The most dogs I have had at one time was 4 large dogs. At that time, we lived on 15 fenced acres with plenty of space. Even so, one of the dogs was primarily an outdoor dog who slept in the barn and mostly stayed in the fields; he had a "job" of watching for and scaring off predators who might have come after our chickens or the goat kids.

As an adult, living in a small space, the most I have had is two - one large, one medium. I got my current dog when my last dog was a senior.

I think the most important thing for me in deciding when I'm ready to add a dog to the family is the training level of the current dog(s). It's important to me that my dogs are well-trained and under control. A new dog, whether an adult rescue or a puppy, takes a lot of training time to get where I want them to be. Teaching one dog to heel while the other household dog can already hold a polite heel is a LOT easier than trying to teach two dogs at the same time, for instance.

I have always had one dog except a time when I had two dogs for a couple of years. Though both the dogs were of small breed - a pomeranian and a pug but still it was difficult for us to take care of the two. It seemed like too much work. I wonder how people manage to keep 3-4 dogs!

I never understood why anybody would want to have a bunch of dogs. I want to have a dog as a companion. I want to take good care of my dog. I want to have a good relationship with my dog. I think it would be hard to do that with more than one dog. For me, it's got to be one dog at a time.

Normally I would so as much as you want but you need to be considerate. Can you afford it? Do you have enough space for everyone to be comfortable? Acknowledge people around you when deciding too. Not everyone likes dogs and having an necessary amount can warrant trouble. I feel that four dogs should be enough and I think that might be too much.

We had our first dog in 1986. When we were offered a second dog in 2001, my husband declined. His reason is the caring. Only the 2 of us are living here and we are both in the office during weekdays - the leaves our only dog alone. When we were able to hire a housemaid, I was allowed to get another dog. By the way, I never buy a dog, they are all offered to me for free. Our first dog Jedi had a companion in 2003, a 2-month old male pekingese. With the care of our housemaid, those 2 dogs were okay.

Presently, we have 3 dogs and you can guess that we have 2 housemaids. But that's the maximum regardless if we get more housemaids because our house is not that big. So I agree with my husband that the maximum number of dogs for us is 3.

The maximum number for me would be having two dogs if I can afford them. It is an expense if I want to be a responsible dog owner. The food bill isn't all that bad, but the vet's bill is quite something to think about. Plus, on top of their regular vaccination shots, there are meds like heart worm and things like that. Those darn things costs money 🙂

That is a question answered by the owner's ability to house them, feed them, and give them attention. For me, I could do no more than two; not because of financial or monetary reasons, but because I would feel overwhelmed with more than two.

I think a person should only have as many dogs as he can afford to feed and house appropriately. Dogs also require a lot of attention, and some may not do as well if there are other dogs (or animals) competing for attention.

Remember, your puppies are people too, and they want to know you love them. So cuddle, groom and play with them every day.

I feel a comfortable number would be where you are able to give ample attention to all your dogs. Too many would be when you have little time for all your dogs and start feeling it becomes a chore to groom, feed play with and walk all of them.

I think at least two. It's impossible to be around your dogs all the time so if they have a friend they will handle your absence a little better.

I've had as many as three dogs at once. It's nice because they play together, but honestly, I like only having one. I take immaculate care of my dog and having more than one is just way too costly and time consuming for me. Plus, now I live in a smaller space so I think it is important to only have as many dogs as you have space for. It is good to keep in mind that some breeds need more room than others and not just because of size but because of the type of breed that they are (working, hunting, etc.).

I had two dogs till four years back but it was too much of work for me. Though both the dogs were easily manageable as one was a Pomeranian and the other one a pug. After the pomeranian passed away, I now only have the pug. But I think one dog is enough. It's difficult to handle more than one.

I've never considered the idea of having many dogs, I think it could be enough to take care of one or maybe two dogs at the same time, you generally need a lot of time to take care of many dogs, it would be a really good thing, but it would also be complicated at the same time, I would definitely have around 4 dogs if I had the time and the space for them, indeed.

My grandpa actually has 6 dogs, they're really loyal andf riendly with him, they basically take care of my grandpa as he's mostly alone at his house, it's quite good to have some company sometimes.

I think two grown dogs and few pups are fine. I had puppies before but I gave them away and tied my dogs. I am content with two right now and I don't see the need or have the resources to deal with more.

I only keep my 2 Golden Retrievers. If they make babies, I would be forced to give them away because I'm a single man, and I don't have all the time in the world to take care of 5 or 6 dogs.

It would be nice to have more, but sometimes you have to stick with what you can manage without problems.