Hi everyone! I'm hoping to get some opinions, forgive the long post but wanted to give the full picture.
We are really keen to get a dog and fully understand the commitment (owned a dog pre children and grew up with them). Anyway, we are an outdoor family, love walks, not house proud, don't mind hair/ mud etc so are fully set on the breed - golden retreiver. This is the breed for us based on extensive research and speaking to breeders etc.
So, my question! Would it be mad to consider getting one at this point in our lives?! We have 2 young school age children (4.5 and 5.5 yrs) and planning baby number 3 in a few years time, hopefully. We live in a small house with a small garden, this won't change. We have direct access to woods, parks, countryside. I work part time, mainly from home. Should we wait until we have another child and they are in school? Should we discount a dog because our home is small? I just don't know when is a good time! I thought maybe now because we would have a trained dog by the time we think about another baby (at least 2 years away before trying I think), or should we not consider a dog until we've completed our family? Any thoughts?! Thank you!
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Fortheloveofdoghelp · 10/11/2018 18:15
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