Thank you for your message.

Animals who are placed up for adoption are usually at least a couple of years old. This is due to the fact that their “current” family may have some reason or other to give them up. On rare occasions will you get young ones.

Animals who are older actually make great companions. Most of the time, they might have already be toilet trained and house trained (meaning, they do not chew up furniture and anything in the house that they can get a hold on).

Puppies are cute which is why lots of people purchase them on impulse. But they would then need to be toilet trained and house trained (lots of families face the problem during the teething stage). And like all young ones, they will be sleeping alot and not up to “playing” just yet.

With these extra information, you might like to consider adopting a slightly older companion. You can check out our earlier article on “Pet Adoption”
(http://www.supercuddles.com/features/adoption.html) which has a few shelters listed.

Good Luck!

Regards,
Rosalind