups.