Take full responsibility for this dog and all its needs for the next 10 - 15 years?
Invest a large amount of time, money and patience. It takes time to train a dog to be a good companion.
Always keep the dog safe?
Make sure the dog gets enough attention and exercise?
Live with shedding hair and slobber?
Spend the money it takes to provide proper veterinary care? Care is not limited to vaccines, spaying or neutering and annual boosters.
Become educated about the proper care of the breed, correct training methods and how to groom.
Keep the breeder informed and up to date on the dog's progress?
Take your questions to the breeder or any other problems before it becomes out of hand?
Have patience to accept and enjoy the trials and tribulations of puppy hood; this can last up to 5 years.
Continue to accept responsibility for the dog despite inevitable life changes such as new babies, kids going to school, moving home, returning to work; the list is endless.
Resist impulse buying; instead have patience to make a responsible decision?
Take into consideration all aspects of caring for a puppy. He will not always be that little bundle of joy that you see first, he will grow into a fully developed dog. Traits that are cute when a puppy are not so cute as an adult and you, as owner, are the person responsible. You can have a well trained dog or a lunatic, so who is to blame?? (You)
