Puppy Adoption - Pros and Cons

Puppies are loved, tiny little creatures. They are adorable, a definite plus to attract the ladies. Although there are many great things about puppies, there is also undesirable trouble you will have to deal with. You should consider the pros and cons before you make decide to buy a puppy over an adult dog.

Pros

Adopting your own puppy give you total control of how behaved it will turn out. Your puppy will act based on how well you trained it when you first got it. This means how friendly it is, how obedient etc.
Great opportunity to bond from the beginning and watch your puppy grow with you just like a child. This is an amazing experience to go through.
A cute, full of energy, fearless friend.
You will meet new people, grab lots of attention, everyone loves puppies.
Will have the pet for a longer time. Most dogs live 10+ years.

Cons

Experience a lot of frustration. Continually trying to stop the puppy from behaving ways you do not like. If not properly trained can cause a lot of stress when it grows larger.
Getting your puppy trained for indoors can be very difficult. When you first get the puppy you will have constant messes to clean up all the time.
Expensive. You will have to buy all the proper items to take of a puppy. Food, proper medicine and treatments, bedding, toys etc.
Your pet will chew on almost anything that looks good. Furniture can be destroyed if you are not keeping a close eye on your puppy at all times.
You must have the spare time to take the puppy out for daily exercise. If you don't the puppy will act crazy indoors with all the energy it has.

So before you decide to make an adoption consider these things. Make sure you are seriously ready to adopt a puppy. If you are in a stage of your life where you are too busy, hold it off for a few years. You will always have a chance to adopt a puppy at a later time, they aren't going to disappear.