Appeal. Something is seriously wrong here.

I’m maybe 1/2 a mile from you in Lakeside. Even with renovations to our 1100 sq ft rancher and a new assessment by the bank in preparation for a HELOC that showed the insane jump in value, our taxes “only” increased ~9%.

Thanks! My husband brought his 6 year old pointer into our relationship, and I/we lived with that dog another 8 years. She was wonderful with people but could have zero interaction with other dogs - not even on walks.

I vowed to never knowingly get another dog-aggressive dog again. It’s a serious dealbreaker for me.

Now if my dog were to (god forbid) get attacked and become dog-aggressive over the course of our having them, it would be another story. Otherwise, I’m doing everything in my power with socialization, training, and medication to never experience years of somewhat lonely pet companionship ever again. It’s an oxymoron (“lonely companionship”), but it’s true.

Thanks! Great insights here - I agree about breed specific traits being “a thing” for a reason.

You can bring your pet, which can work fine for dogs but does not work for cats. When a house cat is taken out of its home, it’s entire personality changes and it’s agitated. So, it’s not a good idea for us to bring our cat to the shelter.

In theory I could ask to borrow a friends dog, but do not want to be in that position.