We were fostering a gorgeous 13yo spaniel who sadly had to be PTS today due to very rapid decline which turned out to be caused by a huge tumour. He had been with us for 4 months. Our 2yo spaniel is sad, the kids (aged 3, 6 and 8) are sad and DH and I are sad. Getting another dog feels like the right thing to do but we can't face a puppy, puppies are a pain!! A quick trawl of 3 or 4 local rescue websites suggests that kids of those ages + existing dog + cat rules us out of pretty much all rescue dogs. We have chickens too (fenced into a run mind you) which probably won't help. DDog is the only dog we've ever had and she came to us as a puppy from a friend's litter (rather than us actively seeking a dog) so limited experience here. Can anyone advise whether we are likely to find anything to suit?
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