On Sunday, we went to the pet store to begin researching different pet possibilities for the kiddos.
We were thinking maybe a gerbil, but then I saw the gerbils. Did you know how much gerbils look like rats? Neither did I. So we're not getting one of those. We have mouse traps set up in our house to get RID of mice, so WHY would we buy one AS A PET? YUCK!
Humm… maybe a rabbit?
ANYWAY, then I saw the cutest puppy in the entire universe. It was a Cockapoo and looked like this, only much, much cuter:
I fell in love. But I've always said that we weren't going to get a dog until the kids were much older. But he was SO CUTE!!! SO SUPER STINKIN' CUTE!!!
So I put out this tweet:
totally fell in love with a puppy yesterday. please remind me why I do NOT want a dog. like NOW!!
And boy did I get some answers:
- "the carpet always smells.
the doors all have scratch marks. hair everywhere. enough?" - "It's taken me three days to find and pick up all the dog poop in my back yard that was hidden under three months worth of snow."
- "Cause it's like having another baby. Except babies wear diapers."
- "poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop poop"
- "walks at odd hrs, cleaning up poops, scratched floors, jumping on U & yr guests, poop in the back yard (I can keep going)"
- "Vet bills. Walks. Dog breath. Buying dog food. Another reason vacations are challenging… (I love my dog, I swear!)"
- "dog takes off after cat leaving muddy paw marks on the cream carpet
after you have just spent 5 minutes cleaning off the dog's paws…" - "At one point, it will lick one of your children. They will lick it back."
- "B/c to really be a part of the fam they need to be inside. THE MESS, oh the extra mess dogs create! 3 kids' worth of mess."
- "It is like having a newborn, gotta potty train every hour or two, even in the middle of the night."
- "Steamy poop in little plastic bags you have to carry through neighborhoods. Ew."
and my favorite….
You guys are LIFESAVERS!! WE ARE SO NOT GETTING A PUPPY!!
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haha Melissa – I could have written this post. I get starry eyed with cute puppies pretty often too and I think about it… but when reality sets in I realize I’m not a dog person and I hate the idea of having to deal with poop scooping!
Get a cat! Cats rule – so easy and all you have to do is scoop the litter.
Hey Girlie Mama! So nice meeting you and your kiddos yesterday
I say it every day too! In the city there are dogs EVERYWHERE!! Isabella loves them and every time she says “doeee” (doggyin her words) I get the thought of maybe. But then I think of all the hassle (you covered it all above!!!) and think NO WAY!!
and the opposite…
they bring so much love to your life.
they make everything feel warmer.
they are funny.
watching your kids grow up, with a dog, is priceless…
they love you always. unconditionally.
Thanks! I REALLY needed this reminder about dogs. Just today I was trying to coax my 19 mth old to “ask his Dad for a dog”. But then I remember why we got rid of our lab last year. Dogs are way to much work. Cute as all get out, but when my kids are old enough to do the daily dealings with a dog or if I can afford a daily “dog handler” LOL then we’ll get one. Which ever comes first!
So funny. Yup, no dogs…or cats for that matter- the hair, the poop! No thank you.
See…they do all that but so much more too. Koda gets so excited when I walk in the door that his entire body shakes. He loves my kids in a way that I will never get. Boo was crying tonight, and he laid his head on her lap. I started crying… Koda will make me smile even when I am so angry, just looking at his goofy face is worth it all. He loves me, loves my family, loves our house. Yes he chews, but he is a puppy and they grow out of it. Yes, vacations are harder, but when they get home from the kennel they are so tired you have two days of quiet.
I wouldn’t have it any other way.
haha.. those are some great reasons to NOT get a puppy! … Thank God for Tweets!
my finacee wants a dog soooo much. everytime we pass a cute puppy on the street, he says “don’t you want one? don’t you don’t you don’t you???” i’ve had two other puppies in my life, i remember how hard it is. cats are WAY easier. get a maine coon — they’re as big as a small dog and the best with kids. i have one and he’s a big sweety.
just an fyi -
There is NO shedding with anything that’s cross-bred with a schnauzer or a poodle. They don’t shed at all…period. And I’m guessing that the breed you looked at – with ‘poo’ for poodle at the end – is shed-free as well. That being said – PUPPIES are definitely hard work, but if you take the time to train it (which it sounds like some of your friends who twittered back didn’t, ahem) then when it’s an adult it’ll just be a great companion and watchdog.
Just sayin’. I like to be devil’s advocate apparently.