mans best friend?

i like dogs-- best with mustard and relish

 

Do it. Many dogs need good homes. Sure it'll add a little more work to your life but they earned that title as man's best friend for a reasonne.

o barry easy on the anthropocentrism

 

Dogs are great. Do it if you want to structure your child with responsibility. Have them care for the dog. Easy to say because your intentions will be good but it may back fire. Don't do it if you feel your time is too valuable and you have enough just taking care of kids. Good dogs are made with patience and training, constantly.
Good luck and enjoy!

 

These are mine. Both got pit in them. Both are the sweetest and most loyal. great deterrent against ne'er do wells trying to take yer schitt. I can't imagine not having at least 2. Pits used to be called nanny dogs.

 

If you've got the time and if you have a yard to let em run I say yeah

 

Devil's advocate here... My son found a puppy on the side of the road 6 years ago... He then went to his 4th year of college, Europe, moved to a house that doesn't allow pets... So obviously the dog is mine and my wife's. When we travel, the dog has to be boarded or travel with us. Getting up pre-dawn patrol to walk the dog can get old fast. Vet bills can be expensive too. You do get unconditional love; and we do love "our" dog and will never get rid of her, but we wouldn't have gotten her at this time if given a choice. It's a 15 year commitment...
I've got an 18 year old cat, too... She takes care of herself, but soon I'll be doing nursing and hospice for her in the near future. did that two years ago for our 17 year old tom cat. didn't sleep much for two weeks as I made sure he was comfortable during his last days.
Not to be a Debbie Downer, but go in with your eyes wide open.

 

Yep, no such thing as a free dog. The little black dog of mine was "free". Two weeks later, she had mange, and 500 bucks later, she was free of mange. My daughter has a half pit half Weimaraner. Giant orange beast. Jumped through the glass door on a Sunday. 1500 bucks for that first treatment.

 

Here is my little guy.

Wore himself out texting



Chillin with my rents golden

 

surf trips/vacations get more expensive if you don't have easy-going, super cool friends who will take care of your dogs. otherwise, i have no complaints about my little furry homies. they are my ride-or-die motherf**kers.

 

Either you do and you're willing to adjust or you don't and you're not willing to adjust. Either way shut up...put on your big boy pants and make a decision

I have an almost 4 year old boy, a nearly 3 week old boy, and a 7 month old boxer puppy so I don't really have any tolerance for wishy washy bs...but my life has never been more rich...either you're a selfish ahole, or you're an unselfish ahold - you decide

 

Our crazy 3 month old golden.

 

pretty sure my 2 year old black lab loves me more than my wife does

 

And they do love the beach...

 

Now I feel bad about dissen my dog. I did take her to the north end of CB for some wide open romps and rolls on stinky dead stuff over Thanksgiving break. It's the 6:00 AM walks after getting in @ 2:00 AM that are ruff! ha get it? Ruff...

 

Well, that goes without saying.....

 

Absolutely do it. Dogs are so much better than humans. I'll just chip in with two thoughts:

1. Remember that when you walk your dog, it's a crucial & wonderful part of the day being for the dog not you.
2. Today, try to be the person that your dog thinks you are.

 

OP, do one better, get TWO dogs. I always have two. My black lab died about 15 months ago and it was weird only having one. So now I'm back to two with my new pitty. His name is Ball Licker. Him and my other pit, Wes, are best buds. They are like Sith. There is always two, a master and an apprentice. Ball Licker is Wes's apprentice in evil. It's awesome.