We decided to get a new puppy after the loss of our 12 year old cavalier King Charles. This time we’re adopting one instead of buying. At first, my father (who, in general, is very temperamental and doesn’t really talk about his feelings) was extremely negative. Every time we mentioned getting a new dog he would get super angry and shout at me and my mother. However, we managed to persuade him and even though he has not admitted that he wants a pup as well, he has allowed me and my mother to look for a puppet to adopt. After finding one on the Internet and calling to see if it was available we were informed that there were four puppies from that litter, one of which is the one we want. The thing is, many of our friends and my therapist have suggested that we adopt not only one but two puppies if possible and I definitely agree with them. We saw pictures of those pups today and we (my mother and I) still adore the one we had seen but also love one of his sisters. These two seem to be pretty close as in most of the pictures the male pup (the one we initially saw and possibly the smallest of the litter) was always close to this specific sister of his (the female pup we saw later). Long story short, we want both. What about my father’s reaction when we told him? Oh he went nuts! He was so angry and shouted at us for even considering getting a second one. How could we possibly persuade him? He wouldn’t mind a second dog... it’s just that he cannot move on from our previous one... He claims that he won’t get involved with the puppy once we get it and does not want in any case more than one. I don’t want to separate those two siblings and I want the puppy to have company whenever we’re not home. They’ll have each other as well as us. Plus they will both find a home. Any advice? Thank you so, so much if you read the whole thing and/or gave us advice in the comments!
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