Think again! Bahaha.
Okay; this article is good in some ways and bad in some ways. It is obviously meant to deter one from making a spur of the moment choice about purchasing a dog which I heartily agree with. I will say that Puppy was a spur of the moment choice but Titus was two years worth of thinking as I knew I wanted a companion for Puppy the minute I got her. I just needed to wait awhile and I am very glad I did. Being said, I was also an adult when I bought them both so it is a particularly different sitution.
Lately I have seen a LOT of puppies. And I mean A LOT. Most of the people with them get them from the side of the road or the petstore and to be honest, before I got down to New Orleans, the idea of a petstore was foreign to me. I really didn’t imagine that true petstores exist but we have one and they get dogs shipped in from somewhere and it is very popular. My bf stated once that it was a “Good idea” if someone wanted a dog but didn’t care what breed. I told him buying from a shelter was a better idea – if the person didn’t care what breed. However, he’s biased as he bought his childhood dog from a petstore and he got lucky because she was actually a good dog. Let me not get off on a tangent, though.
Yes, buying a dog for a christmas pet is a horrible idea. Once the “honeymoon” stage wears off and you settle into the fact that you’ve bought your next child, it’s not that pleasant. I will attest to saying that having three dogs spaced at two years each, I really haven’t gotten much sleep in the last six years. I know that my sleep can and will be interrupted at the spur of the moment for anything (and as a result, I take any little drop of sleep I get). I can sleep through a tornado and wake up when my dog jumps off the side of the bed. However, having a dog is an extremely rewarding experience. Parents sometimes think that if they buy a dog their children will take care of it. I wish it worked that way, I do, but unless the parent makes the child, the child will not be interested.
I hear that a lot too – my daughter doesn’t like the cute adorable dog we bought for her. The daughter is usually anywhere from 3 years old to 9 years old and the parent can’t understand why the daughter doesn’t care for the dog. It’s because the daughter cannot do anything for the dog. If someone buys a dog, they should expect it to be the family dog. I have come to disapprove of outside dogs, now, as well. If one buys a dog, they should expect it to be an inside dog, as well. If that means training, then that’s what it means. And no, I’m actually not a big person that likes to force training off on everyone. Yes training goes to my commission sheet but some people just don’t care, aren’t going to come, are going to be mad when the dog still doesn’t listen to them. Trainers are different people. We typically understand dogs – that’s our job. I have held people’s dogs in the store and the dogs tend to instantly calm down while I’m holding them. I’ve had shy dogs come in the store for a second time and let me walk them around like I own them. But I won’t lie.. if you’re going to just put your dog in the backyard, don’t bother with training classes.
Last, commitment? Yeah, dogs live forever. I don’t even know where I will be 10 years from now but I know I’ll have two furry companions with me. (Three actually since I have a cat as well) The sad part is, I don’t even know if I’m going to be with my boyfriend for another year, but I know I’ll be sleeping with Ti until he’s dead (Ti is my dog – I am not cheating on my boyfriend). And honestly – that scares me. My bf wasn’t even that close to his dog and he cried his eyes out. Mine sleep on my bed with me every single night. I’m going to be an accident waiting to happen when they die. I’m planning, actually, to get a new puppy when Puppy hits ten years old. Ti will be eight then, and it’s not too bad of a time to bring in a new sucker. Then when Puppy dies or when Ti gets so old that I know his time is soon, I’ll probably get another dog. But you can still state that there’s just not going to be another of what you have. I highly doubt that my next dogs are going to sleep under the sheets with me like Ti does, you know?
In conclusion – so many tangents. DOGS ARE NOT SPUR OF THE MOMENT DECISIONS!
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