Our family has always had dogs but we've never had as many as we have right now. We started with Bianca (maltese), and she belongs to my daughter (although she was just a family pet until recently). Then I got Dallas (yorkie) and my husband wasn't happy about a 2nd one, but with time he came to think of Dallas as the.best.dog.ever. Seriously, he loves Dallas more than me or any of our kids, I swear! lol I got Mika (yorkie mix) for my other daughter, since she really, really wanted a dog. Hubby thought we had enough dogs. I wanted a female yorkie and we got Lola (who died right after we got her, she had gotten parvo in her original home). I was distraught so when I picked out another female, he was on board, but not excited about it. He didn't have much to do with her at first. But he likes that she's spunky. Her and Dallas play and although Dallas is 8 lbs and Rory is only 2 lbs, she doesn't take any crap from him. He would watch her play and little by little, he warmed up. Then one day he scooped her up and started petting her and said "Why don't you ever come see Daddy? Daddy likes to pet you too!" Now (and I've lost track of how long I've had her but I'd say about 2 months) he will give her a kiss before he leaves or goes to bed. He tells her he loves her ALL the time.
We have a big home, so we have more room for all of our dogs and maybe your husband won't be just like mine and warm up to your baby, but there could be hope. I admire you for wanting the best life for him. I know it has to be hard to make a decision like this. Please keep us updated on what you choose to do. |