Kids Ruin *Some* Things

[yorkieangel]

Easy..the dog would go. It might be very hard but I don't see how it could even be a contest. No way would I make a BABY take meds all day if it could be prevented. You also mentioned they had the dog for 3 years... well I find this a bit different then going out and getting a dog AFTER Baby came home. Also how in the world could they predict 3 years ahead of time they were going to have a new baby who was allergic to dogs?
I completely understand the attachment of childless dog owners, but as someone else said... it's a whole different feeling if you actually had a child. It is something you could never speculate upon and would have to live it to really feel the impact.

yes they should try and find the poor doggy a new home but if it meant my child was going to suffer... I probably would use the shelter as a last resort

[Rex'z momma]

i am only 13 but nfortunatly, i would have to say yes. if the allergy increased that is. think about it. i dont know how to quite explain it but to me ur blood and flesh is more impt than our furbabies. i hate to say this but it is true. if i wud keep him outside i wud rather keep him until i cud fin a good home then give him up this ..IMO

look i have a baby sister. and if she had to take meds her WHOLE life then yes i would find rex a new home thank god its not the case

[Bentley&BitsysMom]

Originally Posted by susansmom

You change your tune when the baby comes home. I walked out the front door to the hospital crooning, "Don't worry, Horace, (the dog's name), you'll always be my baby." And I walked back in the door five days later saying, "One false move, dog, and you're out of here." No matter how much you love the dog, when you see those teeth marks (or rash bumps or whatever) on your own child's flesh, you'll do whatever it takes to protect the child, even if it means getting rid of the dog -- though most dog lovers will do so in a responsible way.

Now the baby I brought home is almost 24 and I NEED a Yorkie baby. Now I tell my son, "Don't you DARE do anything to frighten my dog!" And he doesn't; he knows when mother-instinct is in force, though is the first time it's been turned against him! So we've come full circle.

LOL Junebug!!! But I agree with this poster. I have both kids and dogs....you wouldn't love otis any less, just differently than the way you'd love a child. You can only know the kind of love you have for your children AFTER you have them I had to chuckle a little at your post...hope you don't mind. I thought it was so cute the way you put it

[Bentley&BitsysMom]

Originally Posted by Dartprincess

My 32 yr old daughter has an allergy to Minnie. I will give up my daughter Minnie is cheaper.

LOL!

[MeganS]

Originally Posted by Rex'z momma

i am only 13 but nfortunatly, i would have to say yes. if the allergy increased that is. think about it. i dont know how to quite explain it but to me ur blood and flesh is more impt than our furbabies. i hate to say this but it is true. if i wud keep him outside i wud rather keep him until i cud fin a good home then give him up this ..IMO

look i have a baby sister. and if she had to take meds her WHOLE life then yes i would find rex a new home thank god its not the case

awww you're such a nice big sister, i'm serious. my brother would have been like, see ya sis! lol!

[Brutus'mama]

I would't give up my dog. I have a cat that I love dearly and I've had him BEFORE my kids and my son all of a sudden is allergic. Well he takes meds when it bothers him but most of the time he's fine. So me personally even though I have young kids I wouldn't get rid of the dog. They're a part of my family too.

[Olivier]

Amazing how a dog can be a disposable thing when !!!

[jenefor]

Well It is sad to hear that they are having to find him a new home however being a mommy myself I can understand where they are comming from, My son comes first and formost no matter how much we love Gidget Vincent is my flesh and blood. However I do think there are other ways of handleing the situation. I myself have very bad allergys to pets (good thing yorkies are hypo alergetic (sp) but all growing up we had a black Lab and she just had to stay outside.......I would play with her and still will play with dogs till this day but I know that as soon as i am done I need to wash my hands very well and roll the hair off of my clothes. I don't know the situation but I think if they were to move the dog outside and deep cleaned the house and took percautions they could keep the dog.
And to say that they should give the kid medicine everyday is crazy...if i know I am going to be in contact with animals I will take pills but even the ones like Claritin and that still make you not "all there"
I am wondering though have they had the child in for a allergy test? most babies dont get allergies unless they are over a year (I had asked about this with my son since I have bead allergies) unless it is a food or something like that....are they sure it isnt anything like that? Anyhow just my 2 cents

[shecass]

Originally Posted by Olivier

Amazing how a dog can be a disposable thing when !!!

Do you consider children disposable?


I don't consider them disposable but unless you have children and depending on the severity of the allergy if there is nothing else you can do. The dog would have to go. Just wait until you do have children. It is hard for you to think this way since you don't have but, there would be no other choice. Luckily yorkies don't shed so chances of someone being allergic to them would be slim.

When you have kids they have to and must come first. My opinion of course.

[shecass]

Originally Posted by jenefor

Well It is sad to hear that they are having to find him a new home however being a mommy myself I can understand where they are comming from, My son comes first and formost no matter how much we love Gidget Vincent is my flesh and blood. However I do think there are other ways of handleing the situation. I myself have very bad allergys to pets (good thing yorkies are hypo alergetic (sp) but all growing up we had a black Lab and she just had to stay outside.......I would play with her and still will play with dogs till this day but I know that as soon as i am done I need to wash my hands very well and roll the hair off of my clothes. I don't know the situation but I think if they were to move the dog outside and deep cleaned the house and took percautions they could keep the dog.
And to say that they should give the kid medicine everyday is crazy...if i know I am going to be in contact with animals I will take pills but even the ones like Claritin and that still make you not "all there"
I am wondering though have they had the child in for a allergy test? most babies dont get allergies unless they are over a year (I had asked about this with my son since I have bead allergies) unless it is a food or something like that....are they sure it isnt anything like that? Anyhow just my 2 cents

This is true buy you can develop allergies at anytime no matter what the age. I think of lot of it depends on if the baby was breast feed and for how long. That way they would have your immunity.

[shecass]

Originally Posted by shecass

Do you consider children disposable?


I don't consider them disposable but unless you have children and depending on the severity of the allergy if there is nothing else you can do. The dog would have to go. Just wait until you do have children. It is hard for you to think this way since you don't have but, there would be no other choice. Luckily yorkies don't shed so chances of someone being allergic to them would be slim.

When you have kids they have to and must come first. My opinion of course.

I have not posted this to make anyone mad this is just my opinion. My child comes first and then my animals. Luckily I haven't been faced with this diliema. I can't imagine having to make this decision. If it was a life threatening allergy my dog would be gone in an instance. If it were something that just poped up every now & then I would keep them but, I would make other arrangements. They would have to be kept outside I know this would be hard on the animal but, I've done it. I have a Chocolate Lab that stays outside because of my son's asthma. It was either that or give or up. I spend time with her everyday. She has a huge insulated dog house. All the fresh food and water that she needs. Plenty of shade and a huge patio(concrete) that she can lay on under trees if she gets too hot.

On extremely hot days or extremely cold ones she does come in.

[Olivier]

[QUOTE=shecass]Do you consider children disposable?

No children are not disposable .

[shecass]

[QUOTE=Olivier]

Originally Posted by shecass

Do you consider children disposable?

No children are not disposable .

I hope I didn't make you mad. I'm sorry if I did. I too feel very passionate about this. As I know you do. Forgive me if I made you mad. I hope that have throughly checked everything out before giving their dog up. If you know them personally I would ask lots of questions about this. If it's something that isn't life threatening then I really think it is a bad idea if it is something that only rarely pops up. That can be treated with medication when it does pop up.

Again I did not mean to make you mad. So please don't take it that way.

[Olivier]

[QUOTE=shecass]

Originally Posted by Olivier

I hope I didn't make you mad. I'm sorry if I did. I too feel very passionate about this. As I know you do. Forgive me if I made you mad. I hope that have throughly checked everything out before giving their dog up. If you know them personally I would ask lots of questions about this. If it's something that isn't life threatening then I really think it is a bad idea if it is something that only rarely pops up. That can be treated with medication when it does pop up.

Again I did not mean to make you mad. So please don't take it that way.

No you didn't make me mad because I consider the opinions of the others . We are civilized peoples and able to talk to each others . I understand the point of view of parents .

[kelley]

Originally Posted by Junebug

If the kid came first, then a responsible parent would do research on what type of dog to get for their kid. They would probably expose their kid to different dogs to see if kid even likes dogs to begin with, and hopefully at that time they'll find out if the kid was allergic or not.

People can attract allergies at any time.

What if the pet was first, they you had a baby who is VERY allergic? Sometimes allergies are sooo bad, that only shots can help just a little bit. My uncle died of an asthma attack in his sleep. He was allergic to everything. So, I guess this is a very touchy subject for me. I'm sorry, but my human kids come first. (But, they've been here for 11 and 7 years).

If I were in this situation, I WOULD do everything that I possibly could before giving the pets to someone else.

But, Yorkies are very good with people with allergies. That is part of the reason why we looked at getting a Yorkie.