Dog responsibility
As dog owners we have a responsibility to them. To sacrifice for them, love them and sure that they have the best quality of life possible. We cannot put our once and needs above those of our dog. It has to be a balance. If owning a dog is making you miserable or unhappy then you do not need to own a dog. If you are making your dog miserable or unhappy again you do not need to own a dog. You have to have a harmonious balance to make the relationship successful.I have found a lot of people go into relationships with a significant other who does not want a dog. First of all if owning a dog is important to you and you feel strongly about the relationship you have with your dog. Why on earth would you want to be with someone who doesn’t understand that or want to understand that? First of all I would imagine someone who has a dog needs to be in a relationship with someone who loves dogs just as much if not more than they do. It would probably be even better to be in a relationship with someone who already has an existing dog of course then you have the blended family issues of making sure both dogs get along. Bad scenario would be, the relationship ends over negative issues with the dogs or the person is resentful of the dog. The best case scenario would be the person who does not like dogs becomes a major dog lover and I’m not going to say that never happens but probably rarely. If you are a proud dog owner do not be ashamed. Hold your head up high and let the world know that is where you stand and you’re not budging. Yes it causes strange looks, ridicule,condescension and sometimes people tell you you’re crazy but at the end of the day you’re going to snuggle with that dog and those people are going to be far far away not caring what you do. The child might have special developmental or medical needs that are going to take so much of the mothers time. The dog might start to have issues. I know for myself when I had my son after having a dog it was a huge adjustment and my dog probably didn’t get as much time and attention as she did before. It was hard adjusting to being the mom of a dog and a mom of a colicky baby. It was difficult and I’m sorry to say shortly after my son was born my dog developed glaucoma and went blind. I was so upset that I didn’t notice and maybe I could or could not have prevented what happened but it was a hard thing to deal with. Then you should consider that when you get a dog. It is a huge responsibility to have both children and dogs and yes many people do it and do it well but some people cannot handle high pressure situation. I would not judge someone who made the decision to rehome their dog after having a child. Especially if they did it responsibly. Yes there are many dogs dying in shelters and homeless but at the end of the day if this person feels like their dogs quality of life is going down the drain because of having a baby it would be best for that dog to have a better home and be better off without that person.Then you should consider that when you get a dog. It is a huge responsibility to have both children and dogs and yes many people do it and do it well but some people cannot handle high pressure situation. I would not judge someone who made the decision to rehome their dog after having a child. Especially if they did it responsibly. Yes there are many dogs dying in shelters and homeless but at the end of the day if this person feels like their dogs quality of life is going down the drain because of having a baby it would be best for that dog to have a better home and be better off without that person. We should never judge others because we do not know what they’re going through. The best thing is to try to rehome responsibly and try to find the best situation for your dog possible. Definitely do not put them in a worse situation than they’re in with you. That would be the number one thing. Make sure they go up not down.
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