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[quote=Anonymous]We have 3 kids and a dog. I will say that we had the dog first before we realized how much work parenthood would be. I’m not sure we would have done it the other way around, but our youngest is a toddler so we’re still in the thick of hands on little kid parenting. Maybe with older kids it wouldn’t be so exhausting.

There are many cons (recently we’ve been spending a ton of money of vet care that I’d love to be spending on something more fun like travel or even more practical like 529s). Dogs can be very expensive medically and boarding/dog sitter to go out of town). Also there are the messes (random accidents even for a potty trained dog, mud tracked in, fur to vacuum, etc.) and noise if you end up with a dog who bars at every Amazon delivery.

But there are positives too. My kids all love our dog (one is very attached) and they play silly games throwing the ball or trying to dress him up in things. Our dog loves little kid energy/attention so it works out well. Also, he is my WFH buddy, always at my feet under my desk. He’s a member of our family and we love him.

That said I don’t think we’ll replace him when he passes, at least not right away.[/quote]

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