Hi,
I am considering getting a GSD but I'm not sure whether I can provide enough of what they need.
I live in Scotland so generally a cold climate. I'm a teenager, halfway through high school. So I would be away 8:15-15:35/14:45/17:30 (it varies.) I'd be able to walk them quickly in the morning, maybe ten minutes or so. They would only be alone for a couple of hours because my dad generally works from home. I could walk them for a half hour to 1 hour when I got home and I usually run in the evenings so I was thinking the GSD could come with me and run beside me?
I also have a dog already, he is staffy/labrador/whippet. He is between 5-6 years old, we got him from a shelter, he had been previously abused. He is very protective of us, doesn't really like to be left alone ( barks and whines when we return) and doesn't like small dogs.
Is this suitable?
I am considering getting a GSD but I'm not sure whether I can provide enough of what they need.
I live in Scotland so generally a cold climate. I'm a teenager, halfway through high school. So I would be away 8:15-15:35/14:45/17:30 (it varies.) I'd be able to walk them quickly in the morning, maybe ten minutes or so. They would only be alone for a couple of hours because my dad generally works from home. I could walk them for a half hour to 1 hour when I got home and I usually run in the evenings so I was thinking the GSD could come with me and run beside me?
I also have a dog already, he is staffy/labrador/whippet. He is between 5-6 years old, we got him from a shelter, he had been previously abused. He is very protective of us, doesn't really like to be left alone ( barks and whines when we return) and doesn't like small dogs.
Is this suitable?