Howie loves visiting my parents' dogs and just turned two so I've been thinking about getting another puppy. Should I wait another year or do it now? He has settled down quite a bit, but still has some crazy in him.
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Our first lab got his brother when he was 6 and brother had just turned 1.
When our first passed on our second was despondent. Wouldn’t eat, random crying, sometimes withdrawn when previously a 90 lb lap dog and sometimes so clingy you couldn’t walk. We were about a year away from retiring and had agreed we wouldn’t get another. That lasted about 3 days after we saw the second guys behavior change.
So at 10 years old he got a little brother, our third lab. The third little guy cried all the way home. As soon as he saw his brother he was fine. He still wasn’t interested in us for a few weeks but his 10 year old brother was great. The 10 year old perked right up and became playful, started eating again etc. Baby is now 3 1/2. Second is now about 14. Nope, we will never get another. Well, that was the agreement until they had to be separated for an evening. Baby howled all night unless he was sitting next to me whimpering. I guess he will be getting a new brother.
My point, I don’t know when the right time is but I do know they adjust.
Here’s 2 and 3