We did adopt an American Eskimo when he was 9 mo, he is now 14. The first two weeks were great and then he started to bite. We don't, have children so we had him professionally trained, but have still had problems for the whole 13 years. They think he may have been a puppy mill pup. He is my avatar. Although I would not trade a day, it has been heartbreaking. Most people do not have this problem. But please make sure you are ready for another dog. If you had to let a dog you had for 9 years be relocated for some reason, please question if you are really ready. If there is any chance you would have to do that again, don't adopt a pet. Our Jake is family, we decide what we do by how it will affect him, our life has been dictated by him for 13 years, but we love him dearly. And for us he has been the best and smartest dog we have ever had, but it has been a trying 13 years.