Hi!
I have a pretty chilled out beardie called Savannah, and I'm thinking about getting a dog. The dog idea is still up in the air, depends on job situation and money yada yada. I live in an apartment so it would have to be a smol dog.
The thing is, I'd really love to get a rescue doggo, but I'm a bit worried about what this could mean for Sav. I'm aware it will likely stress her out for a while but that it would be something she could get used to eventually. Her Viv is currently about half a metre off the floor, so I'd try and make it so the the dog couldn't jump up and see into the Viv and freak her out. I could also try and move her up a bit higher so she's out the way a bit more?
Also there's the question of getting a rescue dog, what has happened in that dog's past, would the dog be okay with there being another pet in the house - but I guess that's a question for the rescue dog place I go to. I thought if I got a puppy, I could raise the puppy to be used to Sav, so I'm not sure if this is a better option. The absolute last thing I want to do is adopt a rescue dog, and then have to give it back because it doesn't get on with Sav.
I'm trying to be sure I assess every option and consider everything, so I was wondering if anybody has any experience with this sort of thing? Is it easier to just leave it? I've seen some videos of Beardies hanging out with dogs and being totally fine, but you can never know the story behind those I suppose. There might be too many risks of it going wrong!
Any help or advice is appreciated, or even pointing in the direction of better resources would be fab too. Thanks in advance :D
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