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Toddlers: 12 - 24 Months
Could I handle 3 3year old labs?!
I have been looking for a playmate for our Mya girl. (3 yr old chocolate)
I got an email of a family that has to move over seas and they have to get rid of their black and yellow lab, both 3 yrs old. They really want them to be together, they have grown up together. WOuld it be foolish to even consider?!!!
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Re: Could I handle 3 3year old labs?!
Holy crap - no. I'm going crazy with one 4 year old lab. I can't imagine 3 labs in one space. Eeeek!
My lab is in the office with me right now and is taking up almost the entire sofa. I am laughing at the thought of having three labs in here.
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It would depend a lot on their behavior. I have 3 pugs and they are whirlwinds. They never stop. It is frequently overwhelming.
If you can meet them and they are mild mannered then truthfully, 3 isn't much more work than 2. Although pp brings up a good point of walking all three.
I'm an animal lover period. My ultimate dream would be to have a huge ranch like the BestFriends.org ranch in Utah and take in unwanted and abused animals. However, my reality is that I married a non-animal-lover. He hates our pets and wishes we had none. He only tolerates them because of me.
I just think labs are such a hyper breed, wonderful, but hyper. With a child, it would be very difficult to keep control of them unless they were really well trained. Maybe they are?
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From what the original email said they are well trained, the one is just a lover and wants her belly rubbed and the other loves to swim. They have grown up with 3 small kids so I am not worried about that. We already take Mya to the park and swim and run her every day. The things I think about are when we go out of town. Thats a lot of dogs to board and feed.
There's no way that *I* could do it, but...
FWIW - I received a similar email recently - turned out it was spam. Don't know if you got the same one.
were their names coco and cookie?
Yep, they were Coco and Cookie... sorry. :-(
But if you've decided that it is a good idea, I am sure that your local shelters or rescue groups have some GREAT dogs available!
Oh sad. I totally thought it was a friend of my friend. =( Never mind.
oh wow. I used to babysit for a family with 3 kids (2 with ADHD) and 3, 3 y/o boxers. It was constant choas.
Do you have some sort of back-up if you can't handle it?
Dogs are pretty chill by 3 years old. Even my off-the-hook weimaraner was calm by then (in the house).
We have 3 dogs (and 3 cats). It's totally doable.
ETA: I just saw the update. I'm sorry it was a scam. :-( Exactly what would they be scamming for?
Awww ... that sucks that it was a scam! But, if you really want another Lab, check shelters and rescues! There are tons that need homes.
FWIW - We have five dogs for a total of around 450lbs of dog in our house. It works for us. I know it would send a lot of people screaming into the hills though. It's all about the fit.
if you have patience, yes. i have two two-year-old labs. they are "professionally" trained and at times have their moments. thank god these "moments" are not often, but i adore them and the bond they have with my daughter. when the labs are getting in the way, i put them in their kennel for about an hour or so before letting them out.
only if you have patienc~
What does anyone have to gain by giving away two dogs? What kind of email scam is that? So confused.
I'd do it; labs are my favorite. Get a tennis ball slingshot and a few Kongs and you'll be all set.
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also very confused....
That sucks it was a scam- wtf kind of scam is that, anyway?
I would have said no, anyway. ?You're TTC and while DD and 3 dogs might be manageable, DD, new baby, and 3 dogs might push a person over the edge. ??
(read it. you know you want to.)
anderson . september 2008
vivian . february 2010
mabel . august 2012
i would say no.
we got our second dog when i was just a few weeks pregnant b/c we thought our 1st dog was "on her way out." a year later we still have 2 dogs and i CANNOT WAIT until we only have 1 dog. I know that's kind of a heartless thing to say. 1st dog is not good w/ DD so she is either confined to another part of the house or she's outside. 2nd dog is sweet and good w/ baby but she loves to steal toys/diapers/bibs so we are constantly chasing after her. so i've always got to be thinking, "where are the dogs, where is the baby, what kind of nautiness is happening?"
it could work out, though. I just see dogs as a 10+ year commitment and now i wish we would have waited until DD was older to get another dog.