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Sounds idyllic already!! Before we got our dog we were recommended Ian Dunbar's "before you get a puppy" (e)book by some friends and even our local vet. It was the single most useful resource I've come across. I highly recommend reading that before you make any decisions on breed, or anything else! I can send you a copy if you don't have it or can't find it online. It let us know what we were in for and got us ready for some challenging (and loving!) times
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Hello. First post in this thread, askin some advice. We would like to get a pupper. We already have a cat, eight chickens and a cockerel, five beehives and two kids under 4. We live in a rural village with lots of garden and walkies.
What stopped us until now was that we both worked in london, but obviously that’s changed and likely pretty permanently.
Neither of us has had dogs before. Reading about medium sized breeds that are good with kids and cats has brought us to the German Shorthaired Pointer. Does anyone have experience of the breed? Some say they need lots of attention/walking is it more than usual?
Any other breed advice? Thanks in advance x