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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have a similar lifestyle and knew we wanted a hound. We had a very hard time finding a good fit - many rescues will not adopt hounds to families with small kids because they are so needy (the dogs). It sounds like you want a puppy, so there are no restrictions - just be aware that [b]having a puppy is like having a newborn all over again[/b]. [/quote]
Yeah, I don’t know why you would do this to yourself. So you travel? What’s your plan for when your child does activities and you’re busy toting her around? Don’t get her a dog because you aren’t getting her a sibling. [/quote]

When we traveled with our old dog (now deceased), we left her with a Rover dogsitter, brought her with us, or left her with my parents, who are dog lovers with a huge yard in the country.

I'm not thinking of getting a dog because I'm "not getting my daughter a sibling" like a guilt thing. Husband and I are dog people and want a dog in the family. Nothing to do with siblings or not. I had medical complications in pregnancy/birth, which is a large part of why she's an only child - nothing to do with a dog.

Activities - either my husband can handle, the dog can be alone at home for a short while, we bring her along (to outdoor things for example), or it's a dropoff activity where I don't stick around. I don't plan to be schlepping my kid to constant activities, so maybe this is a lifestyle thing...one sport or activity per season is reasonable.

There's a lot of great reasons in this thread to wait but this is a strange comment.

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