My Rhodesian Ridgeback girl is about to turn 11 months and despite being a fire breathing dragon from hell as a puppy she is finally making huge strides with age and a little pro training we did. I am so proud of her side note! She’s becoming a good dog dare I say
That said it’s not so much that the puppy phase was horrible between the intense biting throughout and the traumatizing couple of vet visits because she ate something on top of the typical puppy chaos, but I don’t even intend on getting another adult dog later. As my first adult dog she has been quite expensive between sitters vet bills food bills boarding stays while away etc. all really adds up. That and I don’t think my job will forever be as flexible as it is right now with hybrid. And truth be told by the time I’m in my late 30s/40s no matter how deeply I love this dog and dogs in general it’ll be nice to be able to go to work and travel more without worry about one.
And it’s really not because she was a more difficult puppy. I know it’s not always recommended but I’m glad I went with my dream breed instead of an easier first timer breed because I likely wouldn’t have wanted to do it again if I got a Labrador or something. And of course I am hoping she has a long and incredible life with me which I feel is really just getting started. Even if I don’t get another dog I can say I did have the best dog and that’s pretty cool. I gotta say I look back at the posts here and man it really does get much better but I’m glad I won’t be doing this again lol
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