i need a puppy, dammit.[views:9632][posts:51]_____________________________________ [Dec 27,2006 2:37pm - Old School ""] DO NOT GET A PUPPY. if you work all day please DO NOT GET ONE. I went through the pains of wanting a pup so bad when i got her i was in UTTER HELL for 4 months straight! If you do have someone that can watch the pup during the time you are away then fine. Training was key. Its EXTREAMLY hard to train a pup if you are not around much (I'm gone 10hrs a day M-F). If no one is around please go out and adopt a 1.5yr old dog. You will thank me later. I bought a european german shep last year and it was utter hell. i had to beg my parents to stay at my house to watch her and potty train her. i don't know how many times i wanted to give her back to the breeder. i spent a good HUGE chunk of change on her. I didn't give up and am so glad I did not. I did have to take her to speciality training which also costed an arm and a leg but she is extreamly obedient today. will not do anything out of turn. just remember vet bills are a bitch. for the first two months i was spending about $200 each visit. and to all that laugh at Cesar Millan, better watch his show as it really does work. be a pack leader and not a sucker! good luck |
| _____________________________________________ [Dec 27,2006 2:45pm - MarkFuckingRichards ""] i thank you for the advice old school, but i'll be working from home for the next 4 months, and it's a family dog anyway so i won't be the only one around to help train it. i helped train my last dog and my girlfriend's dog. it's a lot of work, but i know what i'm getting myself into. our house feels empty without a dog since we just put our dog to sleep 2 saturdays ago, so it'll be very theraputic for us to raise another dog which we see as another member of the family rather than just a pet. we're also very careful when it comes down to choosing which dog is best for us, so we won't have any problems that we don't already expect. |