I know how you feel, Tobie is my first real dog that I have ever owned and had to take care of, growing up I had a miniature schnauzer that was the families pet, he was closer to my dad then to me or my mom, he died last April. But he eat just regular dog food Kibbels and Bites and lived to be 16.
I am in college don't have much money, but Tobie only gets the top dog food there is, I will get him clothes or anything I think he might need before I get myself something, he gets his hair cut more often then I do. I send everyone on my e-mail list updates and pictures of Tobie once a week.
Lately I have been thinking and talking to my boyfriend that I live with and we have been together for two years, that I don't want to have kids because I don't want to neglect Tobie. To me Tobie is the only baby that I need and some people just don't understand that.
__________________  Tobie aka Killer |