well I kind of did a bit of both, I rehomed a puppy from a family who decided they had taken on too much. They had young children themselves and we saw her in situ to check tempermant etc. Jess wasn't a new puppy, but past the icky toileting stage, but still in the stealing toys and chewing stage lol! We have a large crate under the stairs which is her 'safe' place and we have a gate system which controls how much access the children have to the garden and the dog has to the garden. Its worked really well - the kids love her and we love her and she loves us. Now she's past the whole toy stealing and chewing stage - thank goodness and she really is a lovely dog. As much as its a pain those early months - I think getting them as young as possible is probably the best option.
triangle sandwiches are better than square ones...
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