Has anyone getten a second dog and then regretted it?

Two males is better than two females.  The boys will typically "posture" more so than really fight.  Bitch-bitch fights are dreadful.  I've got 5 males and have very little fussing.....two females, oye! Gives me a headache just thinking about two girls!!

A laberimer. I have 5 total. We have all paired off. The 4 big dogs are in pairs and the little one is with me. No regrets.
 
I think you should go for it. He is a handsome boy for sure.

We have 4 if that tells you anything.    We only kinda regret it when shot month comes around.  But we so often find ourselves looking at any one of them at any one time and going, boy you sure are cute. 

He's very nice looking. Welcome to Ontario.[]

Aw what a cutie! He looks very stocky! I think you should rename him to hershey!  He looks like chocolate!

We rescued a third dog about 6 months ago, and while I wouldn't say we regret it, he has definately turned out to be almost a full time job for me.  I ended up moving to our new home with all the animals before my boyfriend, and so for the past two months it's been just me with three dogs and a cat. Our rescue ended up being a very high mantence Great Dane - diareia (sorry I can't spell) and weight issues, agression towards people/protective of me, and he is VERY needy for attention.  Because I've been the only one there for them for them, I feel like I've not really been able to give them the attention they deserve and desire.  I think your situation sounds like you'll not have a problem providing a second dog with full time love and I think two dogs is definately a managable number.

As long as your dog and this dog are both alright with other males, you probably won't have issues. It would probably be better though if you could arrange for a meeting between the two dogs before taking the second one, that way if there are any immediate issues, you won't find that out after the new guy has been with your boyfriend for a few months, but rather you will find out right away. 

Hi Random,

To your question, Has anyone gotten a second dog and then regretted it?  I am going to be very honest and answer yes. 

I have a 1.5 year old toy poodle (Misty) that I am very strongly bonded with.  She had some major leg surgeries during her first year and I think that made our bond even stronger.  She has always gone everywhere with me and she is calm and loving and easy to live with.  I love her more than I have ever loved a dog before.  She is my soul mate. 

Then I got OBSESSED with getting a second dog.  It was difficult to find the right one to fit in, as my little Misty couldn't have a young dog that would run her around too much.  Well, we did find what is the perfect match, and here he sits with me right now. He is a six years old small mini poodle and is my first second hand dog. 

I do regret getting him.... he has had some transition problems that we are working on with him and this has been alot more work than I thought I was going to get. We all love him and are giving him a wonderful home.  My husband adores him and takes him on long walks every day.  He is hugged, patted, pampered, is going to obedience school.  He is treated like a king, with limits, of course, just like Misty is treated like a queen with limits. 

He has simply brought alot more work into the home than we needed at this time.  And, he has some quirks that presently make it difficult for him to fit into our busy, active household.  I think this was just like the "straw that broke the camel's back," with so much going on in our house (son going off to college in fall, very active daughter in 10th grade, some health problems on my part, and husband working alot). 

All that said, I would NEVER give him up.  He is settling in here nicely and living here is like dog heaven for sure.  I would never ask him to make yet another transition.  I do not like the extra work, but I believe everything happens for a reason, and this guy came into our life just when he needed us desperately..... and we must need him too, the reason is simply not apparent at this time. 

A second dog can be alot more work, depending upon your lifestyle and temperament and the dog's temperament.  Do not make this decision lightly. 

I don't see this as being a great idea for a couple of reasons. The way I'm reading this is that Chase is still with you? In that case, with these few months being just the two of you, Chase may very well become more protective over you. Meanwhile BF and newbie are bonding and newbie may 'claim' him and the new house. Thus creating problems in two months when you try to cohabitate again. Also, and this may not be a factor for you guys, but it is something to think about... you and BF have been living apart and will need some readjustment time together to get comfortable again. Having a dog situation causing stress or anxiety may not be good for your relationship. Sorry to be a downer... he is very handsome.

Though I don't regret getting Indy, I wouldn't have two dogs at once again.  They are only 6 months apart, and having gotten Indy at 6 months when Jasmine was a year old they both have needed a ton of exercise.  Their constant playing and racing and breaking things in the house continues to drive me bananas.
But we love Indy to death.  He is a great dog.  Jasmine loves him too.  Though they do fight, they love each other and would miss the other if  one were gone.

IMO two dogs are half the work of one - IF they get along, and the dog you're thinking of adopting sounds like a great dog.  My two play with each other and keep each other company.  They are never bored, both are happy and well adjusted.

I felt slightly guilty about adopting Grey in the beginning, and of course I felt frustrated trying to get out of his issues sorted out, but I have never regretted adopting him no matter how much work it took.
 
Brown and Grey are both males, and they bonded almost instantly. Of course, it helped that Brown has never met another animal he didn't like. I don't even think I can separate the two if I had to. They're so attached to one another, but I know that won't be the case for all dogs. So whatever you decide, I hope it works out for you and the dogs.

We just got our second dog about 5 weeks ago and we wonder why we didn't do it sooner, except we wouldn't have ended up with her.  We did get a female to try to avoid some issues with our resident male, but the truth is, we knew he was very well socialized, good with letting other dogs into his space and good at sharing toys. Pofi really loves the company of other dogs. And Mia was described the same way by the rescue.  Have their been bumps: a few.  Are there regrets: none.
 
In some ways it is more work (feeding time, walking, doling out sufficient attention) and in some ways less (they revel in each others company and wear each other out a lot - cats get more attention from us because there is no more interspecies jealousy as they have each other).  Mia and Pofi met for a few minutes at the store sponsoring the adoption, then again at a dog park for an hour (separate cars) and then again at home base.  Pofi was surprised, but (mostly) delighted. 

I agree - it's less and more.
 
For the first couple months I regretted it - it was just really hard to re-adjust.   But they're such good friends and they love to have each other around, it's wonderful.  However, I don't walk them together - which means 2x the walks.  The vet bills are no fun either.  I could definitely do without the double shots and double sentinel. 
 
If I had to do it all over, I would do it again.
 
We haven't had a problem with them both being male - but they were both VERY young when they met.  (Wes was a year and Tux was 7 months.)  We took Wes down to the rescue and he made the final decision on Tux.  I have to agree with Sooner about the situation though... I would be worried about adopting a dog and then bringing the original dog to move into the "new" house.  What happens if it doesn't work?