Right now, my boyfriend [22M] has an 8-9 month old border collie/australian kelpie mix.  He's considering getting another dog to keep her company since he feels she get's lonely and bored while he's at work.  He wanted to get another border collie. 

I've already let him know that I feel border collies require too much training and exercise, but I believe he sees that as a challenge. My problem with him getting another dog is that I do not feel like he's ready to handle a second dog, considering his dog right now is barely trained.

His current dog pulls while walking, does not respond to commands very well, destroys furniture, and overall an extremely hyper dog that never seems to relax.  He doesn't put the time into training her, and generally lets her do whatever she wants.  She is also getting protective and defensive about balls, which he understands is an issue and has talked about wanting to correct that.

My main concern is that I already have a golden retriever/pit mix, and whenever his dog and my dog spend time together it's madness.  His dog never stops playing with my dog, and she makes a lot of noise when she's playing, which can be annoying for my housemates and me when trying to focus on other things.  

Since I recently adopted my dog, Teddy, I've talked to my boyfriend a lot about obedience training for both of them.  I've sent him videos I found helpful, and talked about techniques that worked for me.  Either way, he doesn't really implement too many ground rules for his dog.

It's already very stressful for me having the two dogs around when we spend time together, and it's making me even MORE stressed thinking about him getting another dog.  I know it is his decision if he feels that he can handle another dog, but I know for a fact that I don't think I can handle having 3 dogs around the house when we hang out.

Is there anything I can do to help my boyfriend understand that his dog needs more training, or that getting a second dog would not be a good idea?
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Right now, my boyfriend [22M] has an 8-9 month old border collie/australian kelpie mix.  He's considering getting another dog to keep her company since he feels she get's lonely and bored while he's at work.  He wanted to get another border collie. 

I've already let him know that I feel border collies require too much training and exercise, but I believe he sees that as a challenge. My problem with him getting another dog is that I do not feel like he's ready to handle a second dog, considering his dog right now is barely trained.

His current dog pulls while walking, does not respond to commands very well, destroys furniture, and overall an extremely hyper dog that never seems to relax.  He doesn't put the time into training her, and generally lets her do whatever she wants.  She is also getting protective and defensive about balls, which he understands is an issue and has talked about wanting to correct that.

My main concern is that I already have a golden retriever/pit mix, and whenever his dog and my dog spend time together it's madness.  His dog never stops playing with my dog, and she makes a lot of noise when she's playing, which can be annoying for my housemates and me when trying to focus on other things.  

Since I recently adopted my dog, Teddy, I've talked to my boyfriend a lot about obedience training for both of them.  I've sent him videos I found helpful, and talked about techniques that worked for me.  Either way, he doesn't really implement too many ground rules for his dog.

It's already very stressful for me having the two dogs around when we spend time together, and it's making me even MORE stressed thinking about him getting another dog.  I know it is his decision if he feels that he can handle another dog, but I know for a fact that I don't think I can handle having 3 dogs around the house when we hang out.

Is there anything I can do to help my boyfriend understand that his dog needs more training, or that getting a second dog would not be a good idea?
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