Have you ever regretted getting your dog?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NP here who has been weighing getting a dog for some time. Do you find dogs from breeders to have (broadly speaking) more manageable temperaments? I know there are very reasonable objections to getting a dog from a breeder versus a rescue or shelter, but this is something I wonder about when I consider what will work for our family. TIA.

You can absolutely tell a dog's disposition if they are rescue. In fact, if they are being fostered, you pretty much know what you are getting. A rescue v. breeder is a wash in terms of health problems. I know rescues with health problems (my own) and "purebred" dogs with problems (hip dysplasia, respiratory issues, etc.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For the first 3 or so weeks after getting our rescue lab, he was crazy and it was tough - it crossed our minds returning him to the shelter. But he gradually got better - much better. We did a weekly training class run by Montgomery County. If you can't be home much, then having a big dog is so much easier as they can hold it. Our lab would hold his pee every day for @11-12 hours until we got home from work. We'd take him for a long walk in the morning and then at least one evening and/or before-bedtime walk. It's also much easier if you live near a park with woods or brush so you don't have to clean up his poop. I still cringe when I see well dressed ladies reaching down to pick up pooch's poo[b]p.

Are you kidding me? You just let your dog poop and don't clean it up? You give other pet owners a bad name.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For the first 3 or so weeks after getting our rescue lab, he was crazy and it was tough - it crossed our minds returning him to the shelter. But he gradually got better - much better. We did a weekly training class run by Montgomery County. If you can't be home much, then having a big dog is so much easier as they can hold it. Our lab would hold his pee every day for @11-12 hours until we got home from work. We'd take him for a long walk in the morning and then at least one evening and/or before-bedtime walk. It's also much easier if you live near a park with woods or brush so you don't have to clean up his poop. I still cringe when I see well dressed ladies reaching down to pick up pooch's poop.

Holy shit you are an asshole. It's people like you that give dog owners a bad rep.

[Anonymous]

I don't regret it, but we had a grad party for my son and he ate a pan of bbq chicken. I wanted to kill him.