I am looking for a puppy I have been to registry sites and searched all over the web looking for a breeder. Along my research travels I have seen many things about how non hypoallergenic cockapoos are and that they are good apartment and family dogs which is great but I need to know what type of stimulation they need, what demands will be placed upon me when the puppy stork delivers my Kurli baby (really I'd be picking the puppy up, shipping is bad!)
I have 2 6yr old children who attend school from 7:40 - 4pm Mon - Thur and 7:40 - 2pm on Fri. We work a minimum of 8hr a day during the work week, is it selfish that I want a puppy?
I had one breeder tell me she wouldn't place a puppy let alone a dog in a home where the family is gone for most of the day, it made me feel bad. But seriously I am a single parent I can't be home all day, who would pay the bills, my father is 70 and still works full-time and the twins yea right they'd play hooky on my watch, is it unrealistic to think I can fit a dog into this mix?
Honestly, I want the dog, no child is going to turn that idea down unless they are afraid so the kids want in as well. I think it would make us happier inside the home and I would have a buddy for my morning walks/jogs. The sky is the limit on weekends and I would be the puppy momma because I am the mom and we take care of people things, whatever, momma does it.
So can anyone tell me what i have to look forward to if i do go through with my purchase. I simply don't want to spend $ thinking I am going to have a life long companion and then end up hurting the dog by not having enough time to spend with it.
I have 2 6yr old children who attend school from 7:40 - 4pm Mon - Thur and 7:40 - 2pm on Fri. We work a minimum of 8hr a day during the work week, is it selfish that I want a puppy?
I had one breeder tell me she wouldn't place a puppy let alone a dog in a home where the family is gone for most of the day, it made me feel bad. But seriously I am a single parent I can't be home all day, who would pay the bills, my father is 70 and still works full-time and the twins yea right they'd play hooky on my watch, is it unrealistic to think I can fit a dog into this mix?
Honestly, I want the dog, no child is going to turn that idea down unless they are afraid so the kids want in as well. I think it would make us happier inside the home and I would have a buddy for my morning walks/jogs. The sky is the limit on weekends and I would be the puppy momma because I am the mom and we take care of people things, whatever, momma does it.
So can anyone tell me what i have to look forward to if i do go through with my purchase. I simply don't want to spend $ thinking I am going to have a life long companion and then end up hurting the dog by not having enough time to spend with it.