I want a puppy - hubby doesn't.... can I change his mind? EDIT: HE HAS!!

mrcol1000

astonsmummy wrote: »

My OH's cousin has one of her last pups, and he is fine, has never pood on the carpets or chewed anything either, the breeder is also still in contact with them, she asks for pics as she has a sort of 'family' tree of all her pups.

Thats irrevelant. A dog will chew or toilet in doors for a number of reasons such as bordeom, lack of exercise, lack of training, anexity. Don't be fooled into think because one puppy won't do this then others in the litter will be the same. Good luck with the new puppy though.

myothercarisaferrari

sigh, so many staffs in rescue

foreign_correspondent

Astonsmummy - I thought I remembered that you got a staffie b1tch last year - I wasn't sure though, so just looked at you past threads, and can see that I remembered correctly - however, it also appears that your little boy may have adhd and you have a new baby.

What happened to your other dog?

And, having a pup when you have a new baby and a little one who I guess is quite demanding will be very hard work - I also see you are thinking about returning to work... I don't want to have a go at you, but have you really thought this through?

astonsmummy

mrcol1000 wrote: »

Thats irrevelant. A dog will chew or toilet in doors for a number of reasons such as bordeom, lack of exercise, lack of training, anexity. Don't be fooled into think because one puppy won't do this then others in the litter will be the same. Good luck with the new puppy though.

SOrry I didnt mean that my pup wont, I'm not that naive just saying that not all puppies will poo on carpets or chew.

MORPH3US

myothercarisaferrari wrote: »

sigh, so many staffs in rescue

Indeed, such a shame as they are lovely dogs... please get your dog from a rescue OP...

astonsmummy

foreign_correspondent wrote: »

Astonsmummy - I thought I remembered that you got a staffie b1tch last year - I wasn't sure though, so just looked at you past threads, and can see that I remembered correctly - however, it also appears that your little boy may have adhd and you have a new baby.

What happened to your other dog?

And, having a pup when you have a new baby and a little one who I guess is quite demanding will be very hard work - I also see you are thinking about returning to work... I don't want to have a go at you, but have you really thought this through?

Yes Dee Dee, we rehomed her, not in a rescue centre, infact she is only accross the road with my neighbours sister in law, she had a staffie that died in Jan so we know she is 'dog person' and we see Dee Dee all the time, she says her hubby treats the dog better than her :rotfl:

No my son doesnt have ADHD, the doc I saw said he does but apparenty he says that about all 'unruly children'
I'm not returning to work and no my baby is hardly demanding at all (thank god! lol) but it's not that hard. plus OH is at home all day too, so it's not just me.
Yes we have thought it through, infact it took me alot on convincing to agree to it.

astonsmummy

We actually looked into getting a rescue pup, but they wont even consider you if you have children, which I think is pretty bizzare

Humphrey10

Every dog rescue won't let you get a puppy if you have children? Really?

myothercarisaferrari

Have you just tried one rescue? Not all have the same rules regarding kids.

Why did you rehome your last dog?

foreign_correspondent

astonsmummy wrote: »

We actually looked into getting a rescue pup, but they wont even consider you if you have children, which I think is pretty bizzare

it is because they see so many pups and young dogs being handed in by people with young children (who thought a pup with little ones would be great) saying 'this dog is untrainable' because they havent had the time to house train it, or saying 'it poos on the floor - if I didnt have kids it wouldnt be such a big deal, but the baby crawled in it, and I cannot risk my baby's health' or 'the pup nipped my toddler, now he is scared of it and I have to put my child first' or 'I cannot cope with the demands of the pup and the children - it takes up too much time, and I cannot take the kids out becuase the pup needs letting out for the toilet - and my children must come first' or 'he has chewed my little boys expensive toy/birthday present - the child is distraught and we cannot afford to replace it, so the dog has to go"