Guest Anonymous Posted April 23, 2004 Posted April 23, 2004 All of you offered excellent advice about my 2 male littermates, and the problem with them fighting. I sat down with my son the day I made the firm decision to rehome one of the puppies. We made a pros and cons list for each pup, and disussed ideas for making important decisions. After we talked about which one to rehome for some time, I asked that he sleep on it and give me his opinion the next day. Much to my surprise, he decided to rehome the one that he favors. Fast forward to today and he is now saying that he only said that because of something I said. You see after listing all the pros and cons we could come up with, I explained that although I wanted his input, he needed to understand that as the parent I might override him and do what I feel is best. Which was and is, rehoming the puppy he prefers. Am I being totally selfish? My thoughts are this: we took in a puppy (Buster Pi) right before Christmas. He was to be for my son. I just happened to fall in love with him too though, and because he was a puppy he became very attached to me. Six weeks later after learning that there was still 1 puppy left in the litter, living outside in the cold and a sick owner, I took him in with the intention of finding him another home. I made the mistake of not trying immediately to find him a home and in the meatime my son became super attached to him. This puppy is far more outgoing and greets everyone we meet. Where Buster is very stand-offish. I admit that I am attached to Buster. But I sincerely believe that Tag would adapt much easier to a new home. A fellow dog lover friend of mine agrees that Buster would be lost without me. HELP! Please weigh in. p.s. I have offered to let my son pick out a new puppy of his choice. Quote
xavierandrea Posted April 23, 2004 Posted April 23, 2004 Oh, my heart goes out to you. My girls fight off and on. Free and Patti fight only when I am around. Asim is in his own little world. I now learned what creates the fights and I keep the girls from being in any situation that will create it. I thought I read that you were having them fixed. This could help your problem. I am one for trying everything thing I can before rehoming.. Good luck. Quote
anne3149 Posted April 24, 2004 Posted April 24, 2004 I hope you do not consider getting another puppy as was mentioned in the previous post. Two pups are more than double the trouble. Particularly if they are not obedience trained and don't have very experienced owners. Please obedience train the one you decide to keep and make sure the other one goes to a good forever home where he will be loved and cherished. I can see why your heart went out the the poor little remaining pup who was out in the cold and you felt you could give him a better life than that. You can still do that by choosing his new owners very carefully. I wish you and your son well with your decision. Quote
mouseatthebusstop Posted April 24, 2004 Posted April 24, 2004 I did not see the other thread or if I did I do not remember I have been off line with family commitments Why not have both dogs fixed they could get on with each other then? Quote
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