Doggie woes
Well, not really woes, but more of uncertainty induced stress. I've been classified searching for a while for springers and have found one I like (and trust). It's a great kennel about an hour from here that seems great. They have more than one litter coming and take care of all the preliminary vet stuff. Only problem is that I would not actually have the pup til march. Do I really want to wait that long? Is the care worth it? My logical side says yes because I want the healthiest puppy I can, but the other side says I could get a good one for cheaper right after christmas.
It's stressful because I can put down a refundable deposit right now and be sure to get a dog, but I don't know if I want/can do it. I want to do it and just plan ahead, but I also don't want to settle on this and ignore everything else. Now I know your wondering why I'm worried about something that is refundable and so am I. I guess it's just a lot of money to put on one thing.
I'm saying all of this here because my mom is still being negative about it. I told her I was budgeting already because I went and estimated how much a puppy starter kit *pads, crate, food...* would be and she said, "Now, doesn't that change your mind?" Gee, would I have been calling you from petsmart if it had? lol, funny thing is that my dad is all excited about it. He called and talked with me about what breed and if I wanted a female. *sigh*, I wouldn't put it past him to try to hunt one down in the panhandle for christmas because he goes all out like that. I remember he just handed me the best buy add on the 22nd and asked me to point at something last year.
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Oh, and completely separate from this, but my car got backed in to last week by some little freshman in a brand new pimped SUV. My estimate came up to $1300. Her dad said he just wanted to pay it and not do insurance, so we'll see how long this takes.
It's stressful because I can put down a refundable deposit right now and be sure to get a dog, but I don't know if I want/can do it. I want to do it and just plan ahead, but I also don't want to settle on this and ignore everything else. Now I know your wondering why I'm worried about something that is refundable and so am I. I guess it's just a lot of money to put on one thing.
I'm saying all of this here because my mom is still being negative about it. I told her I was budgeting already because I went and estimated how much a puppy starter kit *pads, crate, food...* would be and she said, "Now, doesn't that change your mind?" Gee, would I have been calling you from petsmart if it had? lol, funny thing is that my dad is all excited about it. He called and talked with me about what breed and if I wanted a female. *sigh*, I wouldn't put it past him to try to hunt one down in the panhandle for christmas because he goes all out like that. I remember he just handed me the best buy add on the 22nd and asked me to point at something last year.
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Oh, and completely separate from this, but my car got backed in to last week by some little freshman in a brand new pimped SUV. My estimate came up to $1300. Her dad said he just wanted to pay it and not do insurance, so we'll see how long this takes.