MARYKAY.... at this point, i seriously confused by everything (in this and all the other threads you've started regarding the same topic) you've said. you've said that:
- Tike will get too big, you don't want him
- Tike beats up on the smaller puppy, you don't want him
- Tike beats up on the 4 year old dog (Benji?), you don't want him
- Tike bounces off the walls, your husband doesn't want him
etc etc.
i mean seriously, in the past few weeks, Tike has been taken from his mother and littermates and gone from a breeder (possibly a puppymill) to a pet store, then from a pet store to you. He's been with you for 2 weeks, 1 of which he had kennel cough and 1 of which consisted of the new smaller pup which you keep with you at all times...i mean, when in his life has he had the opportunity to learn to socialize???
It seems like every week is a new consideration, either by you or your husband to give him away. so at this point, imho, i think you should seriously consider giving Tike to another home, and reconsider a situation where there are more than 2 dogs at home. (what will happen when the 4 year old dog is rough playing with the smaller puppy even without Tike there? will you give up the 4 year old dog too? ) i think if you love Tike and care for him as much as you say you do, then you should give him the opportunity to thrive in a loving home where he is wanted and his new family will invest the time and effort to teach him good habits, rather than to scorn him for doing what puppies do. he deserves to have that opportunity before he starts to develop some real behavioral problems.
if neither you nor your husband really wants to keep him around, then please, let him go. good luck. |