Rescue or puppy?

[OrchidFlakes]

I’m wondering if anyone experienced with dogs could help us with this:
Generally I tend towards a rescue dog rather than buying a puppy but I’m desperate to make the right decision.
We are being homechecked tomorrow for a rescue dog (female will be almost 2 before she comes to us). She is coming from a rescue abroad and was found on the streets and now in private kennels. She has been health checked by a vet and assessed by the kennel staff. We have seen videos and she seems very docile and friendly with humans and other dogs and uninterested in cats. She appears to have no basic training.

DH and I have two DS (4 and 7 both in full time school) DH works from home 1-2 days a week and I’m a SAHM.

Would the above rescue dog be ok with us and become a good family dog (we’d do training classes and give her plenty of time to settle) or would we be better served to invest time and energy into a puppy to increase the chance of a well balanced dog?

Good luck OP. If you want a pedigree pup then contact the breed club and be prepared to wait. If you still want a rescue then look for ones that foster. That really does mean they match dogs with the right homes.

I had this dilemma recently, I looked at rescues but wanted a small terrier type dog and none would rehome a dog to us because we have a cat.

We decided on a puppy and for us it was 💯 % the right decision. We've got exactly the dog we wanted, I was able to meet the mother dog and visited the puppy every week until we took him home. He has grown up with my cat so no issues there, he loves kids, other dogs and is the friendliest little chap.

I appreciate there are issues with buying puppies and ensuring you're not funding criminals.

For a first time dog owner I think taking on a rescue is risky.