I've wanted a dog for years (probably golden retriever), but have started to research it more seriously over the holiday.
Financially I am in a good position. I have two dc who will be shortly turning 9 and 6. I work 3 days a week at home and 2 in the office. Obviously I will take time off when dog first comes home. I think when the dog is old enough to be left for a couple of hours I could juggle my 2 office days with my mum helping (she has already offered)/a dog walker/doggy day care. My 3 wfh days should be fine as I can walk/train/play with dog on / after the school runs and in my lunch break.
What concerns me is the weekends and school holidays. My kids don't do a huge amount of activities and the things we do at the weekends are pretty dog friendly. But I am concerned about the bad weather and dragging my kids out for walks. We have a decent garden backing onto a field but I still would have to take the kids with me obvs. Am I mad to consider this? How do other people juggle this? I really want to make it work, but don't want to make the wrong decision.