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Originally Posted by CouversMom  Brit, go with your gut... I know the feelings you are having. When I was searching for a second, I doubted myself and wondered if I would upset Couver... Even though he is great at the dog park with all types of dogs, but wondered if he really would be okay with a sister.
Adding Khloe was the best decision. Couver is completely infatuated with her and I couldn't be happier with my decision.
My only concern with you is are you financially capable of adding a second? What about if you get home and he has a huge health problem?
I know you are a smart girl, but just make sure you are 100% ready for a second... Just know that more puppies will come along!
If she isn't willing to go down on her rehoming fee, I say walk away.
Good luck in your decision! |
I loved your post! You are totally absolutely right.
I've thought about so much all day and night. I've taken everyone's ideas into consideration. I've put my heart aside for a minute, and decided to use my brain.
After e-mailing her, she is not budging from the price. She claims she paid $600 for him, and is giving me a great deal by asking $400.
I do not feel good about the situation looking in hindsight. I remember her saying something like her uncle was the breeder, or something. Which strikes me as odd that she's so quick to sell a dog... but she was telling me little details about him in the house, etc and little things he does. She had photos of him in the blizzard earlier this year. He truly seems like a happy dog so he couldn't have that bad of a life.
But I almost get the feeling she is almost on the scale of BYBish. She told me her house was a total wreck from construction so we never even went her house, and I was like "well, can we just go in the backyard and let them off leash, I see it's fenced in?" and she was quick to say there was big dogs on the other side of fence that were mean, and again construction was going on. She said she had 3 kids and a husband but she was there by herself with a broken down old car. Mind you, this is not in the greatest little city. It's called Bowie, MD and it's become pretty run down in the past ten-15 years. The neighborhood was a little... 'trashy' if I can say that without sound judgmental.
I guess I already feel guilty enough for contributing $550 of my hard earned money to purchase Jackson from a BYB before I knew better, and I'd like to learn from my mistake and not make the same one twice. Of course I would never trade Jackson for the world.
Bottom line is I LOVE the dog. I really do. I wish I could take him. But I am starting to not feel right about the situation.
I'm thinking if I'm this apprehensive, maybe it wasn't meant to be.