I had a dog growing up whom I adored. He died when I was 17. As an adult, I've always known I'd like to have a dog as part of our family. My youngest child is now 3.5 and my husband WFH, we have a decent sized house, back garden and live in a semi-rural area that has plenty of dog walks on our door step. Once the world 'reopens', the time will be right for us to get a dog. As I have never chosen a dog, I'm not quite sure where to start in terms of where to get the dog from. I'm not set on a particular breed (my childhood dog was the product of my nana's dog getting next doors dog pregnant - we saw him born, chose him and my parents paid a nominal amount to cover the cost of the pup being born and fed. He was a beautiful mongrel through and through.) My SIL has a cockerpoo and, in terms of size, that sort of size seems right for us, but I'm open to any breed really (which I recognise also shows my naivety as I do not know much about breeds. I think all dogs are gorgeous.) I'm open to buying a puppy, or rehoming from a rescue centre. I feel very confident in knowing how to look after a dog - I did all of the socialising and training with my childhood dog. My best friend is a vet nurse since already consulted her about which insurance policies are the best. However, when it comes to finding and choosing a dog, I dont know where for start. Any tips or suggestions? Do you think there is a chance that, post lockdown, rescue centres will be inundated with unwanted dogs bought to pass the time in lockdown? If so, would it be best to wait for a rescue? Will rescuse centres even consider us with two children under 10? I also have a cat too - so wondering if we'd be best with a puppy rather than an older dog? Looking for opinions, suggestions and recommendations. I need to research this thoroughly before actually doing anything.
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Whatsername177 · 08/05/2020 17:02
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