There is a myth around adopting animals, particularly dogs, that you just ‘don’t know what you’re going to get’ and that getting a puppy from a breeder means you can pick the exact dog you want along with all the characteristics that will be most appropriate for your life. Well, I have some news for you… That is absolute rubbish.

Dogs are beautiful, idiotic, smart, playful, unpredictable creatures. Just because you have a certificate from someone that you paid more than your car is worth to farm you a puppy… Nothing is a guarantee. Whether you buy from a ‘breeder’ or rehome from a shelter; dogs can develop illnesses, they can learn bad behaviours, they can just naturally be a bit loopy, they can suffer trauma. No amount of money, family trees or shiny gold stars change that.