I know where you are coming from. Just feeling broody.
To be honest, and you'll hate me for ever more, but I for one am not suited to taking on a second-hand dog unless it walks up to me out of the blue: too much previous owner attached to them. My grandmother had many dogs from the pound and they all terrorised her household. It's one of the reasons, though, I am reluctant to take any pet, cat or dog or guinea-pig: as with everything, man has "made" them in excess and there is something dreadful about that.
Plus they cost a lot to take care of, as you fortunately remind me (the hard way).
Pounds do have puppies too. and you could always get a small dog all mine are monsters except for titine and Zoe- titine s 23 pounds zoe 45 and everyone else between 60 -80pounds so that just costs a lot plus vet costs. But yes do not adopt another being if you are not ready to commit heart and soul, there is no greater love as it is deep and unconditional but it does require a commitment that is time intensive when done right .
I know where you are coming from. Just feeling broody.
To be honest, and you'll hate me for ever more, but I for one am not suited to taking on a second-hand dog unless it walks up to me out of the blue: too much previous owner attached to them. My grandmother had many dogs from the pound and they all terrorised her household. It's one of the reasons, though, I am reluctant to take any pet, cat or dog or guinea-pig: as with everything, man has "made" them in excess and there is something dreadful about that.
Plus they cost a lot to take care of, as you fortunately remind me (the hard way).
Pounds do have puppies too. and you could always get a small dog all mine are monsters except for titine and Zoe- titine s 23 pounds zoe 45 and everyone else between 60 -80pounds so that just costs a lot plus vet costs. But yes do not adopt another being if you are not ready to commit heart and soul, there is no greater love as it is deep and unconditional but it does require a commitment that is time intensive when done right .