Ok, I agree, even though Rus and I might be an exception to this rule...LOL We have gotten each one of our dogs (granted, we show ours AND they are pets) around Christmas time. That seems to be when we have the most time to work with a new puppy through the crate training and housebreaking, and when we're around the house the most. Rus has the luxury of being able to come home for an hour every day at lunch, too, so a new puppy only has to be in a crate for up to 4 hours max at a time. So far, this has worked out wonderfully for us, BUT, we also don't have any small children, and our dogs ARE our children. We know our responsibility when we purchase or adopt a dog, so there are exceptions to the rule. Our dogs all sleep with us at night, travel with us where ever we go, and we go to shows about twice a month, and all of them (well, there's only 3) go with us, whether they are showing or not. I couldn't bear to leave any of them behind!
Merry Christmas, all!
