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MrSweary
Am tempted by a springer spaniel.
Is this bad? I know I've not had the greatest mental health recently and that this is a super long term commitment.
I'm looking for a companion, one that will sit beside me on the sofa, go for 30-60 minute walks twice per day... and I work from home always so it won't be left alone for 8 hours every day.
Once in a while it will be alone for 4-5 hours in an evening, when I visit the theatre or opera.
The life I want has a dog in it. I live in a flat so that's not great, but I can afford a dog, have time and love for a dog.
Do you need a good local network to care for the animal when you're away? I guess this is like having a child right? Getting a dog means walking it and discovering others with dogs and this means I'd meet others.
And yes... ring warning bells over a spaniel... a high energy breed that may be easy to train but will get bored without a lot of engagement.