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Originally Posted by maryj  I think this is a very interesting post as I am thinking of getting a puppy real soon. I know how much time and attention they take.
I lost my best friend last week and I still cry every day. He was 14 yrs old. That 4 lbs of "trouble" brought the greatest joy to me. This past weekend a friend invited me to his cottage on the beach to take my mind off the loss. He keeps telling me I should enjoy my freedom. I should take a trip. I should find out who I am without my 4# companion. It makes me so sad that he doesnt understand the unconditional love we gave each other and all the life events we have shared. I dont want to be free. Coming home to the house today - empty -is just a dead feeling.
I think you havent had time to bond with him...and I dont think it willl take long. I would give it a few days. What I wouldnt give for one more silly lick. And you only have to please yourself dont worry about what other people think.
Good luck! |
She took the puppy back. It was the second time she had gotten a puppy and took it back. I know many people will bond with a pup especially after getting them though all the trials of "puppydom." For whatever reasons the responsibility of a puppy was just something she couldn't deal with.
Some people just don't have what it takes to give part of themselves to an animal. They don't understand it and don't really want to. Many of us have been told more than once that "it's only an animal" by people. They just don't get it and it's just as well they don't have an animal because they don't have what it takes to put someone else ahead their own needs and desires. Maybe your friend has never bonded with an animal and has no way to understand the pain of your loss.