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How many is enough?

bruce. I think your house sounds brilliant and you are defo a real dog lover !!!!!!

It sounds great the way they run for the ball and chase each other. Have you any up to date photo's.


The question i want to ask you is...............

Are you going to get any more and how did you get so many? Is there a story behind it all, did you get them as puppies or rescues? Im just curious if im not being nosey????icon_nwunsure

And yes we were talking about you again!! And i started it !! hee heecl*p
 
Well I have a cavi gang of 4 and foster so usually have 5 dogs. I live in a small house with a smallish garden but right next to a lovely park and only 5 mins in the car to the wonderful Peak District.

All my dogs get along fine and are really no trouble at all.I spend alot of time with them and have only recently stopped working part time.I also have a disabled daughter and am a lone parent. So life is busy busy busy but that is how I like it!

Each of my dogs has a working role. Tim does agility, Ellie P.A.T dog Henry starting heel work and Esther the stay at home scared rescue girl. So they are kept busy too so they seem to keep out of mischief.
 
Bruce - your house sounds hilarious, and just so much fun! I would pay to see them chase each other from upstairs down, and back again :D
Surely one of the Networks would pay you to film a series?? I can see it now - '14 Dogs and Counting' :rotfl:You could get some serious ratings Im sure!

Anyway - after listening to your story, Im convinced that we would have no problems fitting another one or two into our home!!
 
Two isn't much more work than one, three is just a tad more than two, four is almost exactly like 3, five is more action and more fun than four-- giggle. Six on a bed is definitely more kisses and warmth on a cold night.
 
WoodHaven said:
Two isn't much more work than one, three is just a tad more than two, four is almost exactly like 3, five is more action and more fun than four-- giggle. Six on a bed is definitely more kisses and warmth on a cold night.
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Exactly - Now you're thinking like me LOL One just wasn't enough - Two was almost easier then one as they had each other to entertain - Three was easy after to, and if you have three, why not 4? And it just goes from there LOL

I also wanted to comment on an earlier comment about gardens and I completly agree - As a rescuer, I also actually prefer homes without a yard/garden to a home with one - And I WILL NOT adopt to a family with a doggy door until the doggy door is permenently closed - Why? I find they make a family to lazy, a doggy door can be a good tool, but I've seen it to often abused - Sadly, one of my senior rescues, Gratzi, fell victom to an owner that became lazy with a doggy door - The result? He dug under the fence when the owner was at work (despite a few reminders to NEVER leave the doggy door open when he wasn't home!), and he got hit by a car and was killed :( Now an owner that lives in an apt and walks their dog on leash several times a day not only get more time with the owner, but would never face that danger of excaping a yard through a doggy door!!! Sadly, in the 3 years I've done rescue - 2 of the 3 people with doggy doors I've adopted to have had their dogs excape and get killed by cars, and sadly, those 2 are only 2 of 3 dogs that have passed away in those 3 years. Very tragic odds!!!!
 
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We have three cavalier ladies and two mature female cats and we all get along fine ,as i type this sitting on the bed using my laptop Poppy is on the floor beside me Daisy is on the bed just settling down for a snooze and Rosie is also on the bed chewing a nyla bone with Daisy now on the other end, So i would think theres room on the bed for at least four more but at the time i am stuck at three still trying to persuade Dawn to get "just one " more .Lukes in his own bedroom with Tammi the white cat and Dawn is downstairs with Ami the other white cat .My only comment about having three girls is early on this year i gave up on my grassed back garden as with the girls going to the loo there the grass was fast going so i called it quits and had it paved , now i have a raised square in the centre with a big matur acer bloodgood planted there and around the paving large spot plants in big containers it looks quite nice even though i liked my grass .The girls dont mind at all and its easier to pick up the poop ,and as i still work full time and neither drink nor smoke and Dawn doesnt go without anything and shes at home all day and we are mortgage free so the loves of my life even with 3 x vet bills and 3 x ins and 3 x any thing else they are worth every penny and more they are my babies and certainly come way in front of me for anything and it gives me nothing but pleasure splashing the cash on them .So if you are happy and they are happy and you can afford it surely the answer is never too many :dogwlk:
 
Two isn't much more work than one, three is just a tad more than two, four is almost exactly like 3, five is more action and more fun than four-- giggle. Six on a bed is definitely more kisses and warmth on a cold night.
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:rotfl: Aha, the 'slippery slope' defense! Having only reached four, I can agree that this is all true. :cool: I couldn't do six on the bed though or I'd be on the floor -- it's only a full sized mattress!

Ruby2 -- Bruce and his wife Kris are cavalier breeders with the MysticKnight affix in the US (see his forum documenting two litters in the 'health' section). That's why they have that number of dogs. :)
 
Speaking of the slippery slope: My husband's fear is that my answer to the question of how many dogs is enough is: "one more than we already have." He even said that to me when we were discussing getting a second dog. He said "Then, the next thing you know you will be pushing for 3..."

I seriously, seriously, only want 2, though! Honestly, sweetie!
 
Karlin said:
:rotfl: Aha, the 'slippery slope' defense! Having only reached four, I can agree that this is all true. :cool: I couldn't do six on the bed though or I'd be on the floor -- it's only a full sized mattress!

Ruby2 -- Bruce and his wife Kris are cavalier breeders with the MysticKnight affix in the US (see his forum documenting two litters in the 'health' section). That's why they have that number of dogs. :)
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thanks karlin i had a good read. Very enjoyable. An awful lot of work involved. I can only presume now then that the 14 king charles that bruce has now are another litter ?? The post was 2005/2006 would that be right?? Im wondering is it the same mother. Must admit i felt abit sorry for her, with her hair falling out etc and she had another litter the year before. Bruce and kris obviously are very good at what they do. They do seem to take brilliant care of the puppies...:), and the mother!!
 
WoodHaven said:
Two isn't much more work than one, three is just a tad more than two, four is almost exactly like 3, five is more action and more fun than four-- giggle. Six on a bed is definitely more kisses and warmth on a cold night.
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Seeeeeeee, Sandy understands me :D.

I just did a quick count and we have 5 dogs that came from other breeders and the rest are dogs we have bred. We generally look at each litter we breed to see if there are any show prospects and will keep one if we think so. Basically when we buy from another breeder, we are doing so to try to better our lines from the standpoint of both health and longevity and conformation.

BTW, Anna has had 1 more litter since I did the "5 months" thread. She will not be bred again; just getting too old. By rights we should place her with a family, but she is another one of those that we just can't part with. In part, that's why we have so many dogs. We have 3 others who we just can't part with, Penney (our oldest), Kate (Penney's daughter and our first puppy) and Eva, aka "Our Little Mess". Poor Eva had such promise as a puppy, but as she grew up, everything went wrong from the standpoint of conformation. No way could we breed her. And no way could we give her up! So she is just our pet now and the cutest little mess you ever saw.
 
Bruce H said:
Seeeeeeee, Sandy understands me :D.

I just did a quick count and we have 5 dogs that came from other breeders and the rest are dogs we have bred. We generally look at each litter we breed to see if there are any show prospects and will keep one if we think so. Basically when we buy from another breeder, we are doing so to try to better our lines from the standpoint of both health and longevity and conformation.

BTW, Anna has had 1 more litter since I did the "5 months" thread. She will not be bred again; just getting too old. By rights we should place her with a family, but she is another one of those that we just can't part with. In part, that's why we have so many dogs. We have 3 others who we just can't part with, Penney (our oldest), Kate (Penney's daughter and our first puppy) and Eva, aka "Our Little Mess". Poor Eva had such promise as a puppy, but as she grew up, everything went wrong from the standpoint of conformation. No way could we breed her. And no way could we give her up! So she is just our pet now and the cutest little mess you ever saw.
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thanks bruce.I was wondering where all the dogs came from. I think you and kris really love all the dogs you have. Its a great story. I read all about the pregnancy etc on the health section like karlin said. Is really hard work,. A person would really want to know what they are doing would'nt they. Well done. Sounds like you have a very lively household...
 
hmmmm ;)

How many is enough? ((blushing here)).

I've decided that 6 is just fine, no more!!!! And we live in a normal-sized 3 bedroom house; OH and I have 5 dogs sleep in the bedroom with us and my daughter has the other 1 with her! We don't have a massive garden, but the dogs get lots of off-lead exercise on the fields around here. I only work 12 hours a week away from the house, so get to spend loads of time with the Cavs. The major difficulty is finding somewhere to sit in the evening ;)

At the weekends, all 6 dogs accompany us to our caravan, which is situated in a forest and the whole weekend is centred around walks and relaxing with the clan.

I've had Cavs for 20+ years, but ended up with 6 using the "one more won't be much more trouble" principle ;). 5 of our little furbabes are rescues, and volunteering in rescue was how we found each of them.

Main disadvantage of 6 - it's best if OH is around at walk time, so we can walk them all at once. Oh and we hate lead walks, so take them to remote places, so they can run free!

Our dogs are never boarded, and yes we do base our entire life around them. This year we are taking a holiday and have found a caravan to hire on a farm that will accept us and however many dogs we want to bring with us! That'll be all 6 of course :).
 
How many is enough..

I have three and would say enough is when you run out of human bed space! It doesnt seem to matter how many dog beds I buy they all want to snuggle up on the bed with us!

I'm very surprised at the not homing with a doggy door though - seems very strange to me. I have a doggy door in my kitchen to my garden for when i am out shopping or at work (part time) . Obviously it also forms part of the great 'I have the ball you have to chase me game....' .

I must admit I dont enjoy lead walking mine - two pull like mad so we go to the woods every day so they can have a good rummage around...


MISTY - are you holidaying in south wales by any chance?
 
I have two and that is my limit. I do foster on occasion and enjoy having a third but it has taught me that my preference is to remain at two.

The people (like Sandy and Bruce....two crazies!!) with multiplies just know how to make it work. I don't think I have it in me. ;)

Doggy doors.....we have a doggy door and I love it!! My guys still get their walks but I love the freedom of the doggy door. Our back wall is concrete and I know the limits of my two. They will not and cannot escape. Plus I can look out my window and see where they are if they go out unescorted. To get out the doggy door though, they have to go past my office chair so I know when they go out.
 
Two is the magic number (for me)

Up until a week ago, our large yard was not fenced. So my poor puppy has been attached to my hip for 5 months- walks, potty breaks, everywhere! He is a "darter" so I cannot trust him off-leash EVER.

I finally broke down and fenced the yard, and I have never seen him so happy. We still go for walks, but his new love in life is playing fetch with the ball in the yard.

I have three dogs, but I think 2 is the magic number for me. My oldest is 14 YO (not a cavalier) and although I will be devastated when she crosses the bridge, I think my life will be easier with two. I have had anywhere from 1 to 4 dogs at one time, and I believe the magic number is 2. My Cavaliers are so attached to me, unless my lap grows I can't imagine having three trying to squeeze on!
 
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