A New Puppy!!
As I am sitting here putting today's posts together, I have a little wrinkly face looking up at me from the floor.
Our new family member has not yet figured out that 'mommy' cannot play every minute of the day and she is currently crying and barking for attention.
When we picked Molli up on Sunday at the breeders house she was timid, quiet and very subdued. Since that time she has come out her shell - to say the least.
It has been many years since we had a puppy in the house and I had forgotten how much work the little monkey's are.
Even though she was house broken when she arrived, Miss Molli still needs to go out every 30 minutes. She eats 3 times a day and needs endless attention because everything in the house is apparently appetizing.
Many people we have talked to think were crazy for getting a puppy because of the amount of work needed to make them a productive member of the family.
Despite this we are thoroughly pleased with the benefits she comes with.
Our two year old is as pleased as punch with our decision to add a four legged member to the household. He runs around after her for hours laughing and playing. She lets him kiss her and pull her endless piles of skin in all direction. He lets her chew on his hair, toes and fingers.
Together, they are Mutt and Jeff, climbing the stairs and exploring all of the toys that have long been forgotten.
Even though I know that there is a lot of hard work ahead and maybe some less than productive afternoons, I don't regret adding Molli to our family for one minute.
The comraderie that I have seen between her and our son is something that cannot be duplicated with a toy or even an afternoon at a friends house.
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Cats and dogs are seriously overpopulated and in some major cities over 40 000 are euthanized each year. That statistic is from 2006, Atlanta.
You CAN get purebred puppies from a breed rescue, if that is what you wanted instead of adopting from a Humane Society.
It's socially responsible to save the life of an animal in need rather than supporting those who contribute to the overpopulation.
The issue we kept running into was that they would not allow us to adopt many of their dogs because my son was under the age of 12.
Many of their dogs were strays and unpredictable. Once assessed, the dogs could not be guaranteed to not harm our son.
It was frustrating to us because we would find a dog that we loved and then would see that the Humane Society would not allow us to have it due to the stringent age restrictions.
We chose our breeder because she only has 2 litters per year and neither of those coincides with Christmas. She has 5 kids and breeds her dogs to be both show dogs and great family members. Her puppies stay inside and are socialized with her kids and friends.
If our son was older, the Humane Society would of been our first choice.
I highly recommend parents look there first if they have older kids.