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Please disregard post below, at least for now. My sister was just diagnosed with a dermoid cyst on each ovary. The good news is dermoid cysts are 98% likely to be benign, so it's unlikely she's looking at "the big C". The bad news is one of them is 9 cm, which is enormous by dermoid cyst standards. She's getting referred to an OB/GYN and they will need to come out surgically. Probably just keyhole surgery, but still. So they've decided to postpone the dog search until she's healthy again.
Hey, I am NOT the person looking to adopt a dog, it's my sister and her family. They live in South Surrey, a suburb of Vancouver, but would go further for a suitable dog. They got their cat from Kelowna, after all. They could also look in Western Washington state, below the border, but the dog would need to be vaccinated against rabies.
The dog would need to be small or medium sized (their townhouse complex has size limits), and have experience with kids. My nieces are 5 and 8. THey're good kids, they love animals, but they're also 5 and 8 years old. They run around a lot, they make high-pitched squealing noises, typical kid stuff. They'd need a dog who can cope with a "not-calm" environment.
The kids will be in Grade 3 and kindergarten as of September, and they will also be in after school care. So weekdays would include about 8 hours of respite from the kids. The dog would need to be kid-friendly, but not on a 24/7 basis. It could suit a dog who's lived with kids. Or a dog who's lived with an older person who has grandchildren who visit.
My sister and brother-in-law both work full time, but my sister works 100% from home. She has worked from home since 2018, i.e. before the pandemic, so she is unlikely to be called back to the office any time soon. So the dog would have company during the work day, and she could walk it several times a day.
There is also a cat in residence, Harry Potter (named by my nieces). The dog doesn't need to get along with cats necessarily, but couldn't be a dog who chases cats. He or she would need to at least be able to ignore a cat, even if they didn't become best buddies.
Their townhouse has a terrace with flower beds, not a fenced backyard, but there are dog-friendly parks nearby. My sister has not had a dog in some years, but was always extremely conscientious with our dogs when we had family dogs. She's the kind of person who would absolutely take a dog to obedience classes, if necessary remedial obedience classes, etc. She's a dog person.
My brother-in-law will probably be less involved. He's never had a dog in his whole life, whereas my sister grew up with them. I suspect he'd walk it and play with it sometimes, but wouldn't be the primary caregiver.
A lot of the dogs available at shelters and rescues are large dogs. My sister loves large dogs, but the strata council of their townhouse complex doesn't.
My sister and her family could of course provide references.
If you know of a possibility, or if you have suggestions where they could look, please either reply to this post or email me at raincitygirl at gmail dot com. And feel free to amplify this post by reposting it. You might have someone on your dwircle who's in the Pacific Northwest and knows a suitable dog in need of a good home.
Hey, I am NOT the person looking to adopt a dog, it's my sister and her family. They live in South Surrey, a suburb of Vancouver, but would go further for a suitable dog. They got their cat from Kelowna, after all. They could also look in Western Washington state, below the border, but the dog would need to be vaccinated against rabies.
The dog would need to be small or medium sized (their townhouse complex has size limits), and have experience with kids. My nieces are 5 and 8. THey're good kids, they love animals, but they're also 5 and 8 years old. They run around a lot, they make high-pitched squealing noises, typical kid stuff. They'd need a dog who can cope with a "not-calm" environment.
The kids will be in Grade 3 and kindergarten as of September, and they will also be in after school care. So weekdays would include about 8 hours of respite from the kids. The dog would need to be kid-friendly, but not on a 24/7 basis. It could suit a dog who's lived with kids. Or a dog who's lived with an older person who has grandchildren who visit.
My sister and brother-in-law both work full time, but my sister works 100% from home. She has worked from home since 2018, i.e. before the pandemic, so she is unlikely to be called back to the office any time soon. So the dog would have company during the work day, and she could walk it several times a day.
There is also a cat in residence, Harry Potter (named by my nieces). The dog doesn't need to get along with cats necessarily, but couldn't be a dog who chases cats. He or she would need to at least be able to ignore a cat, even if they didn't become best buddies.
Their townhouse has a terrace with flower beds, not a fenced backyard, but there are dog-friendly parks nearby. My sister has not had a dog in some years, but was always extremely conscientious with our dogs when we had family dogs. She's the kind of person who would absolutely take a dog to obedience classes, if necessary remedial obedience classes, etc. She's a dog person.
My brother-in-law will probably be less involved. He's never had a dog in his whole life, whereas my sister grew up with them. I suspect he'd walk it and play with it sometimes, but wouldn't be the primary caregiver.
A lot of the dogs available at shelters and rescues are large dogs. My sister loves large dogs, but the strata council of their townhouse complex doesn't.
My sister and her family could of course provide references.
If you know of a possibility, or if you have suggestions where they could look, please either reply to this post or email me at raincitygirl at gmail dot com. And feel free to amplify this post by reposting it. You might have someone on your dwircle who's in the Pacific Northwest and knows a suitable dog in need of a good home.
