Ep. 237: Are You Ready To Adopt?

When do you know, let's say like it's your very first dog, you're considering bringing in a dog, you don't have any other dogs in the home.

So how do you know if you are ready to bring in that first dog, go to the shelter or rescue and save a life pretty much and bring a dog into your house?

Right.

So what is your work schedule, right? So My work schedule is crazy, but I got the benefit of I do this for a

living,

right? So my dogs are with me all day.

If they're not with me, they're only not with me for about an hour or so.

Does that create separation anxiety? No, because they are crate trained.

So even when they are with me, they're not, right? They're not up on top of me.

If you're working... 10 to 12 hours, you don't have somebody to come and let the dog out or if you're nervous.

You aren't financially able to afford someone coming to do that.

Or if you're nervous about letting somebody in your house to walk your dog and you're working 10 hours a day, it might not be a good time to adopt a dog.

We just talked to somebody at a therapy visit that we had and she was so sweet and she was like, I would love to go get a dog, but I work.

12, 14 hour days.

And she was spot on, spot on.

She's like, I love it when dogs come and visit me because I really want one, but I can't, I can't give the time that I need.

She's financially able, but she doesn't have the time.

And I think that's something important if you're considering adopting a dog.

Time is a huge factor here is you have to make sure that you're going to have the time to bond with that dog.

Bond is a key.

Care for it.

I mean, in general, meet the needs it needs.

Right.

Don't get a dog.

We already talked about this and then throw it in training.