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Murtaza Hussain
@mazmhussain
For some time I’ve had a strong desire to get a dog, but my wife is in opposition to the matter. To be more specific she is not against a dog per se but her condition is that it is one of those small poodle-type dogs. I have no interest in those however and want a German shepherd or husky that has more of a physical presence. Part of the issue is also that we live in the city and there isn’t a tremendous amount of space for a large dog so perhaps it’d get bored in the house. We also travel a lot so it might be home alone an intolerable amount for its emotional health. I’ve never actually owned a dog and growing up my family always kept cats and birds. I was always besotted with those but from my understanding the love of a dog included as part of a family is on a completely different level. It’d also be nice to have kids growing up with a dog as a friend in their formative years.
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shazow
@shazow.eth
Very much worth taking into account the energy level and stimulation many dog breeds require. Huskies especially, they need multiple hours of active exercise every day! Especially when they're young. (One option is to get a more aging dog who is going down the energy curve.) We got a Pointer/Heeler mix, and while we live in a city we have a decent sized back yard (enough to do sessions of fetch) and a dog park within a couple minutes walk to do longer runs that we go to twice a day, and have a dog walker, and lots of sniffing/mental stimulation exercises. It's a lot, and it definitely limits our travel (though we've found a great boarding option that our dog looooves, and occasional house sitters too). We had a cat for 14 years before, and another dog briefly before then. I'm still more of a cat person, but dogs are great too. I wouldn't say dog love is on a different level, so much as easier to earn? A lot of people don't bother paying attention to the nuance of cats' love.
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