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[quote=Anonymous]If you have any interest in a dog, it could be a great thing for your family. But your feelings on this have to take priority since you will be the primary caregiver and you will have the dog alone once the kids are out of the house.

We got a puppy from a breeder about 18 months ago (I don’t trust adult rescue dogs after a bad experience - I know others have had great experiences). It was a crazy amount of work at first, along with dealing with my much younger children. But the dog has also brought a lot of love and joy into our house after some sad times we’ve experienced recently. The dog has helped my oldest daughter (early elementary) in particular - loves to hug and pet him when she’s sad. He’s also not much work now that he’s almost 2.

So, if you are realistic about all the work a puppy entails and prepared to do a lot of the work yourself, go for it!

One last thought - if your children are high school age, interested in a puppy, and responsible, you may want to target summer break as a option for getting one. When I was a freshman in high school, my family adopted a golden retriever puppy over the summer. I was excited about it, and had nothing else to do most days while my parents were at work, so I read a million puppy books and helped potty train the dog during the day. You’ll still end up doing most of the work once the kids are back in school and during the evenings of course. [/quote]

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