(09-07-2013, 12:03 PM)Happyflowerlady Wrote: Glitter, I actually think that adopting an older dog is an excellent choice in your circumstance. Trying to take care of both a puppy and a baby is enough to try the patience of a saint ! At least this way, the dog should already be house trained, and not bouncing all over everything, and doing all the energetic things that a puppy would constantly be up to. Puppy's mean well, but they " just want to have fun" as the song goes, and it would be easy for a puppy to crash in to a toddler and hurt them.
An older dog will be a lot more settled. The main thing is to get one that is sociable with children, and small enough to live in an apartment, as well as large enough to be a good guard dog. Also, a dog with short hair is better than a long haired dog, since you will have a young one grabbing ahold of the dogs hair if it is long. I think you will be happy with your dog once you find the right one, so good luck with this !
This is an excellent response and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for it! This just makes me want a dog even more now! I feel that puppies are even harder to raise than babies (in my own experience) and I am just not willing to take on the added responsibility of a puppy. I know it sounds irresponsible, but I feel that it would be TRULY irresponsible to actually get a puppy and have to sometimes ignore it in order to care for my baby. I've had a bad experience with a puppy while I was pregnant. We ended up having to re-home her to a very loving couple (I got lucky there).
Good advice on the short hair! I never thought of that. Looks like I have some searching to do for the perfect dog. Thank you so much for all the tips! I'm excited now! Can't wait!
Thank you so much for all the tips! I'm excited now! Can't wait!
