Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 11:35 pm Post subject: Hihihihi!!!!!!
How's everyone feeling? Good? Hopefully!
i'm planning to get a lab soon but I'm in such a quandry. i want to be there for the whole of my lab's life, but i'll be leaving where i live to go to college in america in two years.
What should I do with my labbie then? There's no one i know who will love and care for my lab as i will. There's no one that i can trust to really take care of my dog.
Waaaaaaaaa! What to do? Should i just wait for four years and then get my doggie? Or should i just get my dog now as i want to sooooo much? Will that be selfish?
This isn't what you want to hear but I think it would be unfair to get a puppy now, knowing that you will have to rehome it in 2 years time. None of us know what our future holds, but most people, when they get a pup, would at least be planning to be around for the rest of the pup's life.
There are other ways to be around dogs without the commitment that owning one involves like helping out at rescue centres, offering to dog-walk, even short-term fostering. Please think about that rather than buying a pup now and then having the heartache of trying to find someone to have him when you leave the country (2 year olds are a lot harder to rehome than puppies).
I really sympathise as I know what its like to want a dog really badly, but there will be a better time in your life to have one.
Best wishes,
Becs and the Gang
Please wait until you can look after your doggie for the whole of its life. I had many years gap between my first lab and my second because I couldn't devote the necessary time to it because of family commitments.
I'd have to agree with what the others have said, the timing has to be right to have a dog and i think you should wait until you can commit to owning a dog for all of its life.
I'm sorry, but you simply cannot get a dog with the intention of rehoming it in 4 years time. If you were honest with the breeder then I'm afraid no breeder would let you have one under those circumstances.
Dont get me wrong, I know how you feel. I wanted to get a pup when my Beth died, but circumstances dictated that it was another 5 years before Amy arrived. I know it was not quite so bad for me because I did have Anna, but I had already got my name on a puppy and was waiting for it to be born when my circumstances changed.
Sorry but I have to agree with the others...we waited for 5 years a s a family but I had been waiting at least 3 years before that......we had to know we had the time and finance to own our pup. My girl is 2 now and there is no way that I could think of rehoming her it would tear me apart
Hi Asha and welcome to LF , have to say I`m with the members who feel you should wait to get your longed for pup, much better than having to rehome a 2yo and then wondering for the rest of your life, how s/he is/was etc and the feeling of guilt.
Much better to wait til you get to college and then see how your life is going to pan out, length of time there, living accomadation etc and also finishing the course and where you`ll be living when you start your new career
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