Advice for getting a puppy?

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Me and my partner are desperate for a dog. Whilst visiting relatives today, they had recently acquired a miniature Jack russell puppy, and he was just gorgeous.

So we are now really thinking about getting one, so wanted to see what people think of our situation, and whether it is feasible.

We live in a flat, but it is not a nasty high rise, but is only one of two in a lovely old converted bleachworks estate. We have a shared garden which is enclosed, and an older lady of about 60 lives below us. It is very countryfied and rural.

I am at university atm studying for a postgrad, but will hopefully be in full time work by the end of the year. My partner works strange hours and can be in all day, but then out in the evening, but he does have 2 full days where he works like 12 hours.

I keep my horses at my parents farm which is 20 mins away, and I could potentially drop him off there when we have full days (parents willing) my parents have 2 dogs as well, we are experienced with dogs, and I have had dogs all my life, so not a novice...

Technically we are not supposed to have pets in the flat (its in a contract) but we have had degus in there before and no one has noticed. I know a dog is slightly different, will be going in and out and may bark etc... but we are hoping to move house the not too distant future. We would ask the lady downstairs first and if she wasnt okay with it we wouldnt even go for it.

Does this sound at all do-able, and does anyone know what minature jr are like? We are also looking at crosses like jack-apoodles and border terrier cross jack russells.

I want something to take with to do the horses, take in the lorry etc, take for lots of walks and generally love and enjoy, but which we can leave sometimes and isn't too noisy...

Any input gratefully received.
 
Depends. It's a dodgy one with the tenancy agreement. I see all to many advertisements for people getting rid of dogs for that very reason....
 
What she says ^^

I didn't get the pups til the OH had a shift job, we had a big kitchen and a brilliant neighbour for the four days a month when the OH works the same hours as me. Sounds stressy trying to get a puppy under a nonpet tenancy. At least talk to the letting agent and offer a bigger deposit which appears to have worked for others on here.
 
piebaldsparkle said:
No self respecting rescue center would rehome to a house/flat with a 'no pet' tenancy rule.
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True...it's one of the biggest excuses/ reasons given for handing a dog in. Also, while not a particularly nice thing to think about, it's also a good idea to decide whom owns the dog in the event of any argument or split. Wait till you have sorted out your home or talk to your landlord before going any further..

And in the meantime if you are desperate for a dog, why not volunteer to dog walk at a local rescue?
 
And generally piebaldsparkle you should read a whole statement before implying i would suggest that a dog should live in a flat with a no pet tenancy agreement! So if you could kimdly read my post again and the comments above I would be greatful!
 
emm0r said:
Agree with the above! :) have you thought about a rescue if breed is unimportant?
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emm0r said:
And generally piebaldsparkle you should read a whole statement before implying i would suggest that a dog should live in a flat with a no pet tenancy agreement! So if you could kimdly read my post again and the comments above I would be greatful!
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Ooooo don't get you knickers in a twist!

I have kindly quoted them (in full) - Hope you are grateful!:rolleyes:

I saw you had agreed, but also wanted to stop anyone being confused and thinking it would be a good idea to take a rescue into a breach of contract situation (hence why I only quoted the rescue dog comment ;) ).
 
OP, I was in a similar situation when finishing my degree... Desperately wanted a dog! However in the end I waited until
I had graduated for a few reasons, but the main reason was that I wanted to be somewhere secure (home wise) before getting a dog. Equally, a dog can be inconvenient at times, and if you wanted to move house etc, a dog is another huge factor which perhaps you don't need!

Also, a friend was in a situation where she bought a puppy, moved into a flat where she couldn't keep puppy and it had to go and live with her parents, and she was heartbroken. She still saw the dog all the time and it was well looked after but it's not the same. It's good you have a back up plan but you might be better off waiting until you are in a more stable environment.

Also consider your plans post grad - if you also end up working 12hr days then you won't have the time to spend with your dog!

Good luck with whatever you decide to do - hopefully if you do decide to get a dog the 'no pets' agreement will be easy to get round!
 
If the landlord finds out he can evict can't he? For breaching the tenancy.
Our tenancy didn't say whether or not we were allowed pets so we asked our LL and they agreed it was okay.
Write to the landlord and offer to increase your deposit or something.

Also, "nasty highrise" wth?
 
Luci07 said:
And in the meantime if you are desperate for a dog, why not volunteer to dog walk at a local rescue?
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At the risk of upsetting you, you're verging on being selfish, you're not in the best situation to get a puppy at the moment. I speak from experience, I waited many years before I got my first dog, due to first work and children, then work and horses!

Try doing as suggested above and get your doggie fix that way, most rescue centres are usually desperate for more walkers, I did it for quite a while and really enjoyed it.
 
It always annoys me how people never read posts properly on this forum.

We don't need a dog fix, my parents have 2 and I see them every day...
We do not rent our flat, we own it, it is ours, we would not get evicted because it belongs to us...

FWIW we have decided not to get a dog, going to wait until I'm in work and then get the dogs we actually want, 2 german pointers. Just so looking forward to having them, we get impatient!!

and yes heather ann, they are 'nasty' high rise flats, horrible things, and ours is not one of those thank you!
 
dressagelove said:
Technically we are not supposed to have pets in the flat (its in a contract) but we have had degus in there before and no one has noticed. I know a dog is slightly different, will be going in and out and may bark etc... but we are hoping to move house the not too distant future. We would ask the lady downstairs first and if she wasnt okay with it we wouldnt even go for it.
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I think people did read your post properly, but the above statement makes one assume that the flat is rented, as I'm guessing would be fairly unusual to have that sort of thing in a contract when buying a property! But then I bought my house nearly 30 yrs ago so am probably not very up on these things :rolleyes:

Enjoy your pointers when you get them!
 
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