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Bubby is THRIVING on his training, but still barks at strangers (not dogs though). He has to sit for his food and is getting fixed sometime next month, and once that happends he will be able to stay in the house a LOT more often. He still likes to rough-play, and we are thinking in December to adopt another dog. I really want a puppy lab, german shepherd, or pitbull. I have had experiances with all the breeds but I really want a purebred because (no offence to mutts), all the mix breeds Ive owned gave me a lot more problems then my purebreds have :/
I dont really want to pay more for obediance, so I want to be careful on choosing the dog. Even though I really want a puppy, I was thinking about getting an older dog. They arent that hyper and since no one really wants to adopt an elderly dog from a shelter, I figured I would be doing something good and it there would be a lot less problems. Theres just one thing wrong with that. Bubby is only about nine months old so would he put stress on the older dog? Since I am adopting I am gonna introduce them at first.
Anyway, Bubby will most likely spend the day outside and come in at night or in the evening until morning because it tends to freeze at night. I would like to keep the older dog inside most of the time. I want to adopt one thats house trained, and that doesnt have a lot of health issues since I like to get out a lot and I dont really like leaving my dog(s) behind. I would just like opinions on whether to adopt an elderly dog or to get a dog about the same age as Bubby.
Thanks
I dont really want to pay more for obediance, so I want to be careful on choosing the dog. Even though I really want a puppy, I was thinking about getting an older dog. They arent that hyper and since no one really wants to adopt an elderly dog from a shelter, I figured I would be doing something good and it there would be a lot less problems. Theres just one thing wrong with that. Bubby is only about nine months old so would he put stress on the older dog? Since I am adopting I am gonna introduce them at first.
Anyway, Bubby will most likely spend the day outside and come in at night or in the evening until morning because it tends to freeze at night. I would like to keep the older dog inside most of the time. I want to adopt one thats house trained, and that doesnt have a lot of health issues since I like to get out a lot and I dont really like leaving my dog(s) behind. I would just like opinions on whether to adopt an elderly dog or to get a dog about the same age as Bubby.
Thanks