My 3 girls love dogs, especially Cassandra. She always tells me that she wants daddy to buy her a dog. She thinks that a real life puppy is like a toy puppy. She said she does not mind sharing her playpen with her pet dog and would not mind the dog sharing her food too. But that’s a big no-no for me!
We used to have a pedigree Beagle who was very cute. We named him Happy but he did not live up to his moniker and was not a happy dog. Hubby bought him in an impulse purchase about 5 years ago. At that time, Alycia was less than 2 years old and Sherilyn was less than a year old. I had no time for the dog and hubby was too busy with his work. The dog was hardly brought for walks. Happy was always left at our backyard. Though I love dogs myself, I just could not afford the time to care for another ‘baby’ having 2 young babies at that time. Consequently, I think Happy suffered from dog depression and was always in and out of the vet. Hubby spent a fortune on Happy’s vet bills, pet medical supplies and pet grooming supplies. I coaxed hubby to put Happy up for adoption at the vet and he finally agreed to give Happy to a lady who loved dogs.
I still think of Happy very often and wonder if he’s still alive. We lost the contact number of the woman who adopted Happy.  Do you have a pet dog? How much do you spend on pet products for your dog? Having a dog is just like having another child and it is indeed another big commitment. I will perhaps have a pet dog again when my 3 girls leave their nest and I am all alone again.
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maybe u wont be alone for a long time still. u have 3 pretty girls and girls are usually close to their parents. next, u have grandkids to take care of! hahaha!
That’s too bad..hope Happy is happy. I’d suggest to start with some thing small like a goldfish or beta fish, then to a bunny etc. That’s how I did it as I wanted the kids to be responsible for the pet. Now we have 2 cats and a snake!
whoa chris, you kidding? you got 2 cats and a snake?? omg!! shirleen, i agree with you, having a dog is like having another child – except they are not conceived by ourself, thus we will not put that much great effort in!
Hi mommyoftwo…I most certainly do! The snake is actually low maintenance…in an aquarium with a heat lamp, fed dead frozen mice every week or 2, bowl of water. “Adam” loves to be handled by the kids as he enjoys the warmth. Sometimes he wriggles himself up to the collar as it is warmer there. Trust me, he is not my responsiblity, only the kids. Once he was let out by persons unknown and was missing for abt 6 months. We had given up on him. He was near starvation when we spotted him in the basement. He was too weak to slither away. Poor Adam. He is fine now, almost 4 ft long.
Chris, OMG a snake, that’s gross and scary! It must be a real tame and harmless snake eh?
Hi admin, It’s a corn snake, quite docile really. I’d recommend it to anyone( and I don’t like snakes!).