June 24, 2009
Is two Miniature and one standard poodle too much?
I was going to get another minature but I would really like to have a standard. I am a stay at home mom of a 1 year old and a 3 year old. I have older sons who do help with the dogs (not the house). Am I getting too many dogs. I am addicted to poodles.
Right now I've got a Brittany and a standard Dachshund, and in two months I'll be adding another Brittany. And they'll all be within a year's age of each other. Is it a lot of work? Sure, but it can be managed if you know what you're doing. Here's some tips that might help you.
1. Crate train your dogs. They can all go in and out together, much like getting children up together and putting them to bed together. Putting them all out in the yard together and syncing their "potty" times will make things much easier. They can also all eat in their respective crates to make feeding time easy.
2. Take them to a local dog park (or have the older sons do it) for exercise. A one hour visit several times a week is plenty. Or, if you don't have a dog park, have your older sons take the dogs on a one hour walk 3-4 days a week. This should be adequate exercise.
3. Feed them all the same food (so long as there are no special cases), and a good quality but reasonably priced food. Right now my boys are eating ProPlan (please no Purina haters!), but when puppy #3 comes along I think I will switch to Purina One since it is essentially the same formula as ProPlan, just about 30% less the cost. Also, dry food is much much cheaper than wet food. Have a picky eater? You can easily make wet food out of dry food by soaking it in water; just scoop the food into a tupperware container, fill with water until you've covered the food, then stick in in the fridge for 6-8 hours. When it's time to eat, you can stick it in the microwave for 45-60 seconds (make sure it's not too hot; moderately warm is good; just think baby food temperature) and the dogs should love it.
4. Buy in bulk. Food is cheaper in bulk, flea drops and heartworm preventative are cheaper in bulk, etc. etc. etc. You can buy lots of pet items for cheaper on www.jefferspet.com . So long as you buy a lot of items that you need at once (and make it worth the shipping cost) you can save a lot of money. And even some vets will give discounts when you bring in 3 or more animals at once (you may want to call your vet and ask about this); another alternative is to visit a low-cost vet clinic. Most low-cost clinics aren't emergency clinics, but you can get your vaccinations and medications for a very reasonable price.
Only you can decide if you're ready for 3 dogs. If you have the space and the extra help, I say why not? Good luck!
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Comments on Is two Miniature and one standard poodle too much? »
no! i've had more than 3 dogs at a time. two have died of old age recently though. i love poodles, they are so cute.
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I have nine dogs but i live on a farm…Don't get it if you are having doubts about being able to take care of it
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having more dogs than you can take care of is known as hoarding, or puppy hoarding, get as many dogs as you want as long as you can treat them all equally, and can treat them well
no youre not getting too many dogs, as long as you can take care of them, yes, youre probably addicted to poodles lol
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i dont think so i have 5 dogs!!!! 1 rotweiller 1 yorkie and 3 yorie malteses!!!! and i have a 2 yr old nephew who basically lives at my house!!!
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If you have the time & room for 3 dogs,I don't think it's too much.Enjoy your poodles.I have a 5# teacup that's a great part of the family.
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I personally do not think you are getting too many dogs.
As long as you can provide a loving home for them - and it sounds like you do, why not?
I now have three cats and if I could I would get more…
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Right now I've got a Brittany and a standard Dachshund, and in two months I'll be adding another Brittany. And they'll all be within a year's age of each other. Is it a lot of work? Sure, but it can be managed if you know what you're doing. Here's some tips that might help you.
1. Crate train your dogs. They can all go in and out together, much like getting children up together and putting them to bed together. Putting them all out in the yard together and syncing their "potty" times will make things much easier. They can also all eat in their respective crates to make feeding time easy.
2. Take them to a local dog park (or have the older sons do it) for exercise. A one hour visit several times a week is plenty. Or, if you don't have a dog park, have your older sons take the dogs on a one hour walk 3-4 days a week. This should be adequate exercise.
3. Feed them all the same food (so long as there are no special cases), and a good quality but reasonably priced food. Right now my boys are eating ProPlan (please no Purina haters!), but when puppy #3 comes along I think I will switch to Purina One since it is essentially the same formula as ProPlan, just about 30% less the cost. Also, dry food is much much cheaper than wet food. Have a picky eater? You can easily make wet food out of dry food by soaking it in water; just scoop the food into a tupperware container, fill with water until you've covered the food, then stick in in the fridge for 6-8 hours. When it's time to eat, you can stick it in the microwave for 45-60 seconds (make sure it's not too hot; moderately warm is good; just think baby food temperature) and the dogs should love it.
4. Buy in bulk. Food is cheaper in bulk, flea drops and heartworm preventative are cheaper in bulk, etc. etc. etc. You can buy lots of pet items for cheaper on http://www.jefferspet.com . So long as you buy a lot of items that you need at once (and make it worth the shipping cost) you can save a lot of money. And even some vets will give discounts when you bring in 3 or more animals at once (you may want to call your vet and ask about this); another alternative is to visit a low-cost vet clinic. Most low-cost clinics aren't emergency clinics, but you can get your vaccinations and medications for a very reasonable price.
Only you can decide if you're ready for 3 dogs. If you have the space and the extra help, I say why not? Good luck!
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