She was lost roaming the streets and saved by a guy that works in my company. He already had two dogs so he posted a listing offering to hold on to her for a few weeks until someone claimed her or was interested in taking her in.
We have a cat and have long thought about getting a dog. I was never sure about the way to go... do you wait until you have kids so you know you get one that likes kids and has someone to play with? Or do they need to much attention and training to deal with while also having a small child? Do you get a puppy? a rescue?
A puppy at least I would know had no traumatic experience with babies. A rescue not so much.
But a puppy I would be wholly responsible for socialization/training/etc... wouldn't know how big it's going to get or what kind of personality it will end up having. A rescue I can choose more discernibly.
The cat has had mixed experiences with dogs. Some, she's learned to live with. One, she nearly got eaten by. Would a puppy be better as it is small and would be less threatening at first? Or would it's need of more time/energy make the cat jealous while it's boundless energy become irritating? Thus might a rescue be better in that it might have a higher level of maturity and nonchalance that the cat would like. However it's grown size could be scary.
Then there is size of dog... BIG and low energy? Small and high energy? How much time for grooming, training, etc? How much room in the house do we have for a dog.
After thorough questioning (as thorough as you can get on a stray that some one has had for a week), and deep consideration... my boyfriend and I decided to take her in.
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