We are a loving family with small children our dog of 13 years has recently passed but we are not ready to train a puppy. We believe the joy a dog brings to a house is immense and would like our children to continue to experience that. My wife has extensive animal experience having worked as a vet assistant at animal control and as a dog walker. We do have small children who are all very animal friendly but we can not have any animals that do not get along with children.