Puppy!
The face of the anxious kitten in my icon pretty well expresses how I feel right now. Next weekend we're driving up to the breeder's house to pick out our new GOLDEN RETRIEVER PUPPY, and two weeks after that we'll bring him home.
I haven't had a puppy since I was eight years old, which was a VERY long time ago. My youngest human child just turned fourteen. I'm out of practice with babies!
We've read the books, we've talked to people, we have a great puppy training class lined up and lots of great plans for training and play. But we still have to puppy-proof the house and acquire all the equipment. And then we'll have, you know, a puppy. My daughter asked me this morning how we're going to manage going to her middle school graduation in June, since that will take several hours and the puppy can't be left alone for more than an hour or two. What I thought was, sweetheart, your mom doesn't actually spend ALL day sitting around at home taking care of the pets; the puppy will just have to deal with it. What I said was, maybe we'll buy those puppy pee pads.
But seriously -- am I going to be unable to leave the house for more than an hour or two at a time? What Have I Signed Myself Up For??????
The good news is that I met a woman walking an 11-week-old golden retriever puppy on the street yesterday, and the puppy was so adorable that it made me think maybe I'll be able to handle it. We'll see.
I haven't had a puppy since I was eight years old, which was a VERY long time ago. My youngest human child just turned fourteen. I'm out of practice with babies!
We've read the books, we've talked to people, we have a great puppy training class lined up and lots of great plans for training and play. But we still have to puppy-proof the house and acquire all the equipment. And then we'll have, you know, a puppy. My daughter asked me this morning how we're going to manage going to her middle school graduation in June, since that will take several hours and the puppy can't be left alone for more than an hour or two. What I thought was, sweetheart, your mom doesn't actually spend ALL day sitting around at home taking care of the pets; the puppy will just have to deal with it. What I said was, maybe we'll buy those puppy pee pads.
But seriously -- am I going to be unable to leave the house for more than an hour or two at a time? What Have I Signed Myself Up For??????
The good news is that I met a woman walking an 11-week-old golden retriever puppy on the street yesterday, and the puppy was so adorable that it made me think maybe I'll be able to handle it. We'll see.