tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post2996119565045828988..comments2024-03-26T22:16:26.572-04:00Comments on Terrierman's Daily Dose: Ten Tips to Getting the Right DogPBurnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05781540805883519064noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-42680609343550972752016-08-04T21:11:41.103-04:002016-08-04T21:11:41.103-04:00My best advice to anyone who wants a dog, but has ...My best advice to anyone who wants a dog, but has little or no experience is approach a rescue. Rescue dogs have been evaluated (true for any genuine rescue organization) and the rescue will help you find the best fit with your life-style.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02814236966431915733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-75102282148124575952016-08-04T09:10:06.228-04:002016-08-04T09:10:06.228-04:00All great advice. I live and work at a major unive...All great advice. I live and work at a major university, and I have 20 year olds telling me all the time that they want to get a dog when they move off campus--a Samoyed because they are pretty, a pug because of their cute scrunchy faces (yuck), or some fancy breed I've never heard of because their wealthy friends all have them. I always advise them not to, that I take my mature, well-trained rat terrier out 5 times a day, and new fosters as much as 10, that no way do they want to do it. Usually they don't, but it's easy to spot the undergrad dogs at the park--crazed, anxious animals led by frustrated-looking owners. There are exceptions--a kid I know ignored my no-dog advice and got himself a lazy toy poodle, which seems to be working out--but it's easy to underestimate how often even mature, responsible adults are mostly overwhelmed by their dogs, and often bad behavior gets normalized by dog people all the time. This is hard work people!Bradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08659968607512189766noreply@blogger.com