Dogs - Advice please

**willyup** · 15-04-11, 15:41

Meh, your all right of course.
Maybe I'll get a couple of cats instead.

**TiffanyTees** · 15-04-11, 15:50

Please dont get a dog.

Tiff xxx

**mellors** · 15-04-11, 16:09

Originally Posted by willyup

Meh, your all right of course.
Maybe I'll get a couple of cats instead.

Anons right there just wander off to where theres a better lifestyle (like my house !!!!!)

**benin** · 15-04-11, 16:20

Originally Posted by willyup

Meh, your all right of course.
Maybe I'll get a couple of cats instead.

here is the cats reply bud....

**spudnik** · 15-04-11, 15:34

None- they are a pack animal and need to be around master/mistress/family in order to be properly socialized (like some people on this forum). It will lead to behavioral problems (like some people on this forum)

**magicalman9357** · 15-04-11, 15:53

Not a good idea to get a dog if it's primarily through pressure from others.

**anon361** · 15-04-11, 15:55

No point getting a cat, if left alone for days they'll just wander off.

**ThomasJ** · 15-04-11, 16:31

Dogs need constant attention/companionship - if like a friend of mine you confine yours for long periods don't be surprised when it goes stir crazy and every chance it gets it will run wild.

**TS Jessica Presley** · 15-04-11, 16:34

Originally Posted by willyup

Now I have not had the greatest or most successful history with dogs but am possibly bowing to pressure from many people to get one.

The only trouble is that I am away for 2 or sometimes 3 days a week so the dog would have to be on its own in the shed out the back.
It's a nice big shed and lovely and warm so not too bad a place to be. There's even an old mattress there already that it could use as a bed.

So the question is, what breed of dog would put up with being locked in a shed for a couple of days a week?

Thanks in advance for all contributions.

I am an avid dog lover, please do not get one if you have to lock the poor pup up for days at a time. It's a very very cruel thing to do. I myself travel a lot so I cannot get a dog no matter how much I want one. Best to be in a settled situation to where you can tend for them. If you do have to step away have a friend who can watch them. A worst case scenario would be a doggie hotel.

**willyup** · 15-04-11, 16:39

Thanks everyone for the replies, you have thourougly convinced me it is a bad idea so I'm browsing t'internet for cats instead cos you dont have to take them for a walk.

Look at these two lovely fellas - http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cats/2064357

And I could buy them one of these to keep them occupied

- http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cats/2014277

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