I wonder if anyone has any experience of adopting an older puppy?
We have been "approved" to adopt a 5-month-old labrador but I guess I am starting to wonder if we are being a bit naive? The dog's first owners were given a financial inducement to give him up because they were abusing him. Basically, his second owners bought him from them at 11 weeks because they felt so sorry for him. A couple of months down the line, the second owners have given him over to rescue because they didn't have enough time to spend with him, both being full-time workers who never really wanted a dog anyway.
The dog seems happy and friendly we are told he gets on well with other dogs, but...
But, I am wondering if his background means he is likely to have a lot of problems and difficulties? I know he seems to have missed out on the main socialisation window and I wonder what that might mean in practice.
I would be very grateful to hear if anyone has any experience of a similar situation and how it turned out. Or just thoughts in general.
The dog is with a rescue centre at the moment and we are meant to be collecting him this weekend. He is a pedigree, fwiw, so would probably be rehomed to someone else fairly quickly if we decided not to go ahead.
Thanks in advance.
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Moonatic · 14/09/2016 22:17
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