(Before I Begin.....)
I'm a college student from Atlanta and going to school in Atlanta as well. I am currently living in a large house of about 20 guys who all have agreed to get a house dog. Before you begin saying, "don't get a dog while in college, blah blah blah, its a bad idea, blah blah blah, it will be neglected after you leave, etc." let me be very clear on two things. First off, if for whatever reason after we leave college none of the 20 guys can take care of it (which is obviously not going to be the case since right now everyone is fighting over who will take it once we leave) my parents have agreed that they will look after the dog if we are unable to. So dont worry about that because the dog will always have a home. Secondly, we are getting a dog no matter what anyone says on this forum so if you reply and try to convince me NOT to get a dog, i promise you that I won't even read your response. So rather than waste your time doing that, why not be constructive in trying to find a dog that will be happy with all of us.
(Now on to the fun stuff...)
Like I said, we are living in a huge spacious house with about 20 great guys who are eager to get a dog. There is a ton of yard space and local parks outside. I think everyone agrees that a big dog would be ideal and one preferably that comes from a reliable breeder so as not to take the risk of getting a dog with health/temperament problems. Aside from the obvious choices of a "Labrador Retriever" or a "Golden Retriever" we are more interested in dogs that resemble those characteristics but are a little more original. Some examples that we have been thinking about are "Great Danes" or "St. Bernard's." (The kind of big friendly giant dogs). Anyway, what are your thoughts?
I'm a college student from Atlanta and going to school in Atlanta as well. I am currently living in a large house of about 20 guys who all have agreed to get a house dog. Before you begin saying, "don't get a dog while in college, blah blah blah, its a bad idea, blah blah blah, it will be neglected after you leave, etc." let me be very clear on two things. First off, if for whatever reason after we leave college none of the 20 guys can take care of it (which is obviously not going to be the case since right now everyone is fighting over who will take it once we leave) my parents have agreed that they will look after the dog if we are unable to. So dont worry about that because the dog will always have a home. Secondly, we are getting a dog no matter what anyone says on this forum so if you reply and try to convince me NOT to get a dog, i promise you that I won't even read your response. So rather than waste your time doing that, why not be constructive in trying to find a dog that will be happy with all of us.
(Now on to the fun stuff...)
Like I said, we are living in a huge spacious house with about 20 great guys who are eager to get a dog. There is a ton of yard space and local parks outside. I think everyone agrees that a big dog would be ideal and one preferably that comes from a reliable breeder so as not to take the risk of getting a dog with health/temperament problems. Aside from the obvious choices of a "Labrador Retriever" or a "Golden Retriever" we are more interested in dogs that resemble those characteristics but are a little more original. Some examples that we have been thinking about are "Great Danes" or "St. Bernard's." (The kind of big friendly giant dogs). Anyway, what are your thoughts?