Yeah. If you adopted the seven month old puppy I would get her microchipped and have something written out in contract. I have experience with a group of people that I know, an older couple, and they adopted a Scottish terrier from a person that did EXACTLY what these people are doing to you (changing the mind and then changing it again!).
The older couple got really attached to the pictures, but then the people changed their mind. A couple weeks later they called back and said "It is really not working out, you can have her". So the older couple took her home and fell absolutely in love with her. Three months later, the women who originally owned the dog called back and BEGGED for her baby back. The older couple decided to give the dog back (for reasons that made sense, even though they didn't want to).... Well ... guess what? Three months later... They got another call. The women called back and said "I'm so sorry. We just can't keep her anymore. Will you please take her back?"
That is the only problem with adopting a dog from people that are so indecisive. You will probably keep hearing from them for awhile. And sometimes it will probably be them asking for the dog back.
So if you do get her make sure that there is no way they could ever legally take her back from you (like you have already decided to do with microchipping)....
Honestly, that would be the only reason that I would go with the puppy. I wouldn't be able to handle such an indecisive family.
Of course, I know that you will pick the dog that will be best suited to your family... the one that your gut is telling you to get! I know that whatever dog you get will make you very happy.
I just wanted to throw my 2 cents in about that. |