Originally Posted by DBlain  I don't know you, so I am just basing my comments on a lot of self centered girls I know your age (LOL I was one once myself). You might be nothing like any of those girls, however after seeing one of your first threads where you were wondering if you could still work out in the am and have a puppy and now this thread where in just two days you are worrying if you will ever be able to go out for drink or have a life I can't help but wonder if you are really ready for a puppy. Maybe since you were an only child you grew up having everything revolve around you and are not ready to take a back seat to a puppy's needs, maybe you have seen too many young celebrities like Paris Hilton tote their yorkies around like accessories and now that he is is peeing, pooping, chewing, etc you realize you have to deal with these things. If this rings just a little true, don't be ashamed, lots of single girls your age would not want to be tied down by a puppy. I speak from experience, at 28 I was single, traveling with my job, dating a lot of different guys, working out, and going out all the time, I never would have wanted a puppy. However at 30 I was still single, but something clicked and I wanted a puppy, I choose a yorkie because in reviewing the airline information it was one of the breeds that I could be sure I could take on a plane with me. I got Reggie and he became the love of my life in an instance, at first I had no desire to go anywhere that he could not go or be smuggled in to. I took him to art fairs, outdoor restaurants, shopping, the park, singles volleyball games, single canoe trips, I took him around the country on business trips, he even flew to Aspen on a ski trip with me. Obviously after having him a while things settled down and a I resumed a normal life where I went out without him. But all I know is when I first got him the last thing I though about was leaving him so I could go have a drink, instead my friends came for drinks at my house. IMHO when you first get a puppy, if you really want a puppy, you are so over the moon that all you want to do is be with your puppy and don't immediately start wanting to go out partying. I am 56 now and Reggie started my love affair with the breed and since him the longest I have gone without one is a year. 28 and single is still young for a puppy, so don't be ashamed if you are not ready. Good Luck with whatever you decide. |