What's better than one Mini Schnauzer? TWO Mini Schnauzers!
Heather and I could easily convince ourselves to get Riley and one of his puppy friends. We had actually set our minds to do that very thing when we started down this road to get a new puppy. After we'd had Zack for a number of years, we felt a little bad that he was always "solo" and never had another Schnauzer friend to play with and get in trouble with. So, we determined we'd do things differently this time.
Our first step was to explore how much more money a second puppy would cost just so we could make sure our budget could handle the additional expense. Heather talked to our beloved groomer and she let us in on a little secret we didn't know - two puppies purchased together will bond with each other and not as much with their adult family. That wasn't news we wanted to hear.
Not being one who is easily deterred, I contacted our veterinarian and told them of our plans. Unfortunately, they told us the exact same thing: two puppies will bond to each other. We also learned that it's more difficult to potty train two versus one and training in general will be more challenging. They recommended we wait a few months before purchasing a second puppy. Good advice.
With all of that said, I suppose we're going to take the advice of our groomer and vet. For now, Riley will be flying solo but I have a feeling he'll get plenty of love any way!
