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<blockquote data-quote="hearts and roses" data-source="post: 386991" data-attributes="member: 2211"><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">It is true, Jen, what Hope and Lisa are saying. In your desperation...who is the pup for, who will end up with its care, what will happen if the pup is more of a burden for you? There are a lot of things to consider. In my excitement to push the cairns, I forgot to add those things to my post.<img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/tongue.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":tongue:" title="tongue :tongue:" data-shortname=":tongue:" /></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">Before we decided on getting a dog (we were "a no pet home zone" before then), we had a family meeting so we could discuss the realities of having a pet and whose responsibility its care would fall to. Ultimately, H and I care for the dogs in every way. The girls have helped over the years, but we are the main caregivers. The girls have greatly benefitted from having dogs, little as they are, and we're okay with being the main caregivers. But I will admit that once these pups die off, we're never getting another. It's a job and it inhibits our social life, not to mention the expense. Last year alone cost me over $2500 in sick health care for Sophie. </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">So, while I understand your wanting to get difficult child a pup to help her in many ways, think about it. Also, I don't think the pup will be effective as a ploy to get her to eat/drink her shakes. A pet may be a strong source of comfort and joy for difficult child - for sure - but I think that's about it. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #483d8b">Edited to add: Training a pup is very stressful! Do you need the added stress? And training is a family job - not only one person and I don't think difficult child is up to the task of training as it's a lot of work round the clock. Maybe there is a service in your area that visits sick people with their pets and you can arrange something weekly like that. </span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hearts and roses, post: 386991, member: 2211"] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]It is true, Jen, what Hope and Lisa are saying. In your desperation...who is the pup for, who will end up with its care, what will happen if the pup is more of a burden for you? There are a lot of things to consider. In my excitement to push the cairns, I forgot to add those things to my post.:raspberry-tounge:[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]Before we decided on getting a dog (we were "a no pet home zone" before then), we had a family meeting so we could discuss the realities of having a pet and whose responsibility its care would fall to. Ultimately, H and I care for the dogs in every way. The girls have helped over the years, but we are the main caregivers. The girls have greatly benefitted from having dogs, little as they are, and we're okay with being the main caregivers. But I will admit that once these pups die off, we're never getting another. It's a job and it inhibits our social life, not to mention the expense. Last year alone cost me over $2500 in sick health care for Sophie. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]So, while I understand your wanting to get difficult child a pup to help her in many ways, think about it. Also, I don't think the pup will be effective as a ploy to get her to eat/drink her shakes. A pet may be a strong source of comfort and joy for difficult child - for sure - but I think that's about it. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#483d8b][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#483d8b]Edited to add: Training a pup is very stressful! Do you need the added stress? And training is a family job - not only one person and I don't think difficult child is up to the task of training as it's a lot of work round the clock. Maybe there is a service in your area that visits sick people with their pets and you can arrange something weekly like that. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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