I want to get a dog but I have to work, how does everyone on broadway market do it ?

No judgement from me, our dog was not a rescue.

Some rescue centres have puppies.

Unfortunately the world's gone mad and £2k for a dog is the norm now.
More if you can give the mongrel a wanky name.

I've told myself if/when we get a second dog it would be a rescue.
But with two children in the house I'd like to take responsiblity for training a puppy from the start.
The prices are crazy. Not that I really mind paying as getting a dog is something we've been planning for years, but don't want to pay extra for what I assume is more likely to be inbred/less healthy.

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Expect the price of King Charles puppies to go up...

If you're open to a rescue at all, get in touch with Underdog International. They'll pair you with a dog that'd suit your needs, eg good with kids, young, able to live happily in whatever kind of home you have etc. We got our dog through them because they were the only rescue we found that would let you know if a dog had been tested with kids and cats! I understand it probably doesn't account for the full puppy experience though. Although most of the full puppy experience is cleaning up shit and buying new shoes and furniture after it gets chewed.

Puppies are cunts and mine wasn't even that puppyish, older dogs ftw.

Puppies are cunts

Yeah this, and no guarantee that your puppy wont't turn into psycho.

Honestly it was the worst bits of what I remember of my dog, much like my child, they're awful and you can't do much about it because they're meant to be awful to a point, obviously you love them all the same but if there was a bit you'd want to skip...

Yes, i don't miss the biting phase.

We had fun in the snow earlier this week

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It seems like the right time to post as he was half King Charles Spaniel, but RIP Dexter. He was put to sleep last week at the grand old age of 14 years, so in his nineties in dog years. We are devastated, of course, but he was such a good dog :(

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You miss them more than you would even think

We have this one now (on the right) and he's turning out to be great, but the puppy year was really hard! Landshark :(

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Cute! My wife had a ginger one when we first me, soppy dogs. Sorry for your loss.

Puppies and Kids/babies would be hard, but maybe you know that, just keep eyes open. Our dog is 1.5 year and just about mature enough now with our 8m old. The 8m old is crawling and chases the dog all over the house. The dog trying to sleep gets annoyed, he will be grumpy but nothing else, and has to keep moving to find peace. He was a fucking nightmare as a puppy as is still very head strong, it took a lot to train 'brake' him.

My sister got a recuse dog and it's so good, just sedate and has been a hero with her baby, who's now two. But also some on here have had nightmare rescues who've clearly been deceived a bit.

So it could go both ways.

All dogs are a gamble, puppy or not. The benefit of a pup is you address the issues as they arise, with the aim of raising 'a good dog'.
There are a terrifying number of rescue puppers available, including on this site which we've spent far too long prevaricating on after a few shitty events this summer (they managed to IG target us so no idea as to reputation):
https://www.manytearsrescue.org/display_mtar_dog.php?id=35104

I don't regret choosing pupper phase, but I miss it. There's something magic about the illogicality of a 4 month old pup. I mean ours is still only 10months, but she's massive now.

I've had a hectic week at work, early starts and late finishes. This morning was the first time I've been able to take Crumpet out (my girlfriend has been walking her, she's not just been sat vegetating in the house). Highlight of my week, getting some fresh air first thing and watching her act like a freak is unbelievably good for my mental health. I suppose some nasty old lizard finally kicking the bucket probably doesn't hurt either.

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For me the hardest part of the puppy phase was to constant supervision she needed. If I took my eye off her for a second even while sleeping she'd pee somewhere or start chewing something bad. Also the first couple of months having to wake up every few hours to take her out, that was killing me by the time she could make it through the whole night. I had the first couple of months off work but even for ages after that very little work got done while supervising her. If I didn't work from home it wouldn't have been possible to get her at all.

After a week of night waking I just left the back door open!

We were doing crate training so she'd sleep in there, mainly so she didn't ruin the room, but it meant we had to get up to let her out or she'd poo in the crate

I tried that, was a big fat no. So he slept on the bed because that was how I could get sleep!

There is only one rule when getting a new puppy, GET IT IN SPRING; that way the little bastard can spend most of its time outside with limited numbers of expensive items to chomp and a massive place to crap.

All dogs are a gamble, puppy or not. The benefit of a pup is you address the issues as they arise, with the aim of raising 'a good dog'.

Yes this is what I'm thinking. At least I'll know it's my fault if she ends up badly behaved. Plus I'm freelance and work from home so should be able to put a lot of time into training.

Children are 6 and 9 now and (usually) sleep through the night, a few months of disturbed sleep will be nothing compared to my younger daughter's several years of not sleeping properly. I also can't imagine a puppy being less obedient than her...

Go for it!

I sent my puppy to this guy once a week who walks dogs and loves them, he's like a dog whisperer. One of the best things I did, dog is now great with other dogs. Would recommend such socialisation.

Socialisation is key.
Dogs sort shit out themselves.

We send our pup to day care a couple of times a month. Started with half days, until his confidence rose then full days and one overnighter.

He fucking loves it, and it knackers him out for a day too.

Same for us. If you can afford it, sending your pup/young dog off with a walker or trainer to hang out with other dogs is super worth it.