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**Galvanoidum** · 08-16-2010, 11:06 PM

It depends... how does your dog do with puppies, or dogs her own size? You may want to check into fostering to start out with, to see how well she adapts.

Mollie has never liked dogs her own size, so when we adopted Bella, at 3 1/2 months old, Mollie adapted well to her. They are pretty close to the same size now, but get along well. However, they are never left alone unsupervised, and Bella is always crated when we cannot supervise, and every time we leave the house.

While male/female parings are recommended, Mollie and Bella do very well together, but they are always supervised, and never left out together. Be willing to start implementing crate/rotate right off the bat, to avoid any possibility of trouble.

Bone up on all of the reading material regarding crate/rotate, and multi dog households, and don't hesitate to ask questions. Thank you for considering adopting, but remember, your dog doesn't necessarily need "doggy friends" and the addition you are getting is more for you, than a playmate for your 2 yr old dog. They are fine being an only dog, and they love our undivided attention.

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Galvanoidum Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 485 Senior Member	It depends... how does your dog do with puppies, or dogs her own size? You may want to check into fostering to start out with, to see how well she adapts. Mollie has never liked dogs her own size, so when we adopted Bella, at 3 1/2 months old, Mollie adapted well to her. They are pretty close to the same size now, but get along well. However, they are never left alone unsupervised, and Bella is always crated when we cannot supervise, and every time we leave the house. While male/female parings are recommended, Mollie and Bella do very well together, but they are always supervised, and never left out together. Be willing to start implementing crate/rotate right off the bat, to avoid any possibility of trouble. Bone up on all of the reading material regarding crate/rotate, and multi dog households, and don't hesitate to ask questions. Thank you for considering adopting, but remember, your dog doesn't necessarily need "doggy friends" and the addition you are getting is more for you, than a playmate for your 2 yr old dog. They are fine being an only dog, and they love our undivided attention.
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