Paws for thought... (bad pun but you'll see why)

The wife and I have had several chats over the years about maybe getting a dog but always decided the time wasn't right.

Now, when you consider that when we got together I had 2 cats and she had 3, it's clear that we are "pet people". We've lost most of our herd over the years and are left with just the one now, a proper madam called Dot. So named as on the day that I bought her and sat her in my hand, she was just like a little black dot.

While we were out for a walk a few weeks ago we had the chat again, the difference this time is that the chat about getting a dog hasn't stopped. We're still talking about it now, everyday.

So now comes the real decision making part of the process... What kind of dog do we get? We had a couple of dogs around when I was growing up, my nan had a few Golden Retrievers and we had a couple of real mutts. The wife also grew up around dogs and has a thing for Whippets. So, were both we aware of what it means to take care of a dog. Also, now that both of the boys are in school, the element of not being able to dash off on holiday whenever we felt like it because of a pet, is no longer an issue, these things having to be planned out months in advance.

I've been giving it some real hard thought and have decided that I'd like to go for a German Shepherd and I think I've just about talked the wife into it now too...

In preparation, never one to make a big decision lightly or without doing some background work, I've gotten a loan of a book on German Shepherds from a mate at work. Now, I'm not a quick reader but in my hour worth of breaks at work today, I've already read almost half of the book and can't now see myself wanting anything other than a German Shepherd.

Time now I think to look into were we can get our hands on one... Fingers crossed we'll have a little chap/chapess like this one running around the house soon...



Later...

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