Should I do it??
 

Okay, here's the story. My best friend moved from Austin to Houston because she was going through tough times with her bf's mom making her getting an abortion and stuff. Well, when she made her move, she left her yorkie and maltese with a good friend of hers for about 2 weeks until she gets settled in.

When she went back to Austin to pick up here babies, they were a mess. They were all matted and dirty with poop all over their butts and she says that she can tell they were abused. They were kept in a cage and never let out the entire time they stayed with her friend.

Now that she got them back, she is unable to keep them because she is staying with her sister and her sister's bf and he can't stand dogs. Her sister didn't give her any options and says that she have to get rid of them as soon as possible and she is heart broken. She doesn't want to get rid of any of them (yorkie, maltese, and papillon). She asked if I could 'keep' her yorkie for her until she gets her life situated. Her yorkie is about 6-7 months and not housebroken at all. He pees and poops wherever he feels like and my question is, should I agree to keep the poor baby for her? Would it make Buttercup mark all over the house because there is a presence of another dog?

I really want to do this but I don't know if I should. I need advice!

LOL I take it that I shouldn't then! :p

take the poor baby
 

Maybe baby has just not ever learned to pee and poop in the right places. You can teach him! Sounds like he may just be tramautized from all the upheavel!

I say, do what's in your heart. Things happen for a reason, if it's meant to be, it will be. Can you truly provide for this baby, and honestly be able to give it back when she gets settled...That is a huge decision. I know myself well enough to know it would kill me to have to give up a baby I was fostering...I'd like to say I could & would do it, but I really seriously doubt that I could. When I get a puppy, it's for life...the bond is too tough for me to break. But again that's me, too soft hearted I guess. I do hope your friend makes the right choices in her life, she has 3 dogs, that to me is 3 times the responsibility...Good luck if you decide to do it, enjoy it while it last...

I think you should definitely take him! It sounds like you're at least open to the idea, and it sounds like he needs a "home" not a "house". I can't help you with the ? about what it will make your other one do, but hopefully someone else can. I would also tell your friend that if you take the dog to take care of, it is yours (if that's what you want, obviously). But I see no reason you should take care of her dog long-term and not get to keep the poor baby (again, IF that is what you want.) Good luck whatever you decide, and keep us posted!!

I would keep the dog with the understanding that it would be YOUR dog. You invest the time and expense to train it and keep it healthy, it should be yours. Besides, at that age, it will be you that this little one bonds with.

I only wanted to keep it for her but I know that in the long-run I would be too attached and wouldn't want to give it back. Same thing happened when she got her first yorkie. She was unable to take care of that baby so she asked her sister to 'keep' it for her until she's ready. Two years went by and her sister refused to give the baby back to her.

Same thing my husband said. He says that if I am fostering that poor baby then I minus well bring it out in the open and tell her that it would be mine to keep since she can't keep it and doesn't want to sell the poor thing.

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I agree. You need to make it a done deal that the dog is yours, not hers.

I agree too, and I want to wish you the best of luck in your decision!

Okay I'm sorry but I don't think your friend should have gotten another dog if she wasn't even able to keep the first one. I think that you should def. keep her dog, what if another 2 yrs go by and you get really attached to this one? Why did she get another one knowing she can't take care of it properly?

I am with you there Twalla, she should have never got another dog(well dogS) knowing she couldn't keep the first one.

As for you, I would keep the dog and I would tell you to make it your OWN.i WOULD KEEP THE BABY BUT TELL HER SHE CAN'T HAVE IT BACK.

:thumbup: :thumbup: I agree and especially since your husband approves. Besides, is your friend taking into consideration the trauma this poor baby will go through all over again? Good luck with your decision!

I agree. She obviously can't handle the responsibility of a dog.....why did she get another!?!?!?! (Or shall I say 3 more!) I think you should take the puppy and give it a great home! :)

She liked the idea of owning a puppy and never think about it in the long run. I think that is the reason why she got 3 more thinking that they'll potty train on their own and all she have to do is feed them. Although she is friend, I totally agree with you guys. Somehow, I just think she's in it to breed the dogs and make some quick money out of it. But who am I to judge?

I've made it clear with her that if and when she brings me her dog then it is mine to keep and she can come visit any time but the agreement is that she can't have it back. So, in about 1-2 weeks I'm getting a new baby for FREE! :eek: How exciting is that?!? Of course that would mean potty training all over again.

Congrats on your new pup. By the sound of it, it will be some hard work, but you can do it! And hopefully your other dog will help this one learn :) CONGRATS, again :D

i 2nd that!

Congratulations
 

congrats on getting your new baby...that is way too awesome!

We do expect pictures of course! :D

Congrats!

Oh take that baby and make him yours! Just work on training him right away! Keep him in 'diapers' at least while hes in the house and take them off to take him out to pee, etc... so he does not mark your house and make your dog mark too.

Im sorry but this story makes me so upset! She had 3 dogs and didnt even talk about the dog situation with her sister & her boyfriend before moving? If I were her Id get her own place where she can keep her dogs and tell her sisters boyfriend to nevermind! That is horrible that they told her yes to moving in and are now MAKING her get rid of the dogs! Thats just not right or fair!

Yay! I'm so excited for you! I can't wait until you get your new baby! :D

:confused: I'm having second thoughts about this whole situation. I think I'm going to wait until the end of the week to make my final decision. Every time I talk to her, it's always 'I don't know' or 'I don't really care'

Doesn't sound like she has had the Yorkie very long at all since he's only 6 months old and has already been kept in a cage for quite sometime. I'd talk to her about turning it into the rescue. You shouldn't have to be the one to house train this dog and make it's life really great and then get attached only to have her take it back. I wouldn't! It isn't fair to the poor little dog at all. He needs to be placed in rescue.

Sounds like "fate" to me. You may have been destined to have this baby!! It's very lucky to have you. Maybe you could use a belly band with a poise pad in it for the first few days until he gets used to the new smells. That works for me when I keep one of my friends males. He starts marking when he hits the door, so he gets a very fashionable belly band during his visits with Aunt Paula.

I use to use the belly band when Buttercup was still a puppy but I don't really like using it at all any more. I just hate the smell of pee whenever I take it off. Besides, I'm always thinking about urinary tract infection..so no belly bands usage.

I just seriously think that she wants me to take good care of her dog right now because she can't handle her own life right now and when he's potty trained and housebroken, she's going to take him back. So I'm still undecided. I think one Buttercup, a 4-year-old son, college, and managing my husbands accounting for his businesses is enough for my two hands. I'm all tied up!

Really give this some serious thought...as I said the first time, if it's meant to be it will be...But you have to know what you're in for, fostering is hard, you have to be able to give it up...can you live with that? If not, put it in writing, get a contract...make it clear that she will have NO rights to it, other then visiting rights, I guess. Does this dog have papers, she'll have to be willing to sign them over to you, right? Be cautious, don't just jump into this, you'll end up heart broken and puppyless...