I have been fortunate to have an occupation that permits to work hybrid. This allows me to raise two young dogs (mini poodle, Nova born Feb 2023, and a mixed akita inu, Astra June 2022).
I adopted Astra from an animal shelter when she was 8 months. A lot of people doulbted her as she was a stray dog. But with a lot of love and attention, she was able to learn all the basic obidence within a week (on average took her 5mins to understand each obidence). I adopted Nova from a breeder, and he a playful and active dog that loves attention. I oftern spend 2 hours with my dogs a day. I occastion let them loose a nearby dog park and constantly walk them twice a day...