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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know the knee-jerk answer is “rescue!” but help me think this through:

Kids are 7 and 10, begging for a dog. I SAH but might be going back part time in a year or two. DH and I raised a puppy once early in our marriage and our dog ended up awesome. But that was 14 years ago and I didn’t have any kids then. Here are my thoughts in no real order:

Rescue is cheaper plus there are so many dogs who need homes
I’m worried about problems the rescue group leaves out or doesn’t mention (not interested in special needs dogs)
[b]Many rescues are 6-8 years old[/b], leaving a remaining life expectancy of 6-8 more years (we are looking at low-shed small dogs) - is that fair to the kids to not have the dog longer?
Puppies are more work but kids will get to experience “having a puppy”
We will get to have the puppy longer (this can be good and bad)

Thoughts? Be kind please![/quote]

I don't know where you get this idea.  I have rescued several dogs, all 2-3 years old.  They have lived long and healthy lives.

There is no way I could deal with a puppy at this point in my life.  Why go there, if you can adopt a healthy 2yo that is already housebroken and civilized?[/quote]

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