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SnowWa · 12-10-2005, 05:57 PM

I can't imagine thinking that a single working person in an apartment couldn't provide a great home for a little dog. Nor can I believe that having a child should prevent anyone from having a puppy.

The first week I had my little pup, I didn't want to leave it alone, and it spent its days with my sister. She has two little boys there (4 and 6 years old). The rules were that they had to sit or lie on the floor to play with the puppy and couldn't carry it around. And, of course, they had to careful and gentle with it.

Well - my pup went totally crazy over those little boys the first time he saw them and ran around and jumped all over them, and licked their faces, pulled their hair, and barked and bit them all over (teething), and played and played and played. I hated to bring him back to my boring house when I picked him up. He just loves children....and other dogs as well and he can certainly hold his own. I have to take him away every once in a while so that the children and my other dog can rest for a while. He exhausts them all. And - not to mention that his traveling speed around the house is about 120 mph. No one can catch him if he doesn't want to be caught. (He is about 14 weeks old now.)

Every dog I have ever owned (regardless of their age or size) has loved children. Little children have always been watched at my house and have never been allowed to be rough with or abuse little puppies.

The roughest I have seen my little dog be treated was when he was with his litter mates....they played their little hearts out and were very rough with one another. We are all much more gentle with my little dog than his brother and sisters were ---at least we try to be. My pup is the one we are trying to teach to calm down and be nice.... He was born to play.

Good luck - I don't think "children," "apartments," "yards," "jobs," and "other pets" would be my most important criteria for adopting out a dog. They would be considerations, but not the most important things I would be looking for.

I think we all know what we would be looking for in a person who wants to adopt a pet....don't even need to go there.

PS: I am single, live in a large house, do not have a fenced yard, no children, do have other pets, and I work ---would I be a good candidate for adopting a pet --maybe not! How wrong that would be. My pets are lucky I have them. I love them to death, spoil them, and take very good care of them.

Carol Jean

12-10-2005, 05:57 PM	#6
SnowWa YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: USA Posts: 2,992	I can't imagine thinking that a single working person in an apartment couldn't provide a great home for a little dog. Nor can I believe that having a child should prevent anyone from having a puppy. The first week I had my little pup, I didn't want to leave it alone, and it spent its days with my sister. She has two little boys there (4 and 6 years old). The rules were that they had to sit or lie on the floor to play with the puppy and couldn't carry it around. And, of course, they had to careful and gentle with it. Well - my pup went totally crazy over those little boys the first time he saw them and ran around and jumped all over them, and licked their faces, pulled their hair, and barked and bit them all over (teething), and played and played and played. I hated to bring him back to my boring house when I picked him up. He just loves children....and other dogs as well and he can certainly hold his own. I have to take him away every once in a while so that the children and my other dog can rest for a while. He exhausts them all. And - not to mention that his traveling speed around the house is about 120 mph. No one can catch him if he doesn't want to be caught. (He is about 14 weeks old now.) Every dog I have ever owned (regardless of their age or size) has loved children. Little children have always been watched at my house and have never been allowed to be rough with or abuse little puppies. The roughest I have seen my little dog be treated was when he was with his litter mates....they played their little hearts out and were very rough with one another. We are all much more gentle with my little dog than his brother and sisters were ---at least we try to be. My pup is the one we are trying to teach to calm down and be nice.... He was born to play. Good luck - I don't think "children," "apartments," "yards," "jobs," and "other pets" would be my most important criteria for adopting out a dog. They would be considerations, but not the most important things I would be looking for. I think we all know what we would be looking for in a person who wants to adopt a pet....don't even need to go there. PS: I am single, live in a large house, do not have a fenced yard, no children, do have other pets, and I work ---would I be a good candidate for adopting a pet --maybe not! How wrong that would be. My pets are lucky I have them. I love them to death, spoil them, and take very good care of them. Carol Jean __________________ http://tinypic.com/ipxhmb.jpg A Yorkie is worth a thousand words. Last edited by SnowWa; 12-10-2005 at 05:59 PM.