Adding a second dog

 I like females.. But I've always had them.. I've never owned a male so I'm thinking about getting one this time.

If I was to get another Irish Setter I would actually get a male. I've always said if I was to get a male dog it would have to be a Irish Setter and I'd name him Keeper because he'd have to be a keeper for me to have one!! 

Poor JJ here is out numbered by females. Me and Samantha are female, the dogs are female, the cats are even females. Oh wait Tico is a BOY!!! Wonder if that will make him feel better. Lol.

I hope they dont breed those dogs because I agree there are too many homeless mixed breeds and heck even purebred dogs out there that need a good home. But if they do I know whatever decision you make you'll make the right one.

oranges81

 Maze usually gets along better with males then females..I've always had females aswell.. I was thinking a change this time.

Most of her friends are male as well..  

I think with a female I'd have to deal with a heat (if by chance I didn't get her spayed in time) with an intact male..  

Well, i think you've answered your own question.  if I were in your situation I would get a male.  I'd rather have two males in a house than 2 females.

We got our first dog, our pit mix Sally, when she was a year old (she was a stray).  We got our lab Jack when he was 10 wks and Sally was 2 1/2 yrs old.  Sally is what my trainer calls "dog selective."  Her reactions to other dogs depend largely on how the other dog reacts.  if the dog is friendly/relaxed/playful so is she.  If the dog is snarky she snarks back.  Because of this I did not think she was a good candidate for socializing with random dogs in a dog park setting, yet she still seemed to have the desire for canine companionship.  This is one of the reasons (among many) that we decided to get Jack.  

She was a little weirded out at first when we brought him home.  We introduced them in a location that was not our apartment.  We do NILIF with Sally, and after she seemed quite uncomfortable and confused on the first day we stepped up the NILIF a bit.  The reenforcement of this routine seemed to help the situation quite a bit.  It seemed that making ab ig deal out of it made it harder for her to adjust.  Making seem like "no big deal" seemed to make the transition easier.  I think the fact that he was a puppy made things go more smoothly as well.

Having 2 dogs is definitely more work than one, but it can be done--you just have to get into a routine.  

If Maze does have "issues" with other dogs and/or people I would socialize the new puppy without Maze along so that he does not pick up on her issues.  For example, Sally can be timid with strangers.  Therefore, we never took the dogs out together where we would be near lots of strangers until Jack was well past his formative socializing period (and during said period we socialized the pants off him).  As a result, when we walk them together now, rather than Sally's timidness having a negative effect of Jack, Jack's outgoingness seems to have a positive influence on Sally.

Good luck with your pup.  When you are picking a puppy out, make sure you pay closer attention to the pups personality than to things like color, etc.  When we got Jack we were intending to get a black male.  However, his personality was closer to what we wanted than the black males in the litter, so we came home with a chocolate. 

BCMixs

I'm just asking that you consider rescue and not help to encourage a breeding you've said you don't think is a good idea.  You might not be able to stop it, but you don't have to participate in it.

I agree!

It never accorded to me that Maze could transfer her fears in to the puppy when he's still impressionable.. Thanks for the suggestion