angleheart
Completely Boxer Crazy
As some of you know, I lost my beloved Harley to a brain tumor 2mths ago today. Well, as heartbroken as I am, I need another boxer to love. I have the opportunity to move in with a friend, rent free mind you, he lives in a house with a fenced yard where I would then qualify to adopt an older boxer from the local boxer rescue...something I would really like to do! Thing is, he has a 4yo male, neutured boxer and i'm worried that he might not like "another dog" moving in on his territory. He grew to dislike Harley being anywhere near his family once he matured and was neutured just last year. This would obviously be a HUGE prob. OR, I could still move in with him and get a puppy as moving in with him would mean someone would be home more often for the puppy, BUT, I am afraid of creating another separation anxiety dog! Harley had it, it was not fun for him or me, and I'm so afraid I'll do it again. However, my thought is that my friends dog might accept a puppy better over an adult...true or not? I don't know! OR, I could stay in my apt. and get a puppy. Problem with that is, I've never crate trained, and don't know if I'm strong enough to resist those little puppy cries!!! Am I overthinking all of this???? I work 9-5 and could come home for lunch but that would still mean puppy would be in his crate too long in my opinion. I could ask my friend to come over and help, but how do I do that when he has already made such a wonderful offer as to move in with him rent free? My family prob thinks I'm crazy because I've been debating for about a month now on this. Does anyone out there have any thoughts or experience that could point me in the right direction?? And, one more thing to add, i've been checking the local shelters and not a whole lot in the way of boxers comes up. I think I want a 1-2yo female and most in the shelter and rescue are males.
Sorry to long, but having a terrible time trying to figure out the best option for whoever I bring home with me. I don't want to bring ANYONE into a bad situation.
Thanks in advance.
Sorry to long, but having a terrible time trying to figure out the best option for whoever I bring home with me. I don't want to bring ANYONE into a bad situation.
Thanks in advance.