When we got our little 8 week old chocolate lab (who is not 19 months) we had another dog temporarily staying with us.

When the doggy left Rolo became really sad but got over it........ yesterday we had a visit from the same dog and now Rolo is really depressed and keeps walking about crying, but he doesnt want out, want fed or anything.

I think hes depressed..... does he need a new friend or am i just sad?!??!

It'll pass. My dog does this when a member of the pack leaves the house or if one of his friends comes round. It's a form of seperation anxiety.

Liken it to a child having its toy taken away. Maybe take him out for a walk - it'll distract him and he'll soon be back to normal.

get him a friend! i cudnt not have 2 dogs now there great for each other digger keeps lotties toes warm lol!

hes just so playful and loves other dogs and kids and id rather hav another dog than a baby lol

get him a friend. my german shep x rocky was the same he used to stare out of the window and cry when he saw another dog. so we got daisy a black lab and now they are totally inseparable. they follow eachother around its so sweet.

But two dogs can be a handful. I took on another one for a while and they didn't get one - one bullied the other.

Young dogs quickly learn to live without another dog.

I wouldn't ever suggest getting another dog FOR your dog.

If YOU want and can cope with another dog, go for it.

Two dogs are a handful, it can be very succesful but you never really know what you're letting yourself in for.

Think, double vet bills, double food bills, double anything you ever buy for your dog.
Plus, having to pick up two lots of poo (and if they're anything like mine - they will do it at the same time, at opposite ends of the park), having to call back two dogs (and make sure they come to you) if the situation arises.

Remember also that at 19 months, your dog may well be preparing for his awkward stage! (and don't be fooled if he's already been through one!) So be careful to think about your existing dog's behaviour before getting another dog.

They will learn from each other too, which can be good/bad depending on what they learn!

You also risk losing some of the interaction between Rolo and yourself because he has another dog to play with (it also takes some of the strain off of you, of course).

If you do get two dogs, make sure they get time away from each other, otherwise, you'll find they could well suffer much worse than he is now if you need to take one out without the other (vets, for instance).

Personally, I'd say, get a good game of tug going, take a walk to the park or something and take his mind off the dog, onto you. He'll get over it, you'll be surprised how resilient they can be :)

Hope he's feeling tip top again :)

get him a friend, if you can, its nice to have more then one for company for each other, I always say one dog can tie you in, and sometimes stop doing things, what difference would one more do. i would never have just one dog, i have 4 lol. if you can cope financially then go for it.

im with shih ull find u can do more even on walks they entertain each other mine love fightin over sticks and never happier than wen there laid very cheekily on my bed together when i think there outside :loopy: :suspect:!!!

Sounds daft, but a cuddly toy might help! A safe one, of course.

My friend had 2 boxers and when one of them died, the other was really droopy and going round looking for her chum. She was so sad, they bought her a big, cuddly teddy, which she now carries round with her and uses as a pillow when she's in her basket!

Actually Dozy,
I got Takara a teddy dalmatian and left it with her littermates when I went to see her at the breeders, then, when I picked her up I brought it back smelling of her littermates.

She slept with it, ate with it, carried it everywhere... she adored it.

Then Eddy came along a year later and ripped it up :rolleyes:

Two dogs may be a great idea, it may be disasterous - I love my Eddy but I sometimes wish I just had the one dog because the pair of them are ok on their own but nightmares together! You can never be sure that they'll take the strain off ownership.
My two are plotting how to kill me through stress! :lol:

u worry far too much dotty lottie get some incense sticks on the go and breath (dont i sound all hip lol)

No - I'm simply pointing out that in many cases, two dogs can be far more work than one.

I know many people who have two dogs that are fine together and no more work than one would be.

However, another dog is never something I'd recommend to help the behaviour of the first dog because you never know what will happen. (Takara adores Eddy, she dotes on him, but she actually suffered from his influence on her and is now nervous with other dogs)

I don't think that I'd get a friend for Molly- the house just wouldn't survive!

Whenever her friends come and visit they rampage round the place and furniture goes flying- and they're only small. My house just isn't big enough for a big Molly and another pooch.

Anyway, she loves the kittens that I look after and I don't think I'd be able to foster as well if I had more than one dog.

What Lotti says about the stress of walking more than one dog is definitely true too. You need eyes in the back of your head occasionally, and I'm really lucky that Petey and Bailey are such affable little chaps. If they were less friendly then I don't think I'd be able to walk them and Molly together.