Marquire
Well-Known Member
Over the last 4 months I have had to have both my 18 year old cats put to sleep and this has left my Lab Holly without company. She loved both cats and although she is okay on her own I'd rather she had company when I'm at work. I can't face the thought of getting another cat yet but have been pondering a second dog. I like the idea of a rescue lurcher/small greyhound but wondered if my life style would be suitable. My OH and I work fulltime so we wouldn't consider getting a puppy.
We live in a detacted house with a third of an acre enclosed garden and have access to miles and miles of fields and bridleways on the doorstep.
The current routine for Holly is a short 30 minute walk at 6.30am,we leave for work at 7.45am and she spends the morning sleeping upside down on the sofa/bed, she has an hour's walk at 12.30 with the dog walker, has more snoozes in the afternoon until I get home around 4.45 and then she has another 1h walk around 5pm. At the weekends we tend to still do three walks but only 20 minutes in the morning and evening with a bigger 1.5-2h walk at the beach or in the woods over lunch.
Does this sound like the lifestyle a lurcher would enjoy?
Marquire
We live in a detacted house with a third of an acre enclosed garden and have access to miles and miles of fields and bridleways on the doorstep.
The current routine for Holly is a short 30 minute walk at 6.30am,we leave for work at 7.45am and she spends the morning sleeping upside down on the sofa/bed, she has an hour's walk at 12.30 with the dog walker, has more snoozes in the afternoon until I get home around 4.45 and then she has another 1h walk around 5pm. At the weekends we tend to still do three walks but only 20 minutes in the morning and evening with a bigger 1.5-2h walk at the beach or in the woods over lunch.
Does this sound like the lifestyle a lurcher would enjoy?
Marquire