Anyone considering getting a dog?

[northernrefugee39]

We just got back from a dog rescue centre because or their Xmas pressie from my Mum- my two youngest daughters wanted to sponsor a dog which they could visit.
We found a small rescue centre who need all the money they can get.
There were some gorgeous dogs there- one who had been there 4 yrs- and call me soft but it broke my heart!
They get alot from the Dogs Trust- a big charity- because they're too ugly or not photogenic enough....
I anyone's considering getting a dog - please think of rescues!
We have a rescue already- and she's not fab with other dogs- tho' we may try getting another to go with her as she's older and better behaved than she was.

Corn- I think it would depend so much on the dog- definitely not a terrier- but our lurcher lab more or less ignores our guineapigs. Once when she was younger- she "worried" them- and got such a telling off she never does anything now. The guineas were fine- just a bit shaken.
If you have the sort of dog who wants to please you at all costs- it should be ok- but if you have the sort - kind of jack Russely type - who go their own way and tell you to bog off in dog language- it may be a problem n'est pas?.......

Our dog and cats get along okay, the dog occasionally snaps at the fish in the tank as we have recently got a new downstairs tank so its a novelty to him. One of the cats and the hamster, however ........if we forget to close the door to the computer room which also houses he hamster, one of the kittens climbs up to the high shelf with the cage and lies on top waiting for hammy to come out of her house. The other two cats never bother but this one is very determined so we are being extra vigilant

I don't think a terrier would be a good choice with a rabbit since they are bred to kill them sometimes :O but maybe a pup would be alright if he grew up around the rabbit. collies are generally quite protective of other animals.

Def wouldn't trust my dog with a rabbit or other small rodent he is part lab, part ?/poss greyhound