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Is this referring to the bull that passed away or does he already have a deposit down on a new puppy?
Both-he chose the first one and the second one is our dog’s niece, so an adult. Which is fine. I’m good with any type/breed for the most part. Not that it needs to be a taking turns scenario, but he has limited the options to dogs we either can’t bring here, or ones that aren’t necessarily likely to get along. So it’s been difficult that way-there are a million suitable dogs out there but he is trying to find one just like the one we just lost-and it’s not going to happen, even with the related dog that we are waiting for. He always said no more dogs when ours was getting older, thinking ahead to when she was going to die, and his minimal coping skills in that situation. Thankfully he’s decided the happiness they bring is worth the pain when we lose them. It took a while and the empty house for him to realize that. I come from a family that found another dog right away-to help grieve by giving another unwanted four-legged a home. Don’t think I’m heartless, I have tears in my eyes right now, and that’s pretty rare.
Impulsivity is not tied to a time-frame but rather acting on impulse rather than logic or thought. Finding a dog, any dog, just so you don’t go home to an empty house seems impulsive. I’m sure it’s really rough having a quiet house after the bull terriers passing but hopefully the next dog that enters your life will be there for 10-15 years. Waiting a few weeks for the perfect match is better than a decade spent trying to make a poor fit work with your lifestyle.[/QUOTE]
Absolutely right. It sounds like I’m the impulsive one but it’s really the opposite. I’m the logical one in the household in general. He’s the impulsive one-with everything. Don’t get me started on the list. But in the pet sense that he’s chosen a thin, likely sick, non-housebroken, dog that will be at risk where we live of being confiscated. Not to mention my mother is our dog sitter when we are away/working late, and she is not a fan of any of those types. If she were any other breed he wouldn’t even have looked at her. He didn’t have pets growing up other than a hunting dog that was tied up outside and got shot when he wasn’t useful any more. That was incredibly traumatic for him and therefore he finds it all very overwhelming losing a dog and has gone a bit offside and illogical.
There are two other more suitable dogs there-took one out for a stroll and she was lovely. A mutt-maybe shepherd/husky. Young, sweet and has some basic obedience already. Unclaimed stray. The other (same type) might get adopted today, so I’m waiting to see before deciding. He does like the one I showed him online and we
sent him video of her. He knows I’m right and will make the right choice. and I know he’s ready because he said “she’s a possibility”.
If anyone’s interested in looking, the two are Apples and Blacky on the same website as I posted earlier.
