Well, our experience would be different off the bat because our first dog, Ally, LOVED other dogs. That part wasn't an issue. That said, my best advice to you is to ignore what everyone tells you and evaluate what works for you and act on it. For example, in one particular rescue, they outright REFUSED to place a female dog with another female saying our dog would go crazy with a female intrusion in the house. Um, our dog can't stand male dogs. All her dog pals growing up were female and she instinctively liked other females only. We proved one adoption worker wrong when Ally ran from one male dog and went right to a female to play with. Har.
One thing we did do was adopted a puppy so Ally had a protective instinct of the new dog. It seemed to work well.
The one thing you need to think of, as with anyone thinking about getting a second dog, is not only do you double the bills, attention, etc., but you also run the risk of your first dog learning the second's bad habits. We had a problem of Ally reverting, but it was extremely temporary.
I deffinitely agree with the not listening to what everyone else says about "this dog and this dog will get along" because it ALL depends on the individual dogs.
One thing we did do was adopted a puppy so Ally had a protective instinct of the new dog. It seemed to work well.
The one thing you need to think of, as with anyone thinking about getting a second dog, is not only do you double the bills, attention, etc., but you also run the risk of your first dog learning the second's bad habits. We had a problem of Ally reverting, but it was extremely temporary.
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