I have always had 2 dogs and while there will be extra work with a second dog, they will keep each other entertained and happy which is especially great if you are busy. One of my dogs (before the 2 I have now) was epileptic and her health was pretty bad for a substantial portion of her life. She may have gone blind or deaf towards then end of her life and we just tried to keep her comfortable.
I would recommend making sure there are not sharp corners or objects around that could hurt the dog if it accidentally bumps into them, especially before the dog has mapped out the house. Help it learn the stairs and layout of it's new home. Remember that this will also be a big change for the lab you have now. If she is territorial, be careful that she doesn't feel threatened by the new dog coming into her home. If this is the case, maybe having the two dogs meet in a neutral location first would help? Try to give both dogs a lot of attention so they both feel like the other isn't causing them to be forgotten. I'm sure this will be a very rewarding experience and hopefully both dogs will be happier because of this adoption.
What kind of dog are adopting and how old is it?
Thanks for the info boss. The woman said it was a mutt, they weren't sure what breeds though, possibly husky. I'll post pics when I get him so you can see. And it's about 3-3 1/2 years old.
Adopted a deaf french bulldog love it to death. A bit hard at first but after awhile learned hand signals and hes fucking awesome.
I'm not sure if this dog knows hand signals or not, I would think so because it's a bit older, but at this point I'm not really sure, but just curious, how hard was it to train the dog with hand signals? I trained my lab with the whole "sit, stay, lay down, etc" and it wasn't too difficult, would you say it's harder?
