Originally Posted by rachel001

Thanks for the useful advice on here. I too am considering getting a dog and having never owned one before I can completely understand other people's comments about the minefield of adverts for puppies! I am not planning on getting a dog for at least another 6 months to 2 years as by then I will own my own house etc but I thought I would start researching early so I am 100% sure before I go ahead and get a dog. Having been looking online I have found literally hundreds of adverts for puppies which at first I thought were genuine but having read this thread most of them now seem to be scams or puppy farms. Now I am considering a rescue puppy or young dog but I am not sure whether a rescue would approve me to be a dog owner as I have never had a dog before and am worried this will put them off!