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04-10-2012, 01:17 PM
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How Many is "Too Many"?
I just wanted to get a little discussion opened up on what everyone thinks is "too many" dogs/pets?
I've got the fever. I'm going to do the logical thing and wait a couple years before I get a second dog, but my heart is screaming "PUPPIES!!!" What's your limit? |
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04-10-2012, 01:20 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2001
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Legally? 12 - we have a kennel license.
Logically? As many as I can properly care for. If they were all high-drive, working GSDs that would be 2, MAYBE 3. If they were all senior dogs that just wanted a warm place to spend their last remaining days - that would be 20.  Currently? 9 dogs and 3 cats.
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04-10-2012, 01:27 PM
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4 dogs is my limit. I really prefer 3 dogs, but I can do 4 by myself. I have a saltwater tank and 1 crested gecko, but those are low maintenance. I do want a blue and yellow macaw and a ferret...that would come way later.
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04-10-2012, 01:34 PM
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Location: Beautiful Pacific NW
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One senior "hospice" dog who can live in my room (hard wood floor with a LOT of pee pads for when we're gone) for as long as she needs to. And at the moment, 2 other fosters awaiting medical things, so right now I have 10 dogs in my front room. But if they were larger - the biggest is 38lb., and the 2nd biggest is about 18lb, then it goes down from there - we'd have a lot fewer dogs due to lack of space. NOW. If I had a mansion...!?    On another note, we got our kennel building put up finally after just over a year working on it every spare moment we had, and we have 5 "runs" out there for fosters, so it's full right now. Adoptions are so slow as to be almost non-existent which is frustrating because at the same time, more dogs than ever are being dumped/ditched/taken to kill shelters when people lose their homes 
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04-10-2012, 01:37 PM
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I think it really depends on how much time and how much money you have to ensure each dog gets what it needs from you. For me I have had between 2 and 3 for years but usually I only have 3 when one of them is a senior. I work full time, but from home so I can break and play with dogs during the day......
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04-10-2012, 01:38 PM
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No Stinkin' Leashes Moderator
Join Date: Mar 2003
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My limit is 2 dogs and 2 cats. Any more and my husband would move out!
 The cats are completely "mine", my husband doesn't have to do anything for them and he's never been a cat person. He is a dog person, but I do all the training, and realistically I know that I can only do a good job if I'm working on one at a time. I might have time to do more than one class a week, but for the homework that comes with classes, one dog would always be getting the short end of the stick because there's only so much time after work each day. |
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04-10-2012, 01:38 PM
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I want to build the same on my property when I have a house. How much did it cost?
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04-10-2012, 01:39 PM
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Long Island
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As I get older, now I want less critters. For the last 25+ years I have had several animals at a time. The most was probably 2 horses, 3 dogs, 2 cats. There were times when it was tight, but not like now. Of course this crew is a needy bunch and between meds, blood tests and everything else I am constantly worried about affording everything. I also have started taking my age into consideration, I'm no spring chicken.
My husband would like to travel more and I get so frazzled at the thought of leaving my critters. We agreed we would not get any "new" pets. Then when our cat was pts in October he said "well, if you want to get another cat, that would be fine". Less than 24 hours later we brough the kitty home, I didn't want to give him the chance to change his mind. So we'll see how it goes. I do prefer to get back to having only 1 dog. I like taking my dogs with me and all 3 can be a bit much. The 2 girls are truck crazy, my male is not in fact he runs the other way. Then I feel bad leaving him home.
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