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Haha thank you! Thank you for the info - I'm glad they'll place me appropriately as I really want to learn from the ground floor. Every day is a school day as far as dogs are concerned it seems - especially for someone like me, who has had probably an hour around dogs total my entire life!

I completely understand your concern and I want to reassure you that I won't be getting a dog any time soon - I'm making the preparations and speaking to a lot of people, arranging volunteering and all that because I really don't want to go into this with any ignorance or impulsiveness. I don't...

I will look at those resources for sure - I'm trying to avoid the really "pop" ones on TV and the like and go for solid, evidence backed advice. It's not easy given how trivial it is to start a website! Good point about the rescue, perhaps there are ones that train their volunteers that I could...

This is a REALLY fantastic idea. I had never thought of doing this! Fortunately I have a very active lifestyle as is, but I will add more on to compensate because there will be parts of my exercise that aren't suitable for a dog I think. Is there a good way to calculate how much it will cost to...

Thank you very much! I don't want to impulsively get a dog that I cannot take care of, and I know that GSDs come with challenges and I want to try and make these challenges as manageable as possible!

Thank you all for the warm welcome!

Not near me, but I will have one near me when I move in September - could definitely be a good idea! How long do people usually volunteer at these sort of things per day?

At the moment I'd like a GSD, but I'm a first time owner and therefore my focus is getting loads of dog related experience before I take that step. My lifestyle would suit a GSD, but my inexperience would not!

Hello all! I have never owned a dog before - I had a phobia of them for a long time which spontaneously disappeared. I am now completely fine around dogs of all breeds and sizes! This has obviously led me to think about getting one. I would like to get a German Shepherd, but I understand that...

Hi everyone! I have never owned a dog and I'm doing some research and asking questions to make sure that I'm best prepared for when I decide to. It's nice to meet you all!