We have a daughter (Lizzie) who is to put it lightly, petrified of dogs. Jim and I have talked about this for quite awhile about what we should do to try and help her. We knew getting a dog might be the best option to help her calm at least some of her fears. Yesterday on quite an impulsive decision we loaded up the kids and headed to the Humane society. We have this dog to keep until Christmas Eve and then decide if it would be a good fit for our family or not.
Lizzie has been as brave as she can. She absolutely freaked out at the Humane Society (kicking, screaming, etc.) Finally agreed that we could take it home for JUST ONE DAY (Lizzie's words). She has spent a majority of time since we brought him home on Ethan's top bunk. I would call that progress though :)
The dog is very cute and is so mellow. He is a two year old cocker spaniel mix (which means no puppy stage and it is already house trained). It is in a desperate need of a haircut but we will see how things go here on the homefront first.
As a extra bonus we have also found out Afton and Lilly (especially Lilly) also seem to not like dogs in close proximity to them.
5 comments:
Good luck with the dog. I must say that he is a very cute dog. Does he have a name?
He is so adorable! I hope things work out!
He is so cute! I sure hope it helps Lizzie out. Poor girl!
I found that Brayden only likes dogs from a distance too...so hopefully it is just a baby thing because they are not sure exactly what it is :)
Keep us informed on the progress (or no progress). Love ya!
What a cute dog! I hope it works out for you guys. You think my daughters would be terrified of dogs after seeing one bite Brian...I wish they were. Poor Elizabeth's allergies are so bad and we can't keep her away from them.
Do you have a haircut picture yet??
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