LOML and I have been discussing when to get another dog --- we had to say goodbye to our golden retriever earlier this year: we had had him since he showed up on our doorstep in 2000, and he was at least 5 then, probably older. Our sheltie+ mix we've had since 1997, and she was probably at least 5 then too so she is getting on as well. But there are best times to get another dog: and of course, since we'll almost certainly rescue in one way or another, the times may be suggested by circumstance.
This week, for example, would not be an appropriate time: we go away for a vacation in 10 days time, and couldn't take a new pet with us. So today is not possible!
Boo, of course, has a different sense of time, and of urgency than we do. And so when she asked the question "Can we get a puppy?" and my response was "Maybe sometime soon", her response was predictable, yet unpredictably priceless: she stomped out of the room in disgust, and over her shoulder said
"That's too grownuppy!!"
Yours, doggedly,
N.
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Im sure my eldest would love a dog, i always said no way but seing the mess a 2 year old and 8 month old can make with food is tempting me :)
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