New Golden Retriever Puppy Owner. 27. Permanently covered in dog fur.

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So, introduction time. My name is Christina and for as long as I can remember I’ve always wanted a dog. More specifically a golden retriever. However, as most people know or can appreciate, dogs take a lot of time and need a lot of care, especially as pups, so it’s been a long waiting game for me.

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My work is freelance and sporadic, and as such I spend a lot of time at home, but I knew getting a pup I’d potentially need to take time off of work or turn jobs down to get him settled in, something that I was happy to do, but something that I wasn't going to do yet... cue Corona virus. 

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Aside from losing me all my work for the foreseeable future, the lockdown presented me with the perfect gift. I had the time to settle a puppy in. 

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*Disclaimers*

1. Social Distancing was followed at all times during the process of getting Cooper.

2. He won’t be abandoned when lockdown is over, a dog has been on the cards for years, I didn’t just see one and go ‘oh he’s cute!’ 

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I joined a few forums on Facebook specifically for Golden Retrievers and I got a whole lot of hate from pretentious dog owners who treated anyone getting a puppy at this time as an irresponsible chancer getting a dog on a whim- Not the nicest introduction to dog ownership! But anyway, after that, it put me off asking anymore questions online, I didn’t want to be someone’s anger management stress relief!