Another Dog?
It's been a year since my high maintenance dog, Dexter, died and I never thought that I'd say it but...I want another dog.
My carpets are clean, my furniture is restored, my scratched front window sills are repainted and I can hear myself think when a squirrel runs across my yard. I've made some new friends too, like the UPS guy who now lingers on my porch and would stay for dinner if I asked.
Speaking of dinner, now a days, what drops on the floor has to be picked up. That's when I look at my kids and share a little frown which always gets interrupted by my husband's daily declaration, "NO MORE DOGS!"
My husband was never a fan of dogs. "I'm a people person" is his mantra. The fact that I convinced him that a dog would be a good addition to the family is coming back to haunt me because we ended up with a dog that had MANY issues.
So how do you define MANY issues? Here are the cliff notes:
Dexter killed small animals, including our family’s parakeet, one large rabbit, 4 chipmunks and an injured squirrel. He also had 2 major surgeries: knee replacement and bladder stone. He had and recovered from Lyme Disease. He also had a police rap sheet for biting my friends gorgeous 5 year old daughter in the lip.. .which required plastic surgery...and the list goes on and on.
I guess I'll just have to continue to fantasize on petfinder.com.
He doesn't miss the furry vacuum cleaner like I do.
Susan
Susan is one of the creators of mypheme.com!
Comments
Debi Aug 1st, 2010
Always remember and never forget , while dogs are cute furry and loveable , they also require walking ( especially when there is 4 feet of snow outside) , you ALWAYS have to find someone to sit with them when you go away and that doesn't even begin to cover the vet expenses, boarding expenses, etc. Now I AM the biggest animal lover I can think of but when my beloved pets all passed I was very sad but now......... I can travel without worry , don't have the costs of all the vet fees but bottom line I TOO miss my furry little friends...so ya wanna another puppy ? Do you really love getting up at all hours and walking the pet? Rethink ......and then decide
Gretchen Aug 1st, 2010
Of course you need to replace the furry vacuum cleaner...after all, who likes to bend over?
S.N. Aug 1st, 2010
SAY NO TO DOGS!
Name Withheld Aug 1st, 2010
You are F..en nuts.
Marcia Aug 1st, 2010
After my dog passed, I couldnt make it more than 3 weeks before I got another...and PS...best thing I ever did.
Mom Aug 2nd, 2010
Do you want to be a foster parent or a grandparent that you can send them back when a enough is enough! Remember carry doggie bags when you walk them no doggie dirt on the bottom of your shoes!