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[quote=Anonymous]Omg do not get a dog. My son begged for one for ten years. I’m not a dog person and didn’t want it running my life. We finally gave in - he’s a super good kid and it’s all he wanted for so long. And absolutely he’s great with the dog. Walks it when he can and plays with it a lot. It’s been a year and he is still as into our pup as he was in the beginning.

And the dog is a great dog, really. She’s super sweet and friendly. But it basically has completely changed our life. My son is a middle schooler, so he’s gone early and in activities in the afternoon and of course, the day to day care and training falls to me. SHe wakes us up every single day at 7, which I understand is actually pretty late for a dog. And she has to take a walk first thing. So the first hour of my day is now dog care. Every day.

We have to find someone to take her whenever we go away, having house repairs done is a giant pain in the ass, she’s got a ton of energy and really needs several walks a day plus playtime. It sucks up all my free time and I hate it so much. I had massive anxiety attacks the first six months we had her just from the massive change and her needs.

My son is thrilled, and I guess it’s worth it for him. I actually do really love our dog - like I said she’s super sweet and cute and I do get some daily joy from her. She’s completely obsessed with me which is really cute. I  put on my best face for my son - he’s a super good kid. But I hate everything the dog has done to my life and would never have done it if I could go back in time. [/quote]

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