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[quote=Anonymous]OP, my family acquired a dog in March and our pup is somewhere between 1-2 years old. She has a terrific temperament and is great with the kids, calm in the house, housebroken, and doesn't chew or bark or jump. She has been a really positive addition to our house during this weird time and given the kids something happy to focus on. And she's forced our household to maintain a good quarantine.

However, despite passing the "cat test" at the shelter, she only wants to chase our 5-year-old cat. So now we have a downstairs dog and upstairs cat. I get up at 6am 3 times a week to walk the dog (my husband does the other days). If/when we go back to working in offices, we will likely hire a midday dog walker or I'll cut my work hours to be home more (was planning to do this already with tween kids).

We love the dog and she's been a great fit, but if you are not fully on-board with the work (and I wouldn't be in your situation, with a husband who doesn't pull his household weight), I wouldn't do it.[/quote]

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