Hey Guys, just thought I'd update you on the doggie search, not that many of you know i was looking for a dog... or who i am! :] haha!
Anyways, I'm 16 and I'm from Northern Ireland in the UK... [Anyone else from here??]
So my family and I went up the Dog's Trust Shelter in Ballymena yesterday, and although we saw loads of cute little scalywags... we came out empty handed
First we were interested in a medium-sized black foxy-looking mongrel, but sadly she was already booked!
Then we noticed a buch of cute puppies too...but after my Mum heard they were part staffie [Collie X Staffie to be exact] she was put off... (after my auntie's staffordshire bull terrier got in trouble with another dog, she's a little wary of them).
We saw loads of other cute dogs but most of them were already booked, in particular one little Corgi mix that came in that morning and was claimed just minutes before we noticed it.. grrr...
Lastly, there was 4 doberman X Springer Spaniel pups- not yet booked and uber cute! My dad even chose the one he liked the most, so offcourse I was mega dissapointed when the parents decided they'd end up too big for my mother's liking... She thinks she might be a little frightened of anything bigger than a Border Collie, but hey i guess this has to be a family decision....
So now I'm really itching for a doggie!! We're going back next Saturday but I'm pretty sure they same thing will happen if i can't persuade my parents to make the hours drive in the morning..
My Mum did say if worse came to worse we could just adopt from a breeder... and although at first i was a little against the idea, I've came around. See my problem was i felt a little guilty about choosing a planned pup when there's sooo many in shelters needing homes! But after witnessing how quickly they go, i don't feel so bad about it. Oh and my parents now seem rather set on getting a pup rather than a young dog now, they're now playing the kiddie's role hehe...
Oh and now we have a solution the long hours we thought puppy would be alone... My dad can come home a lunch times for an hour, my Mum has shorter hours and my neighbour [and good friend who owns 2 dogs herself] would be more than happy to let it out of it's crate during the time we are away. :] (I posted a thread about this problem a couple of weeks ago... just incase you're thinking 'why is she telling us this..?')
So if there's no luck with the shelters, my only question is... what breed??
We want a dog that's small to medium sized, gets on with cats [we have one] and other dogs [as it'll be meeting plenty] and good for a first time dog owner... Any suggestions?
By the way, if you've read this far- thanks! Sorry it was sooo long... T'was probably rather boring but really i just thought I'd start a thread so maybe i'll feel like a part of this big chaz family So hopefully I'll get a couple of replies! [hint] :lol-sign:
PS- Sorry for lack of pics... i promise i will take some next time! :]
Anyways, I'm 16 and I'm from Northern Ireland in the UK... [Anyone else from here??]
So my family and I went up the Dog's Trust Shelter in Ballymena yesterday, and although we saw loads of cute little scalywags... we came out empty handed
First we were interested in a medium-sized black foxy-looking mongrel, but sadly she was already booked!
Then we noticed a buch of cute puppies too...but after my Mum heard they were part staffie [Collie X Staffie to be exact] she was put off... (after my auntie's staffordshire bull terrier got in trouble with another dog, she's a little wary of them).
We saw loads of other cute dogs but most of them were already booked, in particular one little Corgi mix that came in that morning and was claimed just minutes before we noticed it.. grrr...
Lastly, there was 4 doberman X Springer Spaniel pups- not yet booked and uber cute! My dad even chose the one he liked the most, so offcourse I was mega dissapointed when the parents decided they'd end up too big for my mother's liking... She thinks she might be a little frightened of anything bigger than a Border Collie, but hey i guess this has to be a family decision....
So now I'm really itching for a doggie!! We're going back next Saturday but I'm pretty sure they same thing will happen if i can't persuade my parents to make the hours drive in the morning..
My Mum did say if worse came to worse we could just adopt from a breeder... and although at first i was a little against the idea, I've came around. See my problem was i felt a little guilty about choosing a planned pup when there's sooo many in shelters needing homes! But after witnessing how quickly they go, i don't feel so bad about it. Oh and my parents now seem rather set on getting a pup rather than a young dog now, they're now playing the kiddie's role hehe...
Oh and now we have a solution the long hours we thought puppy would be alone... My dad can come home a lunch times for an hour, my Mum has shorter hours and my neighbour [and good friend who owns 2 dogs herself] would be more than happy to let it out of it's crate during the time we are away. :] (I posted a thread about this problem a couple of weeks ago... just incase you're thinking 'why is she telling us this..?')
So if there's no luck with the shelters, my only question is... what breed??
We want a dog that's small to medium sized, gets on with cats [we have one] and other dogs [as it'll be meeting plenty] and good for a first time dog owner... Any suggestions?
By the way, if you've read this far- thanks! Sorry it was sooo long... T'was probably rather boring but really i just thought I'd start a thread so maybe i'll feel like a part of this big chaz family
So hopefully I'll get a couple of replies! [hint] :lol-sign: PS- Sorry for lack of pics... i promise i will take some next time! :]
