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[quote=Anonymous]Understand that the responsibility for the pet is on the adults. Don't base getting one on your kids' promises to help, or your determination to make them help or there will be consequences. Your dog will need frequent walks, and you will need to be the one doing it because you can't be sure your kids will scoop the poop, nor that they will be able to manage in a potentially dangerous situation, such as an off-leash dog running up to yours.

An 8-week-old puppy can make it through the night if it hasn't had water for four hours, but you will need to get up and take the dog out first thing every morning every day, no sleeping in or showering first.

Your days will be broken into 2-hour segments, after which the puppy will need to go out. Sports practice is often at fields that don't allow pets. Even an outdoor restaurant won't work with a puppy; they don't know how to behave yet. You can't just tie your puppy up and go into a store for a quick errand. The logistics are A LOT.

But puppies are the best. They're soft! They have puppy breath! They think you're a goddess![/quote]

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