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<blockquote data-quote="klmno" data-source="post: 261338" data-attributes="member: 3699"><p>This is the kind of stuff I'm mulling over. Financially, things are tough right now. I know they always won't be this way and whenever I've gotten a pup it's always been when it seems financially horrible. But, my dogs have always gotten their shots, preventative medications, etc. Still, I am debating whether or not this is a good idea right now. I do have more time right now, so that is helpful. I have a crate that would be suitable for probabably another mo or two, then it would outgrow it. Some dogs can be trained in that amount of time- so that all depends. I have a room with a vinyl flooring that can be closed from the rest of the house.</p><p></p><p>Even with health checks, you never know and that has me leary, too. My lap dogs are the first lhasa apsos I've had and I heard bad health issues about them, but they are middle-aged now and have had no health problems so far. I think that's the best we can hope for- they all will show signs of deterioration as they get old. on the other hand, I had a dog once that cost a lot, was pure bred with papers from a very reputable breeder and had show dogs in the line. It became diabetic at age 3yo and I gave it urine tests and insulin shots for 7 years after he spent a week in vet hospital on the verge of a coma. So, yeah, all those things need to be weighed.</p><p></p><p>Right now I'm leaning toward not getting one. But when I woke up this morning (actually I was awake half the night), I was feeling like I would be a LOT more comfortable with a trained large dog in the house- whether difficult child is here or not. Ideally, I would get a dog while difficult child is not here and I would go thru obedience training with it and it would know that I'm the "leader of the pack". If difficult child comes home and is reasonable, it would be great if he would do agility training with the dog.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klmno, post: 261338, member: 3699"] This is the kind of stuff I'm mulling over. Financially, things are tough right now. I know they always won't be this way and whenever I've gotten a pup it's always been when it seems financially horrible. But, my dogs have always gotten their shots, preventative medications, etc. Still, I am debating whether or not this is a good idea right now. I do have more time right now, so that is helpful. I have a crate that would be suitable for probabably another mo or two, then it would outgrow it. Some dogs can be trained in that amount of time- so that all depends. I have a room with a vinyl flooring that can be closed from the rest of the house. Even with health checks, you never know and that has me leary, too. My lap dogs are the first lhasa apsos I've had and I heard bad health issues about them, but they are middle-aged now and have had no health problems so far. I think that's the best we can hope for- they all will show signs of deterioration as they get old. on the other hand, I had a dog once that cost a lot, was pure bred with papers from a very reputable breeder and had show dogs in the line. It became diabetic at age 3yo and I gave it urine tests and insulin shots for 7 years after he spent a week in vet hospital on the verge of a coma. So, yeah, all those things need to be weighed. Right now I'm leaning toward not getting one. But when I woke up this morning (actually I was awake half the night), I was feeling like I would be a LOT more comfortable with a trained large dog in the house- whether difficult child is here or not. Ideally, I would get a dog while difficult child is not here and I would go thru obedience training with it and it would know that I'm the "leader of the pack". If difficult child comes home and is reasonable, it would be great if he would do agility training with the dog. [/QUOTE]
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