My husband really really wants a dog. I do too! And love looking on the rescue sites and Pets4Homes etc and imagining life with a dog. My husband has never lived a dog (even as a child). I grew up with many of them and whilst equally wanting, more realistic about things. I have reservations that are making me concerned.
I would like a small/medium dog, calm and good with children, able to handle my mum visiting a few times a week with her very placid (daft as a brush) dog.
Would you mind reading through our lifestyle/situation and telling me your honest opinion? And which breeds you think might suit us best:
We are a family of 3, me, my husband and 6 year old child. Out child is very sensible and calm around dogs. My mum has one and so she is not nervous of them. We live in a 3 bed semi with a medium to small sized garden. 6 ft fence and walls surrounding it. Live in a village in the countryside. Amazing walks all around us. We would walk it once a day.
Husband works full time, I work almost full time. We are both out of the house 5.5 hours a day on week days. Home all weekend. We only holiday in the UK. We can afford a dog and would get really decent pet insurance.
I think we would need a small/medium sized but robust dog. Husband wants something that doesn't look too girly!! He actually would love a bulldog. I love labs but think our garden is too small.
My big concern is that the dog will be unhappy being left alone while we’re at work. I could potentially reduce or condense my hours to 3 days.
What do you think?
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Knobblybobbly · 12/03/2020 16:51
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