I'll have dog #3 this weekend. I never thought I'd have 3 dogs. Maybe I'm crazy. Getting 2 dogs was a huge step for me in the first place. I had concerns that Dakota would accept another dog in her home but she has come along beautifully. At first it was difficult - managing routines, working out guardy behavior, training, etc. but now everything is great. I will never go back to being a 1 dog household.

How will things change with 3 dogs, I wonder? Will everything go to hell in a hand basket? (What is a hand basket anyway)

This time I'm worried that Neiko won't accept a new dog in the house. Apparently, Dakota has passed on the guard dog torch to him and he takes his job very seriously. So, over the next few days I'm going to be thinking about how I want these dog introductions to go. How I'm going to manage feeding times, training times and so on. Hopefully all will go smoothly and it will hardly register as a bump in the road.

Any words of wisdom from 3 dog owners? 

Wish me luck!