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Iluvalldogs · 02-03-2014, 01:55 PM

Hi everyone! My husband and I adopted our new girl (a 7 year old Chihuahua yesterday). She came from a pretty bad situation at the time the rescue saved her. She is very cute, sweet and well behaved - a bit frightened but that is to be expected.

This is by no means our first rodeo when it comes to adopting. All of our girls have been adopted. We currently have 4 including our new girl. And even our fallen babies have been rescues.

But now that she is home with us, I am having doubts about her. And its certainly not her fault or anything she is doing, not doing, etc. She is precious and needs a loving home, which I know we can provide.

Here is why I feel this way:
Three weeks ago I saw a photo of a different Chihuahua (a 2 year old girl). My husband and I went and visited her -- twice! Each time we spent about 2 hours with her. She is a fear biter and it took her a while each time to warm up to us. So...we agreed to discuss and think about her. In between that time we come to know our new girl which we adopted yesterday.

So, now that we made the decision not to get the first girl we were interested in, I feel terrible. I sit here thinking what if I made the wrong decision. I truly wanted to adopt the first girl we met, I just needed some time to determine if we would be able to work with her enough and get her on the right track. I can't stop thinking about her and I wish I could go get her right now!

I'm not sure what to do at this point. I feel if we had left our new girl yesterday, I would probably feel the same way about her. So I am torn between both girls, even though we've committed to our new baby. I still can't quit thinking about the first.

Do any of you have any suggestions or words of wisdom to help in this situation? I had actually thought about going and getting the first girl too, but I do not feel I can handle 5 babies. We've always had between 3 and 4 over the years, so its a number I feel comfortable with and I think adding a 5th would also be too difficult on our other babies.

I appreciate any thoughts on this. Thank you in advance!

02-03-2014, 01:55 PM	#1
Iluvalldogs Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Carolina Posts: 207	Adopted new girl, having doubts? Hi everyone! My husband and I adopted our new girl (a 7 year old Chihuahua yesterday). She came from a pretty bad situation at the time the rescue saved her. She is very cute, sweet and well behaved - a bit frightened but that is to be expected. This is by no means our first rodeo when it comes to adopting. All of our girls have been adopted. We currently have 4 including our new girl. And even our fallen babies have been rescues. But now that she is home with us, I am having doubts about her. And its certainly not her fault or anything she is doing, not doing, etc. She is precious and needs a loving home, which I know we can provide. Here is why I feel this way: Three weeks ago I saw a photo of a different Chihuahua (a 2 year old girl). My husband and I went and visited her -- twice! Each time we spent about 2 hours with her. She is a fear biter and it took her a while each time to warm up to us. So...we agreed to discuss and think about her. In between that time we come to know our new girl which we adopted yesterday. So, now that we made the decision not to get the first girl we were interested in, I feel terrible. I sit here thinking what if I made the wrong decision. I truly wanted to adopt the first girl we met, I just needed some time to determine if we would be able to work with her enough and get her on the right track. I can't stop thinking about her and I wish I could go get her right now! I'm not sure what to do at this point. I feel if we had left our new girl yesterday, I would probably feel the same way about her. So I am torn between both girls, even though we've committed to our new baby. I still can't quit thinking about the first. Do any of you have any suggestions or words of wisdom to help in this situation? I had actually thought about going and getting the first girl too, but I do not feel I can handle 5 babies. We've always had between 3 and 4 over the years, so its a number I feel comfortable with and I think adding a 5th would also be too difficult on our other babies. I appreciate any thoughts on this. Thank you in advance! Last edited by Iluvalldogs; 02-03-2014 at 01:57 PM.