(i know there are already some posts about this, but i'm in a bit of a hurry. i already posted in the general category, sorry for the repeat!)
the short of the long of it is that we were looking to get a second dog.
originally we were looking for a NSDT (nova scotia duck toller), and
we already have a spayed female JRT (jack russell terrier- Zoey). i was
afraid that Zoey would be too territorial with another dog being in HER
house and playing with HER toys. she has a fair bit of experience
playing with other dogs, since she frequently goes to my mother in
law's place, where she has many dogs (about 6). she picks on the
smaller ones (shih tzus) that she runs with, but that has kinda worked
itself out now that she's almost a year old. we've even managed to get
her to be civil with the cats (2), and she knows "leave it" fairly well. she will usually kinda roll over on her side (wagging tail like crazy) when she meets a new dog on the street that's bigger than her.
in
our search for a NSDT, we came across a lab/sharpei mix dog (so
cute!)... the man who is giving him away (for FREE- to a good home) is
sick and is needed more and more hospital time :( so he wants the dog
to go to a good home. from what he says, he is very docile, friendly
with cats (the man used to have one), doesn't bark unless he needs to
go pee (little woofs at door)... he seems great! the man says that when
he has to go to the hospital for treatment, that the dog goes to a
kennel/doggy daycare, and gets along well with those dogs. i guess from
the kennel, he's heard that he loves to run and play with the other
dogs, the man says he's very calm at home..
.also, he is 3 years old.
so far, things sound
like a match to me, i'm still very weary about getting them together.
the man says that there are a few people that have shown interest in
the dog and replied to his kijiji post. he is calling tonight to set up
a time to go see him, tomorrow i think... he lives 40 minutes away.
SO,
do i bring Zoey to the meeting? if we like him do we jump on him right
away and bring him home- with just the weekend to have them interact
before they're left alone during the day (while we're at work)??? i
guess it would be best to make this one trip alone to see if we like
him. then another to get him if we decide yes, but go with Zoey the
second time?? argh! i hate rushing this, but i worry this dog will get
away if we don't act quickly.
