yesterday i went to visit a friend (who i don't get to see often enough) and her dog and a puppy that she has been looking after.
this is the puppy, a mini schnauzer, his name is knuckles.
and this is my friend's dog cricket, a beautiful cocker spaniel.
this is the puppy, a mini schnauzer, his name is knuckles.
and this is my friend's dog cricket, a beautiful cocker spaniel.
now i have been thinking for a while that i want to get a dog. about a month or so ago, i met a mini schnauzer and decided that this was the kind of dog i wanted. i live in a small place so i need a small dog, but i still want a dog that is bigger than a cat.
i like how mini schnauzers have bushy eyebrows and mustaches and beards, and grey hair like an old man. i had a crazy idea to name this dog i don't own yet in memory of my grandpa, so either Digo (grandpa in Ukrainian - sounds like gee-doe) or Ivan.
borris isn't crazy about the idea, but he does love dogs and is known as the dog whisperer sometimes. i think if i got a dog he would be happy with it and forget about the responsibility that he is afraid of. or that is the plan anyways.
my question is though, am i ready for the responsibility of owning a puppy? next year i will be unemployed for a while (yippee! looking forward to that) and i thought this was a good time to get a puppy as i will have lots of time to spend training it to be a good dog.
any pet owners out there have any words of wisdom, or caution? how will i know if i am ready?
3 comments:
you are definately ready. (and im not just saying that as i looooove schnauzers and would visit alllllll the time to play!) even by having these discussions you have staked your claim as a responsible pet owner. this is the best time as you will be able to spend so much time with him and raise him as an upstanding young citizen, not a barky bitey rapscallion!! xx oh and i really like digo
yep digo is an awesome name! i also think youre ready youve been talking bout it for so long if youre still talking bout it is probably a good time. i dont kknow what those guys are like but definately smart to get a littler guy. xx
well, since we have had a very large puppy for just over two weeks, I must tell you that she is the reason I haven't talked to you since then. Or done anything productive at all. I have spent a lot of time freezing in my Canadian back yard and trying to keep the kids from getting teethed on. I do love her but don't underestimate the time a puppy requires :)
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