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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm considering relenting to a relentless campaign by my children and husband to get a dog. We have cats, which is one of my reasons for not wanting a dog (what if they never get along?), plus the usual concerns about who will walk the dog, clean up the poop etc. My children swear they would walk it, but I don't think they fully understand what it would be like to have to deal with a dog that has to pee at 5:30 a.m.! 
With all that said, can anyone recommend a small-ish, non-shedding, good-natured breed or mix that might fit our situation? [/quote]

Having a dog for us is harder than having 3 kids. Maybe it’s our dog, maybe it’s us. But Whatever it is, I totes regret saying yes. My life was SO much better without this dog, sorry to say. [/quote]

Same here. I don't know your issues with your dog, but I will say, switching to e-collar training was a total game changer for us. We tried the positive reinforcement classes and it was so frustrating to be told we just needed to give the dog even more exercise, do even more training, and just be patient because it can take months. Within a few days there were massive changes, and we don't even need to use the electric setting most of the time, the vibrate setting works great. She often learns in just a couple repetitions - for example, with begging during dinner, I only had to hit the button a couple times and now she lays in the room but nowhere near the table and doesn't steal food from plates anymore. We can do walks without pulling, we've been able to cut down the exercise from 2+ hours a day to just 30-45 minutes, we can now take her to the park with us because she doesn't go berserk anymore. Overall much more enjoyable for us. Might be worth checking out?[/quote]

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