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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 421007" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>I'm very sorry about sweet puppy. It is hard when a furbaby dies. </p><p> </p><p>It is awesome that difficult child is willing to work so hard to train his dog. Getting the dog before he has a job/driver's license is very wise planning. Dog training requires a LOT of patience and dedication. It sounds like difficult child is perfect for the job, esp after the way he was so diligent and patient with sweet puppy. I don't know why some people think it has to be so serious, or that if you enjoy something and are a kid you automatically are not putting forth the effort and work required. Other trainer guy sounded like a curmudgeon. If your friend's husband is good at training dogs that might be a better answer. I know my mom used a Barbara Wodehouse book when we got Friday (childhood dog) and that dog was incredible. Anyone could take anything out of her mouth with-o getting bitten or snapped at. Even steak! </p><p> </p><p>If SP's little sis is ready before you can take her, could you pay the adoption fee and maybe a boarding fee to have them keep her the extra week or so? Bringing her home when it is so busy can make life really hectic and the end of the year is usually pretty eventful and often a difficult child's anxiety is higher then. So having the puppy come a day or two after school is out would give difficult child something to have planned and make the transition smoother for you, difficult child and new sweetie pup. Just a thought. </p><p> </p><p>As for the surgery, I am sorry you are having plumbing problems. I had a hysterectomy a few years back and it was one of the best things I ever did. My doctor wouldn't do the ablation unless I demanded it because he felt that it just didn't help enough for enough of his patients to justify the pain and expense. He did them for several years and stayed on top of the best methods to do it, but after a couple of years realized that almost every patient had to either have it done again or have the hysterectomy within 5 years because the problems started again. He felt the cost and pain simply were too much for 5 years of relief, esp with the results you mentioned. He kept up with his partners to see if changes in the procedure changed the 5 year outlook, but at the time I had my surgery things had not changed.</p><p> </p><p>I did a lot of research on the internet when I had my hysterectome and it was almost all negative and scary. Many women who had blogs about it seemed to feel their docs treated them like dogs being spayed than women with a serious health problem who needed high quality care and compassion from the doctor and his staff. I only found one positive site, something about a happy hysterectomy was in the name. I finally concluded that women who had good results from their hysterectomies were out living full and interesting lives with no pain and no problems and not sitting in front of a computer talking about it all day. Maybe not accurate, but it let me not worry, lol! (Having an amazing doctor helped with that also, of course!)</p><p> </p><p>Whatever you choose, I hope the results are that you are pain and problem free after recovery!! difficult child's comment about the dog were funny and cute. He sure wasn't thinking about YOUR well being, but he was thinking about the puppy, lol! I am sure he will be a wonderful dog servant!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 421007, member: 1233"] I'm very sorry about sweet puppy. It is hard when a furbaby dies. It is awesome that difficult child is willing to work so hard to train his dog. Getting the dog before he has a job/driver's license is very wise planning. Dog training requires a LOT of patience and dedication. It sounds like difficult child is perfect for the job, esp after the way he was so diligent and patient with sweet puppy. I don't know why some people think it has to be so serious, or that if you enjoy something and are a kid you automatically are not putting forth the effort and work required. Other trainer guy sounded like a curmudgeon. If your friend's husband is good at training dogs that might be a better answer. I know my mom used a Barbara Wodehouse book when we got Friday (childhood dog) and that dog was incredible. Anyone could take anything out of her mouth with-o getting bitten or snapped at. Even steak! If SP's little sis is ready before you can take her, could you pay the adoption fee and maybe a boarding fee to have them keep her the extra week or so? Bringing her home when it is so busy can make life really hectic and the end of the year is usually pretty eventful and often a difficult child's anxiety is higher then. So having the puppy come a day or two after school is out would give difficult child something to have planned and make the transition smoother for you, difficult child and new sweetie pup. Just a thought. As for the surgery, I am sorry you are having plumbing problems. I had a hysterectomy a few years back and it was one of the best things I ever did. My doctor wouldn't do the ablation unless I demanded it because he felt that it just didn't help enough for enough of his patients to justify the pain and expense. He did them for several years and stayed on top of the best methods to do it, but after a couple of years realized that almost every patient had to either have it done again or have the hysterectomy within 5 years because the problems started again. He felt the cost and pain simply were too much for 5 years of relief, esp with the results you mentioned. He kept up with his partners to see if changes in the procedure changed the 5 year outlook, but at the time I had my surgery things had not changed. I did a lot of research on the internet when I had my hysterectome and it was almost all negative and scary. Many women who had blogs about it seemed to feel their docs treated them like dogs being spayed than women with a serious health problem who needed high quality care and compassion from the doctor and his staff. I only found one positive site, something about a happy hysterectomy was in the name. I finally concluded that women who had good results from their hysterectomies were out living full and interesting lives with no pain and no problems and not sitting in front of a computer talking about it all day. Maybe not accurate, but it let me not worry, lol! (Having an amazing doctor helped with that also, of course!) Whatever you choose, I hope the results are that you are pain and problem free after recovery!! difficult child's comment about the dog were funny and cute. He sure wasn't thinking about YOUR well being, but he was thinking about the puppy, lol! I am sure he will be a wonderful dog servant!! [/QUOTE]
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