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  • #32
    Alicei
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17 ✭Alicei


    maguic24 wrote: »
    I don't think she meant to be smart, she did say she could see where we were coming from and perhaps her comment was more targeted at me, as I was the one who said I thought it was cruel.

    Oh it wasn't directed at anyone! It is just the truth. It is something I probably already knew and you all just confirmed that.


  • #33
    maguic24
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,790 ✭✭✭maguic24


    Alicei wrote: »
    Oh it wasn't directed at anyone! It is just the truth. It is something I probably already knew and you all just confirmed that.

    Well, I didn't think you were being smart anyway. Sometimes people take things up wrong on the interwebs. :)


  • #34
    strandroad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,676 ✭✭✭strandroad


    Alicei wrote: »
    Oh it wasn't directed at anyone! It is just the truth. It is something I probably already knew and you all just confirmed that.

    Look there's no need to swing too far in the other direction. We're both working and we have two dogs - we don't have kids, however, and our hours are staggered so that dogs are not left alone for the whole day. Also the younger one needs to be completely wiped out for him to be content to stick to his toys and we need to make time for it. It's all doable though and they are happy, but if we worked longer hours or had children, I can't see it working then as they are such a commitment.

    You might be better off holding off for another few years until your children are older and able to help out and play with the dog after school.


  • #35
    Alicei
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17 ✭Alicei


    mhge wrote: »
    Look there's no need to swing too far in the other direction. We're both working and we have two dogs - we don't have kids, however, and our hours are staggered so that dogs are not left alone for the whole day. Also the younger one needs to be completely wiped out for him to be content to stick to his toys and we need to make time for it. It's all doable though and they are happy, but if we worked longer hours or had children, I can't see it working then as they are such a commitment.

    You might be better off holding off for another few years until your children are older and able to help out and play with the dog after school.

    I think this is what we should do. Wait for now and consider it maybe again when our little one goes to school.
    Thanks!


  • #36
    redved
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 296 ✭✭redved


    We have a 19 month old weimaraner, which would be a very similar temperment to a viszla.
    We both work fulltime but he gets walked before work and someone comes in at lunchtime to walk him everyday.
    If you do get a viszla be sure to start training him to be on his own as soon as you get him, even for 5 minutes at a time


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