They’re yappy, jumpy and shed. Lovely dog but stay clear.
Labradoodle.
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Jesus H. Christ, no!
I’ll say no more
A gentle ribbing mate. I thanked you already for the enquiries on my behalf, it was mighty sound of you.
I’ll say no more
Not as much as you think but you need to stick with it… Some dogs are just stupid also. Socialization is as important as training. Master recall and you’re done…
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I’ve applied to be a dog fosterer myself, if anything comes through I’ll be back onto you.
I know a family that have done this for years … There was always someone at home during the day tho…
We got our first dog here 2 years ago, it’s a schnauzer x poodle and she has worked out mighty well. Doesn’t shed, toilet trained quickly, loves playing and exercising but nothing too demanding either, barks only when someone comes to the door. It has great patience and has been brilliant for the kids.
I’d be very wary of getting a bigger dog as your first one if getting it as a pup. Labradors and the like can cause some amount of damage chewing stuff as pups, and kids can’t hold the lead when out for walks because they aren’t strong enough. There are clearly lads here with great knowledge with dogs, but its unlikely you will have that straight away and the idea of being consistent with training the dog is great until the kids are sneaking it up stairs to their room.
I reckon get a small, handy dog as your first and use what you learn then to get a bigger one later in life if that’s what you fancy.
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Sure we’re back to full on work from home now for the foreseeable. A foster situation while I have that set up would be a good trial I think to judge whether I could take one on full time.
I’m not sure who you’re having a dig at mate. I’ve never come into this thread before. Presumed lads with dogs would all be sound.
We’ve one of them here too that’s 18 months old. Great lad. We’ve a labrador as well that’s nearly 14. She’s unreal with kids.
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Not sure if you are serious or not. She has since been re-homed in Ennis for free. It’s temporary and may or may not work out. She was a present and we just didn’t feel we were ready for the youthful enthusiasm of a pup at this stage of out lives. There has been lots of tears.
I wouldn’t be a man to try make a quick buck on this. I hope she’ll be well cared for and happy. I’m fairly sure this is where she came from. I’d say she’s the one on the right. They wouldn’t take her back from the present giver.
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Getting into fostering dogs is a serious undertaking. I know two women who do it, one locally and one in Limerick and they are both very, very good with dogs. You are generally getting something with issues, that has been discarded or mistreated and your job is to teach it how to be a dog again and get it rehomed with as few issues and baggage as possible.
Getting into it to see if you’d be able for dog ownership down the road is a recipe for disaster and incredibly selfish, in my humble opinion
Why is fostering a dog selfish?
Did you read my post at all?
What if the dog hasn’t necessarily been mistreated or doesn’t have dog issues? The places doing the fostering tend to be careful about placement from what I’ve seen. Am I still very selfish if I take in a dog for a few months while I’m working from home and so have the ability to be with it pretty much full time?
I would say you are because you’re doing it for your benefit.
If you need to foster a dog to see if a dog is right for you then a dog almost certainly isn’t right for you
I did, and I don’t think fostering a dog is selfish at all. The people abandoning the dogs are the selfish cunts.
It’d be to the dogs benefit as well in my view. It’s not to see whether it’s right for me from my point of view but rather to see if it’s sustainable. It would be while I’m working from home at least, it’s after that it’s questionable. I take your point point though, I’m aware it’s not something to take on lightly.