I REALLY don't want to get a dog---so what kind of dog should I get

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was same and my family talked me into a golden retriever. I love her so much, I can’t believe I ever didn’t want her.

About to do same. I want a cavalier or cavapoo but my husband wants Bernese mountain dog and kids golden so I'm compromising. What breeder did u use?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm considering relenting to a relentless campaign by my children and husband to get a dog. We have cats, which is one of my reasons for not wanting a dog (what if they never get along?), plus the usual concerns about who will walk the dog, clean up the poop etc. My children swear they would walk it, but I don't think they fully understand what it would be like to have to deal with a dog that has to pee at 5:30 a.m.!
With all that said, can anyone recommend a small-ish, non-shedding, good-natured breed or mix that might fit our situation?

Having a dog for us is harder than having 3 kids. Maybe it’s our dog, maybe it’s us. But Whatever it is, I totes regret saying yes. My life was SO much better without this dog, sorry to say.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm considering relenting to a relentless campaign by my children and husband to get a dog. We have cats, which is one of my reasons for not wanting a dog (what if they never get along?), plus the usual concerns about who will walk the dog, clean up the poop etc. My children swear they would walk it, but I don't think they fully understand what it would be like to have to deal with a dog that has to pee at 5:30 a.m.!
With all that said, can anyone recommend a small-ish, non-shedding, good-natured breed or mix that might fit our situation?

Having a dog for us is harder than having 3 kids. Maybe it’s our dog, maybe it’s us. But Whatever it is, I totes regret saying yes. My life was SO much better without this dog, sorry to say.

What kind did you get? Ugh

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm considering relenting to a relentless campaign by my children and husband to get a dog. We have cats, which is one of my reasons for not wanting a dog (what if they never get along?), plus the usual concerns about who will walk the dog, clean up the poop etc. My children swear they would walk it, but I don't think they fully understand what it would be like to have to deal with a dog that has to pee at 5:30 a.m.!
With all that said, can anyone recommend a small-ish, non-shedding, good-natured breed or mix that might fit our situation?

Having a dog for us is harder than having 3 kids. Maybe it’s our dog, maybe it’s us. But Whatever it is, I totes regret saying yes. My life was SO much better without this dog, sorry to say.

Same here. I don't know your issues with your dog, but I will say, switching to e-collar training was a total game changer for us. We tried the positive reinforcement classes and it was so frustrating to be told we just needed to give the dog even more exercise, do even more training, and just be patient because it can take months. Within a few days there were massive changes, and we don't even need to use the electric setting most of the time, the vibrate setting works great. She often learns in just a couple repetitions - for example, with begging during dinner, I only had to hit the button a couple times and now she lays in the room but nowhere near the table and doesn't steal food from plates anymore. We can do walks without pulling, we've been able to cut down the exercise from 2+ hours a day to just 30-45 minutes, we can now take her to the park with us because she doesn't go berserk anymore. Overall much more enjoyable for us. Might be worth checking out?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm considering relenting to a relentless campaign by my children and husband to get a dog. We have cats, which is one of my reasons for not wanting a dog (what if they never get along?), plus the usual concerns about who will walk the dog, clean up the poop etc. My children swear they would walk it, but I don't think they fully understand what it would be like to have to deal with a dog that has to pee at 5:30 a.m.!
With all that said, can anyone recommend a small-ish, non-shedding, good-natured breed or mix that might fit our situation?

Having a dog for us is harder than having 3 kids. Maybe it’s our dog, maybe it’s us. But Whatever it is, I totes regret saying yes. My life was SO much better without this dog, sorry to say.

I mean, it's one of these. What kind of dog is this? My dog is a breeze and so good with the kids. The only thing that's harder than the kids is the constant need to go OUT. We definitely had some puppy days when my DH was like, 'at least with the kids I could be sleep deprived and up at 3am in my home. Putting on pants and a coat and dragging this dog out to piss on the streets of Manhattan in 20 degree temps is the PITS! Are you SURE we can't diaper??" LOL. All good now though with an adult dog.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm considering relenting to a relentless campaign by my children and husband to get a dog. We have cats, which is one of my reasons for not wanting a dog (what if they never get along?), plus the usual concerns about who will walk the dog, clean up the poop etc. My children swear they would walk it, but I don't think they fully understand what it would be like to have to deal with a dog that has to pee at 5:30 a.m.!
With all that said, can anyone recommend a small-ish, non-shedding, good-natured breed or mix that might fit our situation?

Having a dog for us is harder than having 3 kids. Maybe it’s our dog, maybe it’s us. But Whatever it is, I totes regret saying yes. My life was SO much better without this dog, sorry to say.

Same here. I don't know your issues with your dog, but I will say, switching to e-collar training was a total game changer for us. We tried the positive reinforcement classes and it was so frustrating to be told we just needed to give the dog even more exercise, do even more training, and just be patient because it can take months. Within a few days there were massive changes, and we don't even need to use the electric setting most of the time, the vibrate setting works great. She often learns in just a couple repetitions - for example, with begging during dinner, I only had to hit the button a couple times and now she lays in the room but nowhere near the table and doesn't steal food from plates anymore. We can do walks without pulling, we've been able to cut down the exercise from 2+ hours a day to just 30-45 minutes, we can now take her to the park with us because she doesn't go berserk anymore. Overall much more enjoyable for us. Might be worth checking out?

E-collars are for lazy owners. It doesn't train them but, it gives them fear and pain. Great job pp!

https://dogsnet.com/dog-shock-collar/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm considering relenting to a relentless campaign by my children and husband to get a dog. We have cats, which is one of my reasons for not wanting a dog (what if they never get along?), plus the usual concerns about who will walk the dog, clean up the poop etc. My children swear they would walk it, but I don't think they fully understand what it would be like to have to deal with a dog that has to pee at 5:30 a.m.!
With all that said, can anyone recommend a small-ish, non-shedding, good-natured breed or mix that might fit our situation?

Having a dog for us is harder than having 3 kids. Maybe it’s our dog, maybe it’s us. But Whatever it is, I totes regret saying yes. My life was SO much better without this dog, sorry to say.

Same here. I don't know your issues with your dog, but I will say, switching to e-collar training was a total game changer for us. We tried the positive reinforcement classes and it was so frustrating to be told we just needed to give the dog even more exercise, do even more training, and just be patient because it can take months. Within a few days there were massive changes, and we don't even need to use the electric setting most of the time, the vibrate setting works great. She often learns in just a couple repetitions - for example, with begging during dinner, I only had to hit the button a couple times and now she lays in the room but nowhere near the table and doesn't steal food from plates anymore. We can do walks without pulling, we've been able to cut down the exercise from 2+ hours a day to just 30-45 minutes, we can now take her to the park with us because she doesn't go berserk anymore. Overall much more enjoyable for us. Might be worth checking out?

E-collars are for lazy owners. It doesn't train them but, it gives them fear and pain. Great job pp!

https://dogsnet.com/dog-shock-collar/

You dug up a year old thread just to say that?