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What do I do in this situation?
13 years ago
Corbin passed away less than a month ago. I had no interest in getting another dog, but my mom has a problem - she was helping take care of her boyfriend's dog, which had puppies a while ago. But now they're looking to rehome them because her boyfriend has stage 4 cancer and is in chemo therapy. He cannot take care of them (this was discovered after the dog was pregnant so I'm not gonna go on a tirade about FIX UR PETS or whatever).
They're going to be taking them to the pound, probably this week, but my mom really wants me to take at least one of them to ensure it has a good home, and not some stranger at a shelter with a wad of cash, as she put it. I don't know what to do in this situation. Some of the puppies will have a low adoption rate (solid black, going to be BIG dogs) so I'd like for them to have a chance but I don't know....it feels kind of disrespectful to Corbin, almost (to get a puppy so soon after he passed away, I mean).
I'm stumped. Should I help out, knowing I'm in a better position than people getting Christmas puppies for their 5 year old, or should I just decline and let all of them go to the shelter? This is kinda a rhetorical question cuz
drake-lord needs to say yes or no about it and he's at work but in case he's like okay maybe then ???? what do, me
They're going to be taking them to the pound, probably this week, but my mom really wants me to take at least one of them to ensure it has a good home, and not some stranger at a shelter with a wad of cash, as she put it. I don't know what to do in this situation. Some of the puppies will have a low adoption rate (solid black, going to be BIG dogs) so I'd like for them to have a chance but I don't know....it feels kind of disrespectful to Corbin, almost (to get a puppy so soon after he passed away, I mean).
I'm stumped. Should I help out, knowing I'm in a better position than people getting Christmas puppies for their 5 year old, or should I just decline and let all of them go to the shelter? This is kinda a rhetorical question cuz
drake-lord needs to say yes or no about it and he's at work but in case he's like okay maybe then ???? what do, me
Think it through and if you still want one in the end then go for it. But if you do it spontanously and because you feel obligated to do so this might just end badly both for you and the dog.
it's just like...i dunno. i wanna spend the day just weighing options because I don't want her dogs to be picked up by some random who-knows-what, but n essence I'm almost doing the same thing?
I had been planning on getting a second dog when we moved out but...yeah
Growing up with a pet is amazing, it is a great way to properly shape the character of a kid. I had a dog as well when I was born but sadly he had to be put down. I don't even remember him at all. I mostly grew up with birds after that.
So yeah, I think for his son that would be amazing. Even if it isn't his dog he would still be growing up with him which is awesome :3
Will it get along with your other pets, and if not what do you do then? What if the puppy doesn't get along with Drake's kid?
Do you have time to potty train and leash train a new puppy?
Will the puppy have any medical expenses you will need to cover?
Can you potentially foster the puppy until a suitable home can be found if you don't think you can keep it permanently? This might be a good solution; reduce the volume of puppies in the pound, keep you from committing to a large breed dog for the next 12-17 years if you don't know if it will work, and give your mom some peace of mind for the time being.
I'll write you up a longer reply later but the answer to all of those are basically yes I could deal with all of that UNLESS a sudden emrgency vet bill comes up - which honestly with puppies, you never know >_>
so much