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[quote=Anonymous]I have 2 kids (ages 7 & 12yo) who desperately want a dog. This has always been a non-starter for me simply because two boys and two parents w/FT jobs has been enough chaos for my family. And also because I was attacked by a dog when I was in middle school; it was a relative's aging schnauzer and I was hurt badly enough to need plastic surgery. As a result, I'm one of those people who instinctively moves away from any dog I see, and I cringe when I visit friends and their big dogs jump all over me.

All that said, the kids are beginning to wear me down, especially after visiting my husband's family out west (they have acreage and tons of animals.) Literally everyone we know has a dog, and we have a fenced-in yard near a popular walking/bike path. Both my job and my husband's have a lot of flexibility. I think a dog would benefit my family in terms of teaching some responsibility, forcing the tween out of his headphone world, and because even I can see that dogs bring happiness to most people!

I've scoured another recent post by a prospective new dog owner ([url]http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/572969.page[/url]) and I'm considering taking the kids to some dog rescue events just to start to educate ourselves. I'd only consider a dog that is on the smaller side, doesn't shed much or at all, and doesn't evoke my residual schnauzer fears (e.g., not super barky/nippy.)

My question to you DCUMs is: can a non-dog person become a dog person? What else can I do to become less clueless? And any recommendations at all would be very much welcomed. Thanks![/quote]

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