What kind of dog??

[Moose]

Originally posted by MariaM
THanks so much for all the advice! I had another question though. I was reading on the internet about bonding with dogs when they are like 2 months old. It was saying not to get dogs under 2 months, but not much over because there is an important bonding period there. But lots of people get older dogs from shelters and they fit right in so.... I don't know what to think.

Dogs under 2 months should still be with their mothers...if you end up getting a dog from a breeder and he/she offers to send the puppy home with you before it hits 8 weeks, I'd turn the other direction and walk away. In my opinion, I still think 8 weeks is a little young...but hey, that's just me.

As for the age issue and when to get a dog -- I adopted Moose when he was almost 2 years old...and I adopted Zoey a little over a month ago and she is a little over *edit* 1 [sorry, it's late here! ] *edit* year old. With Moose, there was no problem...the "bonding issue" was a snap. Although, he's a Lab...so he's totally outgoing and affectionate toward anyone. Zoey took a little more time and we are still finding out new things about her personality everyday. She's coming out of her shell and has really started to create a close bond with both myself and my fiance.