Ever since we moved down south from our house in Scarborough my mum and little sister have been desperate to get a new dog. To this end they have been going through adverts and searching sites online to research different breeds and how much they cost and all those kind of things.
With the goal of getting a dog seemingly still a while off it was a bit of a surprise for my older sister and me to find out early today that this evening my mum was going to look at a dog that she would almost certainly be bringing home.
After a seven hour round drop up to Cheshire and back we now seem to have a new dog. With it being quite a spur of the moment kind of deal, unfortunately it doesn't yet have things like a bed or lead and such but I'm sure those are all things that can be picked up quite quickly.
What I found quite strange about this experience is kind of related to that saying 'a dogs not just for Christmas', having just gotten back from university and discovered all of this dog research was going on and then out of the blue we now have a dog, it shows you just how much preparation is needed and how much work and responsibility having a dog is.
I know things have to change with regards to taking it for walks and spending time with it, its more the things like all the shots they have to have at a young age, rules when interacting with other dogs, and i never really knew just how much dogs actually cost and how much some of the 'better/rarer' breeds actually go for.
Having not had a dog for a long time now this will be something to get used to again, its just slightly strange being on the adult side of getting a dog now rather than them just appearing one day and you being able to play with it whilst your parents take care of all the other less fun stuff.
Also, how hard is it to choose a name?! How parents are able to name their children and then stick to it I'll never know.
