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[quote=Anonymous]I adamantly did not want to get a dog when my husband and three children begged for one during covid. All the things people have written - particularly about puppy challenges - are true. We also thought the dog would love our big fenced back yard, but she really only goes out there to poop.

All that said, we're two years in, and I cannot imagine life without her. She probably sensed early on that I was skeptical about her and man, she gave me all her attention (she literally never leaves my side when I'm home). And dammit, I love her, and can't imagine our lives without her. I enjoy that we all have a reason to take family walks together with her (my kids are 13, 11, and 8). In retrospect, we should have invested more in training; she still jumps sometimes, though as she's aged, she's calmed down enormously. She doesn't really have accidents in the house or chew anything anymore. The one complication I do dislike are the limitations to us taking vacations - it can be costly, and also I hate leaving her in a kennel or with a dog sitter.

But on the whole, totally recommend.[/quote]

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