New dog while having problems with another?

This is just my humble opinion but I believe I'd get one problem worked out completely before I leveled another on my list of To-Dos.  Again, just MHO.  Good luck.

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Rather depends on whether they are house dogs or kennel, or working dogs...and whether their paths overlap in the course of a normal day....doesn't it?
 
When you have a plan, and means to accomplish the plan...what you do is your and your family's, own business. Anything else is just judging a person who's life you don't lead.

I don't know- i feel like in some cases a second dog is very therapeutic for the first.

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Or should you wait to help your current dog before getting the new one? 

 
In trying to juggle 3 fosters and 3 of my own dogs in a home, it is my practice not to add a foster until most issues are resolved with residence fosters.  Even though I get the pleas that the new one is a perfect house guest, I will not take the chance of being overwhelmed and possibly place the rest of the dogs in an uncomfortable environment.

Would you get a new dog while you are having problems with one you already have and that is aggressive?

Personally?  No.  But I recognize that I do not have the experience working with aggressive dogs or more headstrong breeds, thus I have no business adopting aggressive dogs.  I would not do it simply because I'm not comfortable with it and I might make mistakes that could be very dangerous.  I know people who are experienced and comfortable with aggressive dogs, and I wouldn't hold it against them.  I have cats that are just as important to me as any dog, and I don't feel right about jeopardizing their comfort and safety.  This is why it's taken me so long to get matched to the right dog for me, one that was raised in a home with cats and does not have behavioral issues.  That's just me though.  A lot of people don't have any cats and/or have more time and space to commit to raising and rehabilitating dogs.  I'm more into dog sports like agility, but other people are really into actually rehabilitating dogs with behavioral problems.  Neither is better or more right, it's just a matter of knowing one's personal limits.

It depends on the situation. Are the dogs interacting? Are they working dogs and you need another? I don't think that there's 1 black and white answer.

Personally, no I would not. My life is not set up to be able to deal with that. My husband and I both work full time and live in a city in a small house and I am not that experienced with any forms of aggression in dogs, and our dogs are 100% in-home companion animals. But that's just me. If things were different, my answer might be different.

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kennels dont always work. i have heard of dogs tearing through kennels to get to the dog on the otherside, which resulted in horrific injuries and many stitches.

i think its a personal decision and there is no right or wrong answer. it should be based on how much you are capable of dealing with.
i wouldnt do it RIGHT NOW because i have a crippled dog and several farm animals plus two kids.
but i HAVE done it many times and have had as much success as failure.
some people arent cut out for owning more than one dog. some WONT ever admit to that, some will and they cant fathom why others even want to own more than one dog.. seems crazy to them. but they have no right to degrade someone for making the choice.

 Its still the best way?, even if they are 100 miles away from eachother, every minute you spend with the new puppy could be a minute to help your aggressive dog to be rehabilitated

I wouldn't bring in another pet dog, but if there was need for a working dog then yes.

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Its still the best way?, even if they are 100 miles away from eachother, every minute you spend with the new puppy could be a minute to help your aggressive dog to be rehabilitated

Every minute you spend with the aggressive dog, coyotes could be running off with your other pets.

every minute? wait.... ok i am no profesional dog trainer but i have done well for myself ... been training dogs and working with them on my own since i was a kid.....
so... am i to believe that with an aggressive dog you should constantly force them to confront their fears and just get over them? no breaks to cool down and chill?
and are we talking PET puppy or working dog - aint part ofthe family - puppy? because those are night and day.

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 Its still the best way?, even if they are 100 miles away from eachother, every minute you spend with the new puppy could be a minute to help your aggressive dog to be rehabilitated

Well, if you look at it that way someone with an aggressive dog shouldn't have a family, a job, a social life or a hobby, as all of those things could take away from the dog that needs the rehab.