Hello, I was hoping some of you could help me think through getting a dog. DH grew up with dogs but I have never owned one. My sister has had one for 8 years (wire/border terrier cross) and I also dog sit for a friend's lurcher collie cross.
I absolutely do not want to rush into this and am prepared to spend a couple of months thinking and researching (which is hopefully where you lot come in!). I've spent ages googling and it's a bit like baby advice - many different ideas, all valid and no one prepared to get down off the fence. So I want the truth! If I gets the end of this and it's not practical then so be it, no dog, however sweet they are.
We have three children (11,8,5) and run our own business which would allow us to have the dog with us all the time. DH feels that he would rather get a puppy so he knows it is properly trained and how it reacts to things.
We have a decent sized garden (have chickens in an enclosed pen and guinea pigs which spend the nights inside and days in a run outside) and are within a 5 minute walk of several open spaces despite being in a city. Short drive to woodlands, rivers and down land. I also have some money set aside for anything we need and the first year's insurance etc PIL happy to dog sit if we need ever.
So where the hell do I start?! I don't think I want a small dog and nothing huge. And then I get stuck. So if anyone has got to the end of this, how do I go about working out if and when and what we should get? Thanks for reading!
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Wellwellwell3holesintheground · 02/09/2014 21:16
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