[debbiej]

I would not get another pup for these reasons.

at 11 months, you girl is a puppy still. she will go through a period of time where she will test her training and your authority.

two dogs are not easy. they DO NOT need a playmate. you can't really safely leave two young dogs out unsupervised, so when you are gone, they should be in their crates anyway. when you are home, they vie for your attention. my two dogs do sometimes play and enjoy each other's company, but they enjoy our attention and company more. they do not "bond" to each other to the exclusion of the people in their lives. if anything there is a bit of pushy rivalry for our attention. and it can get intense.

I love both of my dogs, but..
I can't tell you how many times I've really wished I only had one rottie. even when they are both being wonderfully well behaved. to raise two rotties right, you will be going to 2 classes a week instead of one. you will be walking dogs twice as often, not walking two dogs together. I can't walk my two together, I can't give them the attention and training they need and deserve on our walk. when we go on a trip, one or both have to be boarded or dog-sat. One rottie in the car on a trip is manageable. two really isn't. One well behaved rottie as a house guest or in a motel room is accepted, two well behaved rotties often are not.

then there is what you mentioned. twice the vet bills, hair, food, treats, training, time.

It is much better to give one rottie all they need to be the best they can be, than to give two rotties half of what they need to get by.