[myspacepro]

My husbands cousin just got a new Dachshund Puppy. They lost their Dachshund in April. He had severed Degenerative Disk Disease and it paralyzed him in 2 of his 4 legs. He was 7 years old and had to be put down. And now they got this sweet little Dachshund puppy who has well you know the doberman looking markings. I love those markings on a dog. But I want a puppy now. I don't want a dachshund, not a fan of the breed. Whenever I see a cute little puppy like this I get a bit of puppy fever and I totally start wanting a puppy and its bad now that Trouble is gone. My husband is totally against another puppy again, so that should be reason enough and Sasha is loving being the only dog, so that should be reason enough. I have a 6 month old so that should be reason enough. But that nagging in my brain is there and that formulating a plan is there. I know I won't get a puppy so I don't know why I do this to myself. The agreement my husband and I made with each other is No new puppies until we have a yard and our daughter is old enough to enjoy the puppy as well.

But please for my sanity, help convince me that I don't want another puppy.

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I've already been on petfinder this morning

[Zaxsdcxs]

Lets see..

Puppies whine...a LOT. They need to be let out about every 10 minutes. They eat your stuff if given 1/4 a chance. They smell funny. They cost a ton in vet bills because they have to keep going back for series vaccintations and then might have parasites you will have to pay to remove. Puppies need a ton of training and socializing.

Ummm, shoot. I am all out of why puppies are evil. probably because having our pup has exhausted me these past couple weeks and made my brain turn to mush.

[myspacepro]

Lets see..

Puppies whine...a LOT. They need to be let out about every 10 minutes. They eat your stuff if given 1/4 a chance. They smell funny. They cost a ton in vet bills because they have to keep going back for series vaccintations and then might have parasites you will have to pay to remove. Puppies need a ton of training and socializing.

Ummm, shoot. I am all out of why puppies are evil. probably because having our pup has exhausted me these past couple weeks and made my brain turn to mush.

Ahh you are bringing back memories, Im starting to remember and sadly you just described Trouble during his first and last year of his life. He whined all the time, he had severe separation anxiety. Ofcourse you'd be freaked out too if you couldn't breathe well. He was always getting into the trash, he smelled awful seriously his breath smelled like death (not to be disrespectful of the dead by any means), He was trained and knew what was expected of him but up until the end we were in training classes. He couldn't hold his bowels after his next to last tummy attack. And I'm still in debt from all his vet bills. But he was a very sick puppy and he was a very sick adult. 3 years felt like 15 and by the end of it he looked really old and worn.

I'm still exhausted over caring for him 24/7 and the last 3 years wore me out. And I run the risk of ending up with another sick pup. Another good reason to not want a puppy right now. The exhaustion and possibly financial burden.

Thanks

[CedssypeEdids]

Money, exhaustion, sanity.

Crate accidents, SA, eating everything of value you own.

Training, teething, freaking out if they get so much as a sniffle, the fear of stepping on them.

[tearidrusydet]

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I've already been on petfinder this morning

Love your addendum!

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Money, exhaustion, sanity.

Crate accidents, SA, eating everything of value you own.

Training, teething, freaking out if they get so much as a sniffle, the fear of stepping on them.

Have never had any of the above except training and teething, but even with teething, the "kids" were angels and only chewed what we allowed them to

[myspacepro]

Yeah you know the whole petfinder thing. I know I can't have a puppy right now so I don't know why I get on there and torture myself. LOL

Does anyone else ever get a case of the puppy wants, even if they know the can't/won't act on it?

[CedssypeEdids]

I do, but then I remember the hell I went through with my Rottie when he was a wee lad... and I'm good on puppies for a few months. All I miss is the puppy breath.

[WeightWatchyshow]

You do not want a puppy right now because you have a baby. Take it from someone who once raised TWO puppies with an 8 month old baby. It was like having triplets! Now, my baby is 2 yrs old and my new pup is 2ish months old. If one isn't coloring on the wall with a sharpie, the other is trying to rip up the carpet. I swear they will gang up and go against you. Plus, you don't want a crawling baby to find a present from your puppy before you do!

Trust me on this one, wait until your kid is a little older and go from there. Maybe when the baby is older and fully understands what no means and knows how to properly interact with a dog. Lucky for me all of my dogs are saints around children, though constant supervision is needed around them all.

[Zaxsdcxs]

freaking out if they get so much as a sniffle, the fear of stepping on them.

Yeah, I forgot about the worry. Its as bad as having a human baby worrying all the time about the slightest possibility of bad things happening. One sneeze and you start getting scared its Parvo.

[myspacepro]

You do not want a puppy right now because you have a baby. Take it from someone who once raised TWO puppies with an 8 month old baby. It was like having triplets! Now, my baby is 2 yrs old and my new pup is 2ish months old. If one isn't coloring on the wall with a sharpie, the other is trying to rip up the carpet. I swear they will gang up and go against you. Plus, you don't want a crawling baby to find a present from your puppy before you do!

Trust me on this one, wait until your kid is a little older and go from there. Maybe when the baby is older and fully understands what no means and knows how to properly interact with a dog. Lucky for me all of my dogs are saints around children, though constant supervision is needed around them all.

True

[Zaxsdcxs]

You do not want a puppy right now because you have a baby. Take it from someone who once raised TWO puppies with an 8 month old baby. It was like having triplets! Now, my baby is 2 yrs old and my new pup is 2ish months old. If one isn't coloring on the wall with a sharpie, the other is trying to rip up the carpet. I swear they will gang up and go against you. Plus, you don't want a crawling baby to find a present from your puppy before you do!

Trust me on this one, wait until your kid is a little older and go from there. Maybe when the baby is older and fully understands what no means and knows how to properly interact with a dog. Lucky for me all of my dogs are saints around children, though constant supervision is needed around them all.

Yup! My dogs and kids are older, cept Owen, and they absolutely do gang up on me. Let me get sick or distracted and watch all hell break loose!

I have had kids find "accidents". It usually involves much screaming and running to the bathtub or "MOOOMMM! The dog pooped/pee'd here! Its gross, clean it!"

The best ever was getting woke up at 5:30 am by a highschooler.

DJ "Mom, wake up. I mean it, mom, wake up now!"

Me "Why? What time is it? I got another 2 hours!"

DJ "Ike pooped in his crate."

Me "So clean it!"

DJ " I have to leave in half an hour. I don't have time. Its too bad."

Me *shock* "Ok, lemme go look."

I found the baby Bulldog (I think he was about 11 weeks old at the time) had pooped himself, the entire crate, the walls nearest the crate and somehow splattered some on teh diningroom chair legs. It took me many twels and cloths, some bleach water in a bucket and almost 2 hours to clean everything. Apparently, eating some kitty litter crunchies gives dogs explosive liquid poo.

[myspacepro]

Yup! My dogs and kids are older, cept Owen, and they absolutely do gang up on me. Let me get sick or distracted and watch all hell break loose!

I have had kids find "accidents". It usually involves much screaming and running to the bathtub or "MOOOMMM! The dog pooped/pee'd here! Its gross, clean it!"

The best ever was getting woke up at 5:30 am by a highschooler.

DJ "Mom, wake up. I mean it, mom, wake up now!"

Me "Why? What time is it? I got another 2 hours!"

DJ "Ike pooped in his crate."

Me "So clean it!"

DJ " I have to leave in half an hour. I don't have time. Its too bad."

Me *shock* "Ok, lemme go look."

I found the baby Bulldog (I think he was about 11 weeks old at the time) had pooped himself, the entire crate, the walls nearest the crate and somehow splattered some on teh diningroom chair legs. It took me many twels and cloths, some bleach water in a bucket and almost 2 hours to clean everything. Apparently, eating some kitty litter crunchies gives dogs explosive liquid poo.

Oh the whole pooping in the cage, the story of my life. Remember how i said trouble couldn't hold his bowels, it was almost guarenteed if we were gone more than 2 hours we coming home to a yucky dog and a yucky crate.

I remember now why I don't want another puppy or dog. Sasha is fully trained!

[Nptxsews]

Money, exhaustion, sanity.

Crate accidents, SA, eating everything of value you own.

Training, teething, freaking out if they get so much as a sniffle, the fear of stepping on them.

MY GRANDDAD STEPED ON ONE OF ARE PUPPIES BEFORE IT EYE POPPED OUT OF IT'S HEAD!!!!! WE TOOK IT TO THE VET AND THET PUT IT BACK IN AND EVERY THING WAS A OK!!!

PUPPIES ARE CUTE BUT THEY ARE LITTLE DEVILS.

[gDGwm8BC]

I get bad puppy fever!!

Did you know there's an All American Dachshund Rescue ??? You could foster one... even an older one, so you don't have that "puppy stage".

http://www.allamericandachshundrescue.org/

[casinobonuscxz]

Yeah, I definitely get (or just plain have) puppy fever.. why do you think I have 3 dogs under 15 months old in my house

I've been lucky though, and it's probably why I continue to have the puppy bug.. all of mine have been awesome pups, very easy to deal with. None have ever destroyed anything, not many accidents, crate trained easily, etc. I mean, it's a lot of work, but I love it. I'm a total puppy person at heart!

[myspacepro]

I get bad puppy fever!!

Did you know there's an All American Dachshund Rescue ??? You could foster one... even an older one, so you don't have that "puppy stage".

http://www.allamericandachshundrescue.org/

Like i said I don't care for Dachshunds. Really I'm done with small dogs in general. But we can't get a dog now. My husband is totally against it for several reasons at this time, I'm not really ready for one I'd be insane if I brought another dog into our home at this moment. Our next dog I want to adopt a 1 or 2 year old, but my husband wants a puppy.

Sure I want a puppy, I see a new one I want every other week but wanting and being ready for one I do realize are two totally diffferent things. Plus Sasha would be royally peeved. We have a lot to think about before we even consider another dog in the future. At this point we are looking at about 4 years before we get another dog. And even then I'm not sure I'll be able to do it. I mean it won't be the same dynamic. Sasha and Trouble were companions. We got them just a few months apart. They were supposed to be together until they were old and died. Best laid plans you know.
And now I remember the biggest reason I don't want a puppy right now. When Trouble died he shattered my heart and took a peice of it with him and I don't know if I'm ready to love another dog yet. I don't know if I have that much of my heart left to give to another dog.

Please excuse the waterworks, that realization just came to me
"I don't know if I have that much of my heart left to give to another dog."
He was that once in a lifetime special dog. I say Sasha is and she really is but there was something about Trouble. I shouldn't still be this upset, I shouldn't still feel this sad. I still needed him when he died. I still needed him here. I feel like I put him down too soon most days but I also feel like I waited to long. He was mine and my husbands first dog that we actually got together. We both had dogs but he was our first dog together. We got him 3 months before we got married. It wasn't supposed to end the way it did. He wasn't supposed to die so young. On the 15th of this August he was going to be 3 years old. But he is not here and its not fair. Everyone says he is in a better place and he is not hurting anymore and I'm glad about that I really am. But I just want to know when am I going to start to feel better over this? I mean he was so young and even though everyone says putting him down was the right thing to do, I feel like I killed him. I know that isn't the case but it sure feels like it. And as much as I want another dog one day I don't feel like a deserve another dog. I just miss him so much. I mean I am handeling it most days I don't even cry anymore, but then somedays I can't help it.

I'm sorry this thread should have never turned into this. I'm going to go and try to find some tissues and I'll be back shortly. I'm sorry guys.

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Okay I'm back and after reading my last post. Good Lord you all probably think I'm crazy. I sure would.

To wrap up what I wanted to say before that spill. I just hate when I get puppy fever, but if we do get another dog well we have plenty of time to get the right one. But I'm sure not ready to even start looking. Obviously.

[Zaxsdcxs]

Aww, I know how you feel. I still whine like a baby over Patches because he was my sidekick for 16 years. As he was dying I specifically told him I was not ready for him to go and asked for just a little more time.

Thing is the heart is much more sturdy and big than we give it credit for. Yes, I still harbor grief for Patchie, but I love Ike, Rita and Owen very much. The heart just keeps expanding when something new needs love.

I thought Patches was a once in a lifetime guy, but then I think that about my other dogs,too, now.

When you are ready you will know it. I just hope you get a healthy specimin of whatever breed or mix you choose and never have to go through the financial and emotional agony you went through with Trouble.

And my husband wanted a pup. I wanted an adult. Guess who won? The baby Basset only lives because puppy beath is a natural sedative and upper. I am convinced dogs developed puppy breath as some kind of defense measure so that their owners wouldn't kill them.

[spaxiaroorbes]

You do not want a puppy right now because you have a baby. Take it from someone who once raised TWO puppies with an 8 month old baby. It was like having triplets! Now, my baby is 2 yrs old and my new pup is 2ish months old. If one isn't coloring on the wall with a sharpie, the other is trying to rip up the carpet. I swear they will gang up and go against you. Plus, you don't want a crawling baby to find a present from your puppy before you do!

Trust me on this one, wait until your kid is a little older and go from there. Maybe when the baby is older and fully understands what no means and knows how to properly interact with a dog. Lucky for me all of my dogs are saints around children, though constant supervision is needed around them all.

lol Tigerdog....I take it this is the new dobergirl we are speaking of?? Anyone who wants reminded WHY they DO NOT want a puppy I can lend them Rosealeah.....She is SO bad right now.....into EVERYTHING, destructo-puppy that has more energy than I could EVER hope to have and is in the iggy button-nippy-mouthy-jumpy-ouchie bitey phase too.... She's lucky she's cute and I know this will eventually pass.....to that I hope...it will pass..soon....

Despite her hellbeast behaviour,I do love her....she's just such a rotten little stinker puppy right now.

Honestly how could you NOT love this face????? Seriously does THIS look like TROUBLE to you?????

[myspacepro]

I am convinced dogs developed puppy breath as some kind of defense measure so that their owners wouldn't kill them.

That and how they tend to be a bit rolly polly as puppies and their whole little bodies wag with their tails. Regarding the other stuff about Trouble. I've lost dogs before and I was able to move on, it just never was as hard as losing him. And to this day I still think its because he was so young.

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lol Tigerdog....I take it this is the new dobergirl we are speaking of?? Anyone who wants reminded WHY they DO NOT want a puppy I can lend them Rosealeah.....She is SO bad right now.....into EVERYTHING, destructo-puppy that has more energy than I could EVER hope to have and is in the iggy button-nippy-mouthy-jumpy-ouchie bitey phase too.... She's lucky she's cute and I know this will eventually pass.....to that I hope...it will pass..soon....

Despite her hellbeast behaviour,I do love her....she's just such a rotten little stinker puppy right now.

Honestly how could you NOT love this face????? Seriously does THIS look like TROUBLE to you?????

Precious photo by the way

[WeightWatchyshow]

Oh yes, it is the new Dobergirl...don't let her name fool you, she's hardly a saint. She is in the run around like a stampedeing elephant and knock everything over and take flying leaps from the couch to the recliner and bitey mouthy phase. The biting has gotten much better but the 457mph blur of chaos disguised as a Doberman has not. lol