I have two dogs. Charlie and Ghost. He is the outside of a potato:
And she is the inside of a potato:
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I have two dogs. Charlie and Ghost. He is the outside of a potato:
And she is the inside of a potato:
Ever owned just on dog? How does it compare to owning two? It might be better if the dog has a friend to play with. But does the bond between you as a human and the dog "lessen"?
I have owned just one dog. In the sense that it's less work and less expense, it is better, but I find two dogs so much more rewarding. I wouldn't say they play together though... Ghost is a mean old thing who hates everyone, but she will allow Charlie in her presence (most of the time) and does seem to feel more comfortable when he's around. Charlie absolutely adores Ghost and allows her to attack him whenever she gets in the mood to because he loves her so much. It's a very odd relationship. To make it weirder, Ghost loves to play but Charlie mostly just likes to cuddle. Since no two dogs (at least no two I've ever met) are alike, you get a mix of personalities, which is lots of fun.
But the most valuable part of owning two dogs is both selfish and helpful- When Lucy (the first dog) started getting old, I got the advice that we should get our next dog before she died, and that way we would at least have a dog to come home to rather than an empty house. It doesn't mean you aren't still devastated when it happens, but it really does help in terms of having the support you would have otherwise (or also) gotten from the dog who is now gone. We got Max only a year before Lucy died, which was too close. We didn't wait that long the next time when we got Ghost.
As far as the bond lessening, definitely not. It does help that I'm Charlie's favorite and my wife is Ghost's favorite this time, but my wife was also Max's favorite and stayed that way until he was gone. I will never get over losing Lucy or Max, but having Max to come home to when Lucy was gone (and in the case of Lucy, my wife and infant daughter were out of town and it couldn't wait so I really was on my own) and having Ghost to come home to when Max was gone, was such a comfort.
Now my mother, her housemate and how her housemate's daughter all live together and they have four dogs. They're four small dogs, but that's still way too many dogs.
He likes to roll around on his back begging for tummy scritches.
The dogs made for speed are also potatoes. Source: personal experience
French fries!
I have a potato.
He loves to do trust falls. You have to be ready to catch this potato at a moments notice.
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he speed
he track
he herd
he snacc
For a moment I thought the little fella had a ridiculously long leg
Omg, puppy! That look!
This picture makes his head look huge, and I love it.
Unfortunately this is the only kind of potato that I have right now...
I mean, I did ask for it.
That’s def a potato.
Angry potato?
He's pretty angry indeed (that I'm taking a picture instead of snuggling him)
Aww, those eyes!
We've had this little goober for exactly a week, and I would fucking die for her.
She looks like a true potato delight!
Not pictured, her alternate "tornado" mode.
Rules are rules!
Mine was made to bite my mother-in-law and my daughter's boyfriend. I wish I didn't like those people because then it might have been kind of cool
Here is one of mine:
And here she is as a puppy:
Potato gonna potate. 🥰