How to choose a second/companion rescue dog?
For some time I have been considering getting a second dog as a pal for my current dog and hope to do so in the new year. All my previous dogs have been rescue dogs and that is what I plan to get again. I have done quite a bit of research about how to choose a second dog ie how to match a new dog to your current pet, but am interested in hearing the views of all you good folk on answerbank. My current dog is a 2.5 year old spayed female of fairly dubious pedigree! She no doubt has some sort of terrier in her – when her nose is down, her recall is totally lost! She is an extremely afftectionate dog and seeks body contact from dogs and humans alike. She has enormous energy and could walk, run, chase ball etc for hours on end. Her favourite kind of play is when she finds another dog on her walk who will play chase with her. She loves being chased and that is one of the reasons why I thought she would get alot from having a canine companion. What would be really useful would be if people c