I have a 7 year old springer X. She is a lovely dog. Quite calm and chilled at home, but rather nervous when out. She mixes with lots of dogs on our walks, but will randomly growl at some dogs - usually when they sniff too long. She'll growl and run off from them.
Would a puppy be a terrible idea? She used to spend lots of time with her mum, but she had to be rehomed due to a divorce. She loved being with her mum, but hasn't seen her in over a year now. I think she'd be grumpy with the arrival of a puppy, but would be fine in time. Dh thinks she'd hate it forever.
I have a few worries. If we got one, would she teach grumpy habits to the puppy? Growl at a few dogs - most of the time she is fine, I must stress that! Is she too old to cope with a puppy? Somewhere I read under 5 was the best age to introduce a new puppy. It could just be a disaster couldn't it? Or it could be great? I'm at home most of the time, so have time to spend with them.
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pigsinmud · 22/03/2016 09:22
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