I'm wondering Kazanne, if you got a dog young enough, so that even if the poor thing had had a bad owner, the dog would still react well to a loving home and owner? Mind you I know what you mean when you have children and another dog to take into consideration. Hope you find one.

Hi Jenny, I did rescue a dog in the end but it was a dog who lived in the town with a couple of drunkards who were abusive to him and walked around in all weathers with him,we managed to get them to let us have him with some help from the local vets,he was a Springer spaniel about 12/13years old ,his name was Prince sadly we had to have him put to sleep last October due to several health problems he had bad arthritis ,some lumps here and there,and he was just a rired old boy.but we adored him even though we had him for just over a year we spoilt him rotten and I still miss him today.This is him after we had him a few months.
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