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Cats and Dogs
Hi everyone
My mother-in-law recently got herself a puppy that she's struggling to cope with. I don't think she really appreciated the time and effort that goes into looking after and training a dog. Almost every day she's in tears about the dog and her lack of ability to cope with it. I've always been around dogs, and have a had two well behaved dogs of my own in the past however I haven't had a dog since I got married (4 years ago). We've got three oldish cats and a 6 month old baby in the house. I'd dearly love to take the dog off my m-i-l's hands and give it the attention and home that it deserves (it's a lovely collie-retriever cross) but I'm concerned about our domestic situation (cats and a baby). How should I go about introducing a lively, playful but completely un-trained puppy (about 6 months old) into our house, or should I keep my mouth shut and just let her get on with it? Thanks, David |
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"David Heggie" wrote in message
... I've always been around dogs, and have a had two well behaved dogs of my own in the past however I haven't had a dog since I got married (4 years ago). We've got three oldish cats and a 6 month old baby in the house. I'd dearly love to take the dog off my m-i-l's hands and give it the attention and home that it deserves (it's a lovely collie-retriever cross) but I'm concerned about our domestic situation (cats and a baby). How should I go about introducing a lively, playful but completely un-trained puppy (about 6 months old) into our house, or should I keep my mouth shut and just let her get on with it? How about you give your mother-in-law the support she needs to keep and train the puppy? Find a good training program in her area, and sign her up for it. If you live close together, you can attend with her and help her out with the training. To be honest, now doesn't seem to be the right time to introduce the dog into your home. I'm not sure how it would get on with the cats, or they with it, but babies and puppies both take huge amounts of time and energy. Bizby |
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On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 08:52:25 -0400, Handsome Jack Morrison
wrote: her hands full with the baby, and you should be expected to pitch in with the baby, too. Do you work at home? Or is your wife going to Thanks for your comments. We both work from home (and I do my share of baby looking after, I can assure you) so we're both around all day - taking the dog was originally my wife's idea. Unfortunately the option of local obedience classes isn't open to us as we live in a very rural island location where there aren't many local amenities. I think we'll see how things pan out over the next week and try and read up on introducing cats and babies to a dog; although I have experience of dogs, I've none of dogs, cats and babies together, Thanks, David |
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I agree with Bizby get her & the dog signed up for some obedience classes or
help her find a new home for the puppy. Collies are known for being full of energy and takes a lot of work and time to keep them focused so they stay out of trouble. I have a collie/shepard mix who can be one heck of a handful at times. It sounds like she is over whelmed with it. Celeste "bizby40" wrote in message ... "David Heggie" wrote in message ... I've always been around dogs, and have a had two well behaved dogs of my own in the past however I haven't had a dog since I got married (4 years ago). We've got three oldish cats and a 6 month old baby in the house. I'd dearly love to take the dog off my m-i-l's hands and give it the attention and home that it deserves (it's a lovely collie-retriever cross) but I'm concerned about our domestic situation (cats and a baby). How should I go about introducing a lively, playful but completely un-trained puppy (about 6 months old) into our house, or should I keep my mouth shut and just let her get on with it? How about you give your mother-in-law the support she needs to keep and train the puppy? Find a good training program in her area, and sign her up for it. If you live close together, you can attend with her and help her out with the training. To be honest, now doesn't seem to be the right time to introduce the dog into your home. I'm not sure how it would get on with the cats, or they with it, but babies and puppies both take huge amounts of time and energy. Bizby |
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"David Heggie" wrote in message ... Hi everyone My mother-in-law recently got herself a puppy that she's struggling to cope with. I don't think she really appreciated the time and effort that goes into looking after and training a dog. Almost every day she's in tears about the dog and her lack of ability to cope with it. I've always been around dogs, and have a had two well behaved dogs of my own in the past however I haven't had a dog since I got married (4 years ago). We've got three oldish cats and a 6 month old baby in the house. I'd dearly love to take the dog off my m-i-l's hands and give it the attention and home that it deserves (it's a lovely collie-retriever cross) but I'm concerned about our domestic situation (cats and a baby). How should I go about introducing a lively, playful but completely un-trained puppy (about 6 months old) into our house, or should I keep my mouth shut and just let her get on with it? Thanks, David Hi David, What does your wife think? Who will be caring for the dog in the day time? Is there someone who can help your MIL train and exercise the dog? Alison |
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