I had to say goodbye to my soul dog 3 months ago, after 12 years. A little over 2 years ago I knew his time was almost up, so I got a cavapoo in hopes that she would take some of the traits of my soul dog. He ended up living more than 2 years and my cavapoo got quite attached to him.
She seems ok, but not her energetic self. She still gets the zoomies, but less frequently, and she doesn’t eat like she used to. I think everyone is our house is ready for another dog, but I’m not ready for another puppy. My cavapoo was extremely hard to train, and I’m just not ready to go through the puppy stage again.
I’m thinking of going to an adoption event, but I wanted to hear some stories from people who’ve adopted dogs before. My main concern is getting a reactive dog, or a fearful dog that doesn’t blend well with us. How much do shelters actually know about the dogs? Does anyone have any suggestions on how to go about this?
I also want to add that my soul dog was a big dog, quite the opposite of my Cavapoo and I would like to get a big dog again.
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