Originally posted by ParNone
I dunno. Am I the only one that researches and analyzes to death and agonizes over choosing the right dog (more or less losing sleep over the decision)? I am so paranoid of making a mistake and having a nitemare on my hands and it would absolutely kill me if I ever had to give away a dog. I feel I have limitations on dog experience and training ability, that I have to be very careful. I see all the behaviorial issues on this forum and others, that people have to deal with and after Oz, I just know it doesn't have to be that way. I look at other dogs, but I find myself circling back around to Smooth Collies.


Par...
I know exactly what you mean. I was never sure I could adopt a dog, esp an older dog from a shelter. Not knowing their background scared me...not knowing how they were trained (if they were) as a puppy. Esp. after we got Sadie, I did not want to bring in a dog with severe issues, nor did I want to have to give a dog back.

And then along came Spot. We agreed to take him to save his life, but we didn't know if he was staying. We went into it thinking he may be a foster. Within 24 hours, that idea was out of our head....we was here to stay, a decision we have not regreted at all in the last year. And honestly, he was the easiest dog to bring into our home...no housebreaking, no training from scratch (just refreshing and building) no puppy cries the frist nights away from momma.

I can't say where all my future dog will come from, or what age they will be, but through Spot, my mom's dogs and many other PT dogs I am not nearly as nervous about adopting through rescue. I have seen how wonderful these dog truely are and how apprecitive they are of having a good home.