Sunday, June 4, 2017

[help] I can't decide if I want to bring this new dog home with me today.


Maybe this is more of a vent for me to release all of my thoughts.Alright. I am the biggest commitmentphobe and I hate making decisions. If everything is perfect and one teeny tiny thing could go wrong I'm like "NOPE NOT DOING IT". I know it's an over reaction. Which is why I'm here to ask for your guidance, tips, and experience. I'd really like stories or tips from people who got a dog when they weren't ready.My boyfriend and I just moved across the country with our German Shepherd. Before we moved we had agreed to get another dog, but we didn't want to get another one until this winter at the earliest. Our GSD has never lived without other dogs and cats to play with all day long. She's a very social dog who loved both her housemates and other dogs at the dog park. Now that we're here's she's become very mopey and clingy.... until she she's another dog or cat in the complex. She perks up and desperately wants to go greet them.So we both WANT another dog and we think that our GSD would benefit from having another dog around to play with, but I'm having second thoughts. We just moved here and are still getting settled in. We're also afraid that our apartment is too small for two large dogs. What will give it some relief is that we walk our dog several times a day and visit the (very empty. I've never once seen another dog there) dog park twice a day.Here's where the trouble for me starts. We made the mistake of going to the shelter "just to look". We really didn't plan on getting a dog any time within the next few months, but we wanted to look around a get a feel for what kind of dog we thought would fit our needs. Well.... we fell in love with this chocolate lab mix. He was bigger and older than what either of us wanted, but he was so sweet and energetic. He knew some tricks and liked licking faces.Now we're torn. We weren't expecting a dog right now, but the PERFECT dog is sitting at animal control right now with a $0 adoption fee. I know that there will always be other dogs, but I really like him. I also feel bad that he's been there for over a month but seems like such a loving boy.Please help. via /r/dogs http://ift.tt/2qQ3V8K

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