Hello everyone. I really need some advice for you. I am currently deciding on taking my little one from California to New York, but there is a little more to this situation that is making me hesitate a little. Here is my story:
I had my little monkey Itzel with me since she was 8.5 weeks old and we lived in Mexico. When she was about 3 years old, we went back to the U.S. and lived with my family. I was home completely for about a year and half while I was studying for an exam. I came back to Mexico and to school in December of 2011, but I decided to leave me little one at home with my family because I was only going to be gone for about a month before returning back to the U.S. for Christmas vacation. When I came back to Mexico in January, I had to make a difficult decision: I had to leave my little one with my family because I was going to have to start doing rotations in hospitals outside of the city and I wasn't sure where I was going to be staying. The hospitals are in little towns, so it was going to be impossible to find a place that would be dog friendly and safe for her while I was gone, especially if I was to be doing 36 hour shifts.
Since January of 2012, my little one has been at home with my parents and my sisters. I had thought about bringing her with me to Mexico but since I was so close to graduating and Mexico has really strange laws about allowing pets to travel in cabin and crossing through customs, I decided it would be best for her to stay with my family. Now here is my dilemma. I am graduating in June of this year and moving to do a one year internship in New York. I want to take my little one with me. I've missed her so much these last few years that she hasn't been with me 24/7. But what worries me now is how will she react to being completely alone with me in New York. At home, my family is going most of the day because of work or school. I know my hours in New York will be 8 to 4 or so, depending on my rotations. And I am planning on getting her a little Yorkie sister sometime soon. I spoke with a breeder and I'm supposed to contact her again in June to see if there are any puppies available. But even if there is one available, the puppy will probably be coming home to me in September or so.
So here's where I need your advice: will she be okay with living with just me again? I see my baby every time I go home for Summer or Christmas vacation for a month and during spring break for 2 weeks. And I make sure I am still responsible for her: I have her food shipped to my family's house, as well as order her treats and bullysticks so my sisters don't have to worry about doing that. But will she be okay to just having one person around until I get her a little sister? I want her with me, but if she will be unhappy, as sad as I will be, I would leave her with my family. ;( Sorry for the long ramble, but I just need to figure out what to do. Thank you so much for reading all this and for your replies.
