One dog or two to start with?

Awe.....commend you for your kind heart!! Thank you for wanting to save innocent lives. :o)

First, I recommend one to start, UNLESS you are certain and sure they BOTH get along WELL. If you are not going to be around in the day hours during the week, let me plant a thought in your mind......"How will you know they will be okay and get along well?"

The 2nd dog will be company for the first......they will be company for each other, and the costs will be approx. twice the amount for food, immunizations, and other necessities such as spaying/neutering, purchasing collars/leashes, etc...

Question: Are they able to get in and out......indoors to the outside, if they need to pee, etc. How about exercise? Walks? Dogs need exercise and fresh air. They need training......obedience/behavior?

Bringing in two dogs is like taking two strangers and putting them together for the first time...and keeping them together for life. So, you truely want to make sure they get along well in advance. Look for temperments and attitude traits in both of them. Make sure that if they have a disagreement, they are observed on how they work out the differences. Will one bite the other? Or, will one give a short disapproving yap, and move on?

Try to test them together, and make a few days for all the adjustments......for them and you, both.

I wish you well. For additional assistance, please inquire with the Humane Society (which I'm a member of!!), and they will surely assist yours and their needs, with open arms!!

Good luck now.

its nice to hear of people adopting dogs who need good homes and if u are not home very much u might consider 2 to keep each other company. the cost might be cheaper since the one is older. before u do check with the shelter and get all the info u can on the dogs to see if they are good with other animals or are distructive and can be left alone. get the 2 dogs together at the shelter and introduce them to each other and see how they get along,u don't need to come home to blood and hurt dogs. one most likely will be more dominent then the other so u will have to see how they react. dogs can be very demanding when u aren't use to them and they need lots of excersize,good food, love and play time, company etc. u will have to adjust to them as they will with their new home and u will have to plan ahead for outings and someone to dog sit. if u are really ready for the dogs go get them but please make sure this is what u want so they won't be returned back to the shelter later on. they will come to love u and their new home and hopefully they will bring u many years of happyness. i have 3 dogs a 7 yr old husky,4 yr border collie and a 1 yr poochi along with an old 14 yr cat.i have had my pets since they were just a few weeks old and at times they can be a handfull but i must admit i love them all dearly and they are part of my family.once u get a routine going and they come to trust and love u you will find out that they are part of ur family too. the best of luck

Raising two dogs is definitely more demanding than starting with one. I would never suggest getting two dogs at once. You need to make sure you can handle an individual with no problems before adding a second. It's tempting to want to take the leap and get both together but it's not worth the stress on you and the dogs.

Well if you never taken care of a dog you should start with one but if your use to the routine, brushing, walking, givingthem baths ect... you should get two and that is alot of work.

One dog

Dogs are like children..they require alot of time and attention. I would suggest only getting one if you are going to get one.

Start off with one. And later on if you decide to get another dog, get a different gender. (then get along better)

i would say DONT get a dog at all if ur at work all week as this just isnt fair on the dog full stop!