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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Congratulations on adding a dog to your family! Best way to get a dog who'll be a good fit is to find one who's been in foster - so you have a good idea of how they behave in a real world home.

You can call most shelters and talk to their adoptions counsellors or foster coordination to help make that match. Or search on Adopt a Pet or Petfinder, and just check the bios for where they are living now.

[b]Im not sure why people are giving you a hard time about giving your dog walks and play time in a small yard - that sounds normal to me[/b].

[/quote]I don’t get it either. They just don’t want a dog that needs a 5 mile run a day or needs acres on a farm. What’s wrong with that? Get a lap dog.[/quote]

Agree. I don’t know why people are giving you a hard time about this either. My little dog is spunky and fun to play with, but only needs two walks a day and some snuggles. If I try to grab the leash and he’s tired, he runs in the other direction. In our yard, he mostly sniffs around and lays in the grass. I would never be able to hike 5 miles a day with a dog so I didn’t get a breed with that kind of energy. [/quote]

It's the can be active or can be OK just getting short walks and time in a small yard. Pick one. A dog that likes being active isn't going to stop wanting activity just because you've got a busy week or the weather is bad. A dog that just wants short walks isn't going to decide that a two-hour exploration of trail is good fun. [/quote]

Sorry, but this just isn't true. My big mutt loves long walks in the woods, and is also happy being a total couch potato (as evidenced by the fact that he sometimes has to be pried off said couch to go on said long walks).[/quote]

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