I can't believe how big our little doodle is getting! I am feeling a little conflicted today because I made her an appointment to get spayed next Friday. I KNOW that getting your dog spayed is the right thing to do. I have volunteered in dog shelters and have seen the number of dogs that are given up for the most ridiculous reasons.
Some of my favorites....
The dog doesn't match my furniture (are you serious?!?)
Our new apartment won't allow dogs (go find one that does!)
The 3 year old husky I got from the pound last week has just grown so much I can't keep him (um sorry but your husky didn't grow)
This puppy is aggressive. (aka it play bites like ALL puppies do)
The dog pees in the house. (duh you have to train it not to!)
I would never want to contribute to the unwanted dog population. But I have to admit, a part of my animal lover self would love to see Heidi become a mommy and have little german shorthaired pointer puppies running all over the house. Sometimes I feel conflicted between what I think is morally right, and what I think would be fun! If I was going to be 100% honest, breeding puppies seems like a dream job - doesn't it? But its really a job for professionals, not people who just buy two purebred dogs and let them do it like they do on the discovery channel.
photo of Heidi and her siblings from her breeder.
Ah but who can resist a cute little puppy? I'm sure it's really a lot more hassle than its worth. I know puppies wake up all night and pee in the house and with 7 or 8 of them that would be a lot of puppy pee! But she is a purebred and she could produce a lot of puppy cashola to be fair! Oh well! Her appointment is next Friday so wish her luck! And I have started talking to her new vet about doing some kind of internship there. So wish me luck that that all goes through please! It's about time someone threw me a bone here! (pun intended - ha I kill myself).
Heidi is so cute, I can't stand it ! I hope you get the internship. Those puppies are so cute too !! Miss you , Mom
ReplyDeleteAw, good luck Heidi!! And good luck Kelly with asking about an internship! Sounds like it would be perfect for you :)
ReplyDeleteWHAT A PRECIOUS PUP!!!!
ReplyDeleteThose puppies are ADORABLE! Hard to resist, indeed, but you're doing the right thing.
ReplyDeleteBest of luck with the potential internship!
Heidi is ADORABLE!
ReplyDeleteI laughed at the Bloodhound Gang reference. So appropriate. Holler.
I agree, I am always going against whatever is right to do whatever is fun. Or, I want to anyways but luckily my consience kicks in.
We should totally be friends for real!!! After all those comments I have become totally convinced that being all over the place is a really good thing.
Love&Light!
Those truly are terrible excuses. I hate when people act like dogs are just a temporary play thing. I feel like if you're going to get a dog, it needs be the equivalent of a four legged child. I could never imagine giving up my dog just because an apartment I would like to live in wouldn't let me have her! :-( I can't even believe the "furniture" excuse. Some people are really ridiculous!
ReplyDelete<3 Alex