Member-only story
Are Two Dogs Better Than One?
Is having two hounds a doggy dream or double trouble?
Like a lot of people, I have a dream. That dream involves being financially secure and/or successful enough to be able to adopt multiple rescue dogs. To be surrounded by wagging tails and the pitter patter of many, many paws. But does the reality of adding to your pack live up to the hype?
After nearly 4 years of being a one hound family, my husband and I decided to adopt a second rescue dog. ‘There can’t be that much difference between having one dog to having two dogs surely’? Oh, how wrong we were!
We started off with Dash the Greyhound and now have added Jack the Galgo (Spanish Greyhound) into the mix. It’s been a year now since our 3 became 4 so I thought I would share some of our experiences with you.
There's never anywhere to sit
We have a relatively small home and in that home we have 3 couches, 3 dog beds and multiple rugs and cuddly blankets. Yet, I can never find anywhere to sit! Greyhounds are infamous for being couch potatoes and I can confirm that they do love to stretch out anywhere that is soft, warm…
