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| asked a question | Am I compatible with a dog? Hello, My name is Nick and I just have a few questions I hope someone doesn't mind helping with. I plan (well hope really) to be getting a dog within the next year. The breed I had decided on so far is a small breed, the Rat Terrier. I was just wondering if anyone with experience could tell me whether or not I'm fit for this dog or any breed at all. I'll be living in an apartment and I'll be a college student working full time, so suffice it to say I'll be busy. I would like to know if getting this breed with my time and space constraints would be fine or cruel, as I would hate to make the dog suffer. Would this dog breed be ok left alone for hours at a time or am I best just waiting until I have more time. Also I've been doing my research and seem to be getting mixed reviews on how loud they are as a breed so anyone with experience here please help me out lol. Lastly, and forgive me for my ignorance here, is the stigma of small dogs being very hard to house train true? I've only ever owned larger dogs as a child, growing up in a home with multiple dogs. Thank you for any input and sorry for the long book lol. |