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Posted 9/17/2011 3:26 PM (GMT 0)
so since ill be hope for a while and i feel like i stress over things a tad bit to much ... would it make sence to get a little dog. ???

My mom doesnt really want me to have one but the area we live in EVERYONE HAS A DOG they took the kids playground out and made a dog park lol. so its not like my moms afraid of them or anything .....i guess u casn say i feel its very theraputic for me !

id like to see coments to show my mom so mayb we can weigh r diffrences -thanks

Posted 9/17/2011 3:41 PM (GMT 0)
I love dogs but essentially I'm a kitty person. My furbabies are my life and I wouldn't have it any other way :)
Posted 9/17/2011 4:03 PM (GMT 0)
My dog sat by my side when I was re-cooping and was such a comfort to me! Don't bug your mom too much! Good luck!
Posted 9/17/2011 5:00 PM (GMT 0)
to byebye uc ....y do you say dont bug my mom lol i feel like if i keep asking ahell say yes :D ... mayb shell suprise me lol
Posted 9/17/2011 7:06 PM (GMT 0)
I just got a cat and I really love having her to keep me company, though I didn't have one when I was recovering. It would have been nice to have someone there though :)
Posted 9/17/2011 7:11 PM (GMT 0)
I think it would be wonderful for you to get a dog! If you decide to get a puppy, they are a lot of work for the first couple of months with the potty training and constant supervision, since they chew EVERYTHING! I recommend waiting until you're healed from surgery, which is usually around 6 weeks, before getting one, so that you will have the energy to run after them all the time. I also recommend crate training them, so that they learn to hold their potty until it's time to go outside. Dogs are den animals, and as puppies, they feel secure having their beds in a confined area, like a crate.

I have two German Shepherds, female age 2 and male age 3, who are big, lovable babies. They are so much fun and give us unconditional love. Their favorite thing is to go to the beach, and we can't say "beach" or "peach" without them getting super excited and running for the front door. In fact, we just got home from taking them to the beach! smilewinkgrin

Do you have a breed of dog in mind that you would like to get? Good luck and please keep us posted on what your mom says!

Cecilia

P.S. - We also have a cat, who gets along great with the dogs, and is definitely the "boss" of them! tongue He was on the bed with me constantly while I was recovering from surgery. The dogs are too big to have on the bed.
Posted 9/17/2011 9:12 PM (GMT 0)
get a nice quiet one from the shelter thats about 2-3 years old and doesn't need lots of exercise! great idea and lovely to help you recover. I have the most beautiful and quiet chocolate lab.. she doesn't demand for anything and never barks. She curls up with me and gives me lots of licks and cuddles. What you don't want is a mad, hyper dog that needs loads of walking.. too much stress! good luck
Posted 9/18/2011 12:11 PM (GMT 0)
Pets are wonderful and very therapudic, I got myself a pet parrot cause my living arrangements aren't big enough for a dog and I can't have cats as my daughter is allergic to them so she wouldn't be able to stay with me when she comes up to visit if I had a cat, but animals are just beautiful and love you unconditionally. I never thought I would like a bird but he is absolutely gorgeous and so much fun to have around, pets have always been my life and I also wouldn't have it any other way
Good Luck I hope you are able to get a little dog
Doreen
Posted 9/20/2011 4:35 PM (GMT 0)
I can't imagine not having a dog. We have a rescued shelty/border collie. I think rescued dogs are really loving animals. Animals are smarter than we think. They know you are good to them and really appreciate it.

Dan
Posted 9/21/2011 12:08 AM (GMT 0)
I think you should get a dog.  My daughter has a puppy and she helped me recover.  I loved it.  I did have my daugher buy me a

boppy pillow (the pillow that new moms like to use) so I could protect my incision.  It was the best idea ever!!

Good luck!

Posted 9/21/2011 6:58 PM (GMT 0)
I cannot imagine life without my animals, they are a great comfort when I'm feeling ill and husband is at work. I have three dogs aged from 2 yrs to 14 yrs old. All three came to us as they needed new homes, one came from friend at work who couldn't cope with the Jack Russell puppy they had bought 7 months before and asked us if we would take him as we had owned a JR before and knewn how stubborn they can be. The other two we adopted from Greece, where a family member lived and saw them in the rescue centre whilst visiting, and so were an expensive holiday souvenier :)

Go to your local animal shelter, have a look round and do not fall in love with the first cute face you see. Read up on how much work they entail, can your shelter let you exercise their ones needing homes for a few weeks so you can get to know them an understand their characters. Don't be fooled by a pretty face, check out whether they have any bad problems like snapping/biting - you do not want to take on a dog like this for your first one, no matter how cute they look. Older dogs should be house trained and used to being around people nd hopefully other dogs, if you want to take it to dog park it has to be a good mixer or else you will be stuck with not being able to exercise it properly and that quickly becomes a chore. Remember once your healed and back living your life to the full the dog will still need walking and feeding, maybe that is what your mum is worried about - that she will be stuck with looking after it once the novelty has worn off.

Show your mum you are serious and committed by spending time at the dog shelter, exercise the animals, feed them, groom them and learn how to look after them and how much work they take. Once she sees you can stick to this and are fully committed and have learnt what a dog needs then she may come round to the idea.

 

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