A better and more deserving place to get a pup is from the Animal care centre - it used to be called 'Paws and Claws' - not sure what it is called now. We got a Saluki pup from there for our daughter and he is now a grown dog, an absolute darling and a stress reliever for my daughter and everyone else in the house. When we got him, he was not even a month old and his eyes were not yet foccused. I understand his parents were running wild on a farm and the cops came, rounded them up and shot the parents, but Paws and Claws saved many of the orphaned pups and brought them to their centre. We paid them only QR 100/-as donation for the pup. He had diarrohea and needed treatment thereafter. There are good vetinary clincs in Doha, but still it is a bit expensive. Even then, it is worth spending on a pup which your daughter can cuddle, hug and love. If things go rough in school and her friends and teachers are mean, the dog is someone she would try to confide in, althought is cannot speak back,it would just give unconditional love.
Paws and Claws have some adult dogs also. Maybe you can get a small one for yourself. But I don't think a flat is very suitable. A dog needs some space to run. So a villa is more appropriate. But the great risk is that the dog might run on the road and get killed, so you need to secure a place in the compound of the villa, so that the dog cannot escape and go out.
You may evaluate the pros and cons yourself, but I can assure you that in the long run it is worth it. Good luck.
A better and more deserving place to get a pup is from the Animal care centre - it used to be called 'Paws and Claws' - not sure what it is called now. We got a Saluki pup from there for our daughter and he is now a grown dog, an absolute darling and a stress reliever for my daughter and everyone else in the house. When we got him, he was not even a month old and his eyes were not yet foccused. I understand his parents were running wild on a farm and the cops came, rounded them up and shot the parents, but Paws and Claws saved many of the orphaned pups and brought them to their centre. We paid them only QR 100/-as donation for the pup. He had diarrohea and needed treatment thereafter. There are good vetinary clincs in Doha, but still it is a bit expensive. Even then, it is worth spending on a pup which your daughter can cuddle, hug and love. If things go rough in school and her friends and teachers are mean, the dog is someone she would try to confide in, althought is cannot speak back,it would just give unconditional love.
Paws and Claws have some adult dogs also. Maybe you can get a small one for yourself. But I don't think a flat is very suitable. A dog needs some space to run. So a villa is more appropriate. But the great risk is that the dog might run on the road and get killed, so you need to secure a place in the compound of the villa, so that the dog cannot escape and go out.
You may evaluate the pros and cons yourself, but I can assure you that in the long run it is worth it. Good luck.