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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yeah puppies are so much work.  I'd say they're up there with newborns in regard to the constant attention they need.  If you already have a full plate, I wouldn't add a puppy on.[/quote]

+1 as someone just coming out of puppyhood with my dog, I scream this from the rooftops and tell all of my friends who see my dog with their young kids and kind of want one to WAIT. Young kids are a lot of work and puppies are a lot of work. One or the other is going to get the short end of the stick (99% of the time the puppy) and then guess what? Besides the normal challenges of a puppy you have a dog who hasn't been properly trained and socialized that now presents with problems above and beyond the usual challenges, which should not be underestimated. Then you're here on these boards looking for permission to rehome. I wouldn't get a puppy until the youngest child is about 5.[/quote]

Yes! WAIT. I just got a 6 month old lab mix last May and my kids are 5 and 8. The teen phase has been HARD and he is actually a great dog. But he needs tons of exercise, and is rambunctious, jumps up, nips the air near little faces to try and initiate play (puppies and young dogs see your kids as puppies!). This is all normal and we work with a trainer, have a dog walker, and do everything possible to train him so he is turning into an awesome dog (he is a little over 1 now).  But my point is, with a toddler and 4 year old, it would be untenable. Just wait. If I could go back I would probably wait till my kids were more like 6 and 9 or 7 and 10.

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