Considering getting a puppy

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Have 4 dc 16,23,7 and 5 with the youngest having sn but is very gentle and has been round my mums dogs and knows when told no he leaves the dog or if dogs in bed ge is not to bother the dogs .Mind I tell him no then the dog comes over to him and does make me laugh when ge is in the powerchair and the dog barks for him to chase him then when ge stops the dog barks again

I'm home most the time so do have time for a dog so would not be left .we do like camping so would need bare this in mind and yes know most the walking be down to me but were fortunate as there's plenty of countryside around here

Am paticulary keen on labs or retrivers but want advice need to make sure have considered everything first before commuting to getting one

All I can say is molting is no light matter I have a Lab are you sure you are prepared for everything to be covered in fur. If not look at getting a poodle or a low molting breed. My lab is lovely patient great with the dc a real family dog, and I love him to pieces but he is not for the house proud.

Retrivers (and labs are similar) are capable of finding a wet, muddy puddle in the sahara. They are also the wrong colour to be covered in mud.

They are also very hairy and although a Golden's hair will just brush off you, it does get everywhere. Think not just clothes, but oven, fridge, your dinner... I kid you not!

Puppies are hyper and very hard work. Harder than a child because we have no natural instinct as to how to look after a puppy. It's a full time job and at first puppie sshouldn't be left alone at all, so that they can learn to be left gradually.

However, for me, all the cons are outweighed by the pros. Just be prepared for more work than you ever imagined.

Thank you

Houseproud I'm not as anyone can Say who knows me

know will be a lot of hardwork with a puppy at first but think the benefits of getting a puppy rather than a rescue dog outweighs the work in our situation.It's the playful nature of the labs I love

Ds3 adores dog and my mums lurchers are fantastic with him and it was watching the sheer joy he gets from them that is making me consider it ,even though be me doing the looking after

can anyone recommend a abook where can learn about use of cage training.Want to be really sure is right for us as a family first figure cheaper to buy a few books first then end up with a puppy and find not right for us

The other breed I like and have grown up with was German Sherpherds so another I might consider