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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Congratulations on adding a dog to your family! Best way to get a dog who'll be a good fit is to find one who's been in foster - so you have a good idea of how they behave in a real world home.

You can call most shelters and talk to their adoptions counsellors or foster coordination to help make that match. Or search on Adopt a Pet or Petfinder, and just check the bios for where they are living now.

[b]Im not sure why people are giving you a hard time about giving your dog walks and play time in a small yard - that sounds normal to me[/b].

[/quote]I don’t get it either. They just don’t want a dog that needs a 5 mile run a day or needs acres on a farm. What’s wrong with that? Get a lap dog.[/quote]
OP wants a perfect dog handed to them without mentioning their own investment in training and raising. Presumably they don’t want a puppy, they want a one year old that’s already been potty trained for them. Active but on OP’s timetable. I’ve fostered a lot of dogs and that’s what makes me think that OP isn’t ready. [/quote]

What? Now we're lambasting people who want to adopt older dogs, not just puppies, for gd's sake? You have got to be kidding me. 
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That’s not at all what I said. Adopting older dogs is great of course. 
There are some comments that make OP seem very inexperienced and naive about dog ownership. They “want to know the personality of the dog”. No one can guarantee that. [/quote]

No one can guarantee anything but if you adopt a dog who's been in foster you have a pretty good sense of what they're like. I don't know why anyone would dispute that unless they were just looking for a reason to be judgmental and nasty, and turn potential adopters off from adopting. Would you like to see OP go to a breeder where she won't be judged for looking for a pet who's a good match for her household? (The horror!) Would that make you feel superior enough?[/quote]
The person you’re replying to has fostered 17 dogs. How many have you? It’s very difficult to find 1-2 year old dogs that are well-trained from a rescue. I absolutely stand by that. 
You can continue to protest but please help her find this unicorn dog that is the right age, potty trained, good with children and meets her activity restrictions. I’m not being judgmental. I’m being realistic. [/quote]

Here you go: https://www.petfinder.com/search/dogs-for-adoption/us/district-of-columbia/?age%5B0%5D=Young&attribute%5B0%5D=House+trained&household%5B0%5D=good_with_children

And thank you for fostering but I hope you aren't bringing this horrible attitude to fostering or adopting. It's toxic. It's not helpful. And you don't have any sense of the big picture, the way you talk.
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