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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do it!

I added a giant breed puppy to my household with my 7-year-old established senior dog. (7-years is senior—they are short-lived.)

They love each other. It took a few months, but my older dog definitely has more energy now. Watching them play is truly the sweetest thing.

They are both female.[/quote]

Do you have a 16 month old and a preschooler?  If not, than you shouldn't be giving this advice.

Puppies are a LOT.  I got a puppy last year and I have a senior dog but my kids are adults.  If I had known it was this much work I woud not have gotten him.  I love him but he is a lot.  Now he is a teenager and we have months of training to do..and I have time!

Please don't adopt this puppy![/quote]

[b]I have no children, but I’m also single, which means I have no help.[/b] I did it all alone, while working out of the home. I don’t regret it at all. Yes, it was hard, but it was worth it. There are benefits to having an older, established dog with a new puppy.

OP, I say go for it!

[PP you quoted][/quote]

Oh dear goodness. Only caring for yourself is NOT THE SAME THING AS CARING FOR TWO SMALL KIDS, even if there's a semi-helpful partner in the mix (how many men do you think are equal partners? if they are, it's still adding the equivalent of ONE BABY per adult, and that's still a lot of work). How stupid, insensitive and clueless are you?!?!

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Lady, I was talking about having no help taking care of the established dog and the puppy—which are a lot of work. I made no comparison between a puppy and a child.

Sheesh, seek help.

OP, it’s a lot of work for one adult, but it was worth it for me. You can do it![/quote]

Still missing the point, dumbass. OP has two young children to care for, which take up a lot more time than caring for a puppy. You only had to care for one puppy, and you admit yourself it was hard work. Now imagine running a household with two kids, an older dog and a puppy...[/quote]

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