My Emmett is the love of my life. I have had him since he was apuppy and he is now three years old. He was the first dog I ever got for myself.
I am getting ready to start grad school, and am also getting ready to move out of my mom's house into an apartment. Here's the thing... My mom has a dog that has been Emmett's friend his whole life. My mom is also home all the time due to her disabilities. When I start grad school I will be away from home all day, up to 8 or 9 hours at a time. Emmett has never been alone. I was afraid he'd be lonely.
So what I did, although it is breaking my heaert so much... is that I told my mom she could keep Emmett while I am in grad school. I will only live 30 minutes away, and I know I will get to see him often... but am I doing the right thing? I am going to miss him sooo bad.
I've been crying about it frequently, away from other people like my mom and my fiancee because I don't want them to see how upset I am. Am I doing the right thing for Emmett? Will he miss me too much? Am I doing the wrong thing? I don't know what to do.
