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Hi All.......don't know if I put this on the right part of the board! I'm guessing it is at least "training" related. I am looking for a breeder that I can get my next dog from. I'm in no hurry because although Frosty is having some health concerns at 13, he could be with us for some time. Ideally I would want to get a baby before he has passed, hoping that would help me deal with his passing
(Maybe!?) He is alpha besides being senior, (grumpy) and has never liked dogs. He doesn't realize he IS one! He is an only "child". He is snarky when bothered when he wants to be left alone, and would come up snapping if suddenly bounced on when sleeping. It's not that I think he would constantly try to kill a pup. I'm sure it wouldn't be that bad, but I can see a puppy who didn't mind his manners getting snapped.
Now that I've started looking for a breeder that I could get a puppy from, I'm nervous.......what if I find one and fall helplessly in love with a baby! I have the baby's best interest at heart, but may not want to chance loosing it. Frosty could be with us a few days or a few years. Do you think it is possible to bring a baby into the house with Frosty? I've never had 2 dogs. I've introduced kittens into a household with an adult dog with no problem, once they understood it was our baby and was to be loved, they did. But I'm afraid dog/dog would be a different story, at least for Frosty. What do you think? I want to be prepared to find a new puppy, but don't want to cause it a problem by getting it too soon.

Now that I've started looking for a breeder that I could get a puppy from, I'm nervous.......what if I find one and fall helplessly in love with a baby! I have the baby's best interest at heart, but may not want to chance loosing it. Frosty could be with us a few days or a few years. Do you think it is possible to bring a baby into the house with Frosty? I've never had 2 dogs. I've introduced kittens into a household with an adult dog with no problem, once they understood it was our baby and was to be loved, they did. But I'm afraid dog/dog would be a different story, at least for Frosty. What do you think? I want to be prepared to find a new puppy, but don't want to cause it a problem by getting it too soon.
