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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here again, thank you for your replies.  I still have some questions.   Boxers are considered a large breed right?  So that means their bladder is larger than say a chihuahua, right?  My kids really want a puppy and one of my kids has ADHD, but I have seen him be exceptionally responsible with small kids and with my friend's dog.  I know dogs help kids with ADHD by lowering stress and building time management skills.  I'm a super patient person and I'll read a few books before getting a puppy.  I can also lower my hours and work 3 times per week (6 1/2 hours per day including travel) for a few months.  If we get the puppy at the beginning of summer and the puppy is 2 months old (is that usually how old puppies are when people buy them?), my husband (who works from home during the summer) and my kids will be able to bond, and train the puppy during the hours I'm at work.  Then the puppy will be 4 months after they go back to school and my husband back to working at the office.  But from what I'm reading it seems that 4 months is still too young to leave crated for 6 1/2 hours without peeing, correct?  [/quote]

No puppy has a bladder that big.  If you do that plan and hire a dog walker for once maybe twice, you should be able to manage by that age.  By 6 months, you shouldn't need to crate the dog if you gate the kitchen.

As for your kids - [b]kids are not great with puppies.  The dogs know they are kids and are much harder on them than on the adults.  Plus, your kids have no parenting skills like speaking in an authoritative voice.  [/b]Once the dog is older and calmer, your kids will be able to walk the dog.  Your kids can certainly keep you company on a walk and take care of some of the maintenance, but don't expect much.[/quote]

OP, strongly reconsider getting a puppy (vs. a young adult).  The fact that your kids "want a puppy" is not a reason to get a puppy.

Consider getting a young adult rescue dog that has been in a foster home.  The foster parent will know its temperament, whether it is good with kids, how long it can go without peeing, whether it is crate-trained.  All that groundwork and vetting will be done for you and position you for success in a way that a puppy cannot.[/quote]

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