We got a dog. Ok let me clarify that comment...we got a PUPPY. A very very cute puppy but alas a puppy. Dh and I have been kind of searching around since last Summer when we had to have our guy, Jasper put down. We were locked into 2 separate breeders at different times only to have me come to my SENSES and talk DH down from his dog induced euphoria and get out of the contract before any puppies were born. We have 2 small children who take up ALOT of our time and I was able to remember that the other times but something happened this last time that made me think we could do it. Hell other people do it all the time with gaggles of kids so why not us?? Could it be SOO hard?
Dh is a huge "doggie person" I am a semi-doggie person. I love dogs but I have to have my kids as my number one priority so the dog comes third (behind my husband ;) ) My heart aches when I see my husband out doing yard work and see him looking down beside him where his faithful Jasper used to lay. So I thought with it being Summer and with our holidays coming up it would be a perfect time to get a puppy!!
How wrong could I be?....very. Who knew that a puppy whines and cries all night like a newborn? I certainly didn't. I figured that you just put them in a crate and say good night and we'll see you in the morning. So we tried the first night with the pup downstairs in it's crate which is BIG but we thought it would be fine. The first time I heard her was around 1:15am so DH went down and let her out (after I pounced on him and yelled "THE PUPPY!!! IT'S WHINING!!! GO GO GO!!!") After he came back upstairs she continued to whine and howl. So I took some of my good friend Lee-Ann's (Mama Lee) advice and went downstairs and slept beside the puppy's crate. Well who KNEW the amount of noise that occurring in my laundry room!! Freezers kickin in and turning off and sprinklers coming on at 3am not even to mention the puppy whining all morning long ...omg I got about 2 hours sleep that night.
The next night, after conferring with Lee-Ann and the Internet many times, we decided to bring puppy into our room to sleep in it's crate. Now for those of you who do not KNOW my husband ,the slightest sound of a moth's wings beating outside our window will wake him up. Once he is up, there is no getting him back to sleep for at least another hour or two and he is just a DREAMBOAT to deal with the next day. So you can imagine how last night went....ugh..was awful. We were up every 2 hours with this pup outside doing it's business after several whining/howling episodes. The Internet says to not let the puppy out of it's crate if it is whining/howling so just how do you get your wolverine to stop calling for it's friends once it's gone into "the zone"? I don't know if these so called experts raised actual animals or stuffed toys! I was saying "Shush!" and "QUIET KONA" a bazillion times only to have her start up the second the last letter came out of my mouth.
So this morning my husband and I both looked at each other and we KNEW what the other was thinking. WHAT THE HELL HAVE WE DONE? omg we are soo tired that we are snapping at the kids for the tiniest things and they are fighting more to get our attention that has now turned to this four legged shark with fur. I feel like I should have "NO BITE" tattooed across my forehead and have some T-Shirts made up as well cause it's pretty much the only phrase I am saying these days. So we put our tails between ours legs and called the breeder to ask how he deals with people who cannot handle the pup after they buy them. For you dog lovers I am truly sorry..I really am...but we are not cut out for this. I realize how important it is for the pup to bond to it's new family so I want to have her go to her permanent home ASAP. The breeder phoned us and is currently working on another lady who was interested after us so this may have a happy ending after all.
This was one of those situations that you actually had to LIVE through to gain the experience from, after all we are only human and do make mistakes. Lesson learned...Dh and I will NEVER get a puppy ever again. We are very certain about that. If something should happen down the road when an adult dog is available, which is what happened with Jasper, we will seriously considered it but for right now, no dogs. It's not fair to everyone involved especially the pup. :(
So we will still have her and love her until a suitable home is found for her but I know in my heart this is the right decision. I wish I could be that woman that pulled everyone together to bond and raise this puppy but I don't have the strength in me to give that kind of leadership at this time in my life. I am tired, pms'ing and have a double eye infection which is making my head all blurry and sore.
I wish I could have known this is how it would have gone, but hind sight is 20-20.
2 comments:
AWWWWWWWWW I'm sorry. I know it's hard having a new puppy. They are very needy. I remember when ours was a pup. Just like you said.
That sounds familiar. My mom and dad just got a puppy. They're up earlier with her than I am with my 16-month-old. It's definitely harder to have a puppy when you've got kids!
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