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Originally Posted by Sable99
I'm not slamming you either! We all have to make the decision on what is the best choice for us.
I have two cats that were rescues and I love them dearly. But, I really wanted a dog. Mom and I live together and it took me two years to talk her into geting a dog!
Earlier this year, I spent a lot of time looking at rescue sites on the internet for a dog. I wanted a young, small, non-shedding dog. I was leaning towards Shih Tzus, Yorkies and Maltese. I'm in Michigan and I looked at sites several states away and in Florida (in case I was visiting TV). I applied for a couple of dogs that fit what I was looking for but I found out they were alerady spoken for!
I then decided to go for a puppy. Mom is 91 and I wanted to indoor potty train a puppy so Mom wouldn't have to take it outside if I wasn't home. I thought it would be easier to train a puppy than re-train an older dog. And, I narrowed my search down to Shih Tzus and found my Lexi who is 10 month old now.
Its been a long time since I had a puppy but then my Dad bred, raised and trained them! I had forgotten how much work a puppy is! (Cats are so much easier!) Its a constant "down, no, sit, come, etc." at our house. Sometimes its a little daunting but I still want my puppy. She is worth it.
On a side note, my mother didn't want Lexi or my two cats! They all want to sit on the chair next to her so she can carry on conversations with them, brush them or give them lots of belly and neck rubs. It is amazing how they all cater to her and want her approval.
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I remember when I was student teaching, and my roommate and I were going to be evicted from our apartment because they found out about our two cats. I put them in a travel crate, took them to the Atlanta airport and flew them home. Only told my mother that one was coming. My now husband picked "him" up at Pittsburgh and decided to let "him" out in the car.
When he got to my mom's door, he threw his hat in first. Several nasty phone calls ensued.
When we got married 8 months later, my mother was devastated to lose those cats. (Several nasty phone calls ensued...)