I agree with Julie, now that it's summer you have nothing to do, but what about after that?

Originally posted by crazycait
My thinking is that if I catch my new puppy chasing cars... i can put it back there.
Why would it be out of the fenced area in the first place?? Letting it out to "catch it chasing cars" is sort of risky, it should be kept in the fenced area.

Also, the first thing you should do is find reasons yourself why you think a dog should be an addition to your family.

Some things to think about are...

-Can we afford monthly food, vet costs...etc?

-Where will the puppy sleep/spend most of it's time?

-Will the puppy fit into our lives?

etc..etc..etc

There are also "what-if's"

What if the puppy is/gets sick, will we be able to pay for all needed vet care?

What if the puppy starts getting over the fence, will we be able to build on/get higher fencing?

What if the puppy is extremely hyper, will we still put up with it??

What if the puppy is very hard to house-train, will we get rid of the carpet or the puppy?

What if the puppy has/gets 101 bad habbits, can we afford puppy/obedience classes?

etc..etc..etc

This isn't meant to be rude, but a puppy isn't a thing to get out of boredom on a rainy day/summer break. If you get a dog, your making a commitment to take care of it for it's entire life.

Thing long and hard and good luck