This is an amazing resource - I'm so glad I found you!
Thanks for the compliment
It's scary to adopt your first animal - I was worried when I adopted my cat... Until you've lived/cared for one, you're not sure what exactly it's like... Every experience with my cat has been wonderful so I wouldn't hesitate if it was another cat I was considering, but a dog is different and needs different things etc... I'm hoping that the cat and dog would also be a comfortable presence for each other for the times I'm not there too...
Thanks for addressing my schedule - that is the biggest practical worry... I don't want the dog to be stressed or unhappy, and I don't want to be at work and feel upset/stressed because I've made a dog unhappy...lol
I'll check out that thread... I've read every puppy thread I come across but that one sounds like a solid place to go...