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My mental issues and our poor puppy
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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 558033" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>I'm going to agree about "timing"... but for the sake of your kids, I believe you need to work through this. This may not be the right time to bring a puppy into your home... (we waited until our youngest was school-aged)... but given that you have kids with challenges? In the long run, they may well NEED a dog - not that they are at that point now, but it may come to it. in my opinion... perhaps good to re-home "this" puppy, but also to find a therapist and work through your feelings, so that if someday a dog is needed to help your kids, you will be in shape to handle it.</p><p></p><p>For the record... a dog does NOT need the run of the entire house. We had a dog that we trained to "stay on the lino" - never, ever, went on carpet. Never went into bedrooms, bathrooms, etc. and minimal time in the kitchen (just to eat/drink). He had several really nice dog-baskets, set in strategic locations, and he LOVED to hang out in them near to wherever we were at the time ... the favorite one was actually ON the carpet beside husband's chair in the LR, but the dog stepped in from the lino, not the carpet... We minimized the impact of the dog on the house. And no, doggie wasn't crated for long periods of time - except, that was doggie's bedroom, and he slept with the door shut. But for where you are coming from? You're not ready to tackle this yet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 558033, member: 11791"] I'm going to agree about "timing"... but for the sake of your kids, I believe you need to work through this. This may not be the right time to bring a puppy into your home... (we waited until our youngest was school-aged)... but given that you have kids with challenges? In the long run, they may well NEED a dog - not that they are at that point now, but it may come to it. in my opinion... perhaps good to re-home "this" puppy, but also to find a therapist and work through your feelings, so that if someday a dog is needed to help your kids, you will be in shape to handle it. For the record... a dog does NOT need the run of the entire house. We had a dog that we trained to "stay on the lino" - never, ever, went on carpet. Never went into bedrooms, bathrooms, etc. and minimal time in the kitchen (just to eat/drink). He had several really nice dog-baskets, set in strategic locations, and he LOVED to hang out in them near to wherever we were at the time ... the favorite one was actually ON the carpet beside husband's chair in the LR, but the dog stepped in from the lino, not the carpet... We minimized the impact of the dog on the house. And no, doggie wasn't crated for long periods of time - except, that was doggie's bedroom, and he slept with the door shut. But for where you are coming from? You're not ready to tackle this yet. [/QUOTE]
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