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Thanks for the reply.
We’ve been looking at the free ads etc and there always seemt o be a couple offered at reasonable prices coming from families etc. In fact it makes you want to take them all. We do have alot of dog experience so I think we’ll take our time and carefully evaluate any dog available when we are ready, but if we can find the right temperment in a young adult, i would prefer that to buying a pup.
If not we can always get a pup later, not like they are going to run out of pups for sale here!
We decided to wait until at least May anyway as I’ve gone ahead and booked our yearly holiday in Haven for April. You can take dogs, but I didnt book the right caravan for dogs and ‘d rather wait until we’ve had more time witha dog before making it go on a ferry trip, more strange surroundings etc…
Also we’ve been looking at the back garden and spotted one potential problem. We have a 6 foot fence on top of a two foot wall so its mostly secure, however there is one small section in the back where the land slopes up and only a 4 foot jump to neighbours garden or the roof of shed would also allow entry to neighbours garden. we’ve decided to refence this, and pave the bit of ground ( which is always mucky) near the fence. The back garden is almost all paved anyway.
This should make the garden escape proof, and its always better to make modifications before getting the dog. The dog will primarily be indoors anyway, but I want it to be able to go out for a bit in the mornings. It will have regular walks and excercise evenings and afternoons.
So bit by bit we will start getting ready and then we’ll start looking for the right dog or pup. We can then apply to any rescues, ask dog pounds to look out for young good natured dogs for us, check the ads etc… Unless one comes to us through friends or family – I’ve already been offered a pedigree bull terrier, but I’m afraid its not what I want, and being a popular pedigree breed I’m sure someone will have it. I have to admit we are going to be picky, as much as i feel sorry for every one, i am waiting until just the perfect one comes along, which i cant even describe just right, but I’ll know it when we see it
