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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m considering a dog for my three boys. They want another sibling. I think it would be good for companionship and for them to learn responsibility. However, I’m not fond of all the work. Is there a breed that would be easy? Doesn’t shed much? [/quote]

Our first dog when DH and I had no kids was an 1 1/2 y.o. rescue. Fortunately the dog was housetrained, so the work was the morning and evening walks - had a dog walker in the day. Dog loved to play fetch on occasion, but was not an overly active dog. Absolutely gorgeous, but shed up a storm!

[b]Sadly, the dog died at 14 [/b]and I just couldn't bear to get another dog because I missed it so. The kids really wanted another one and I put it off for four years, but they were both miserable in HS, so I relented. This time I got a 6 y.o. non shed rescue. He has had his own challenges and that took up a lot of time in the beginning, but he is completely house trained and never any worries on that front. And the behavioral challenges were really nothing compared to getting up in the night and being available during the day to take a puppy out for house training.

So perhaps less work with a housetrained non shed older rescue, but really it is so worth and I wonder why I waited![/quote]

14 year old is pretty good!  [/quote]

Yes, so true. Her passing just came so quickly - woke up one morning and really couldn't walk. Within the week, we had to put her down. Maybe I would have never been prepared, but the sudden loss just jolted me to my core.

OP, GL with your decision.[/quote]

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