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I have had up to six dogs before (I have had the email sixdogs2many forever). Anyway regarding your questions: She has no health issues. She is spayed and up to date with shots. We have a very large yard that is fully fenced. I have the financial means to support/feed/care for another dog. They are smaller dogs, so in the house, everyone has their spot and many times this is under my feet and then I yell at everyoine to get out of my way.
I have the love and really don't mind the work. I was thinking that the two pups might actually help one another out as they would play together and then the 1 pup we have now would leave my 3 geriatric dogs alone. Puppy #2 is so cute too. I am actually looking into a job with the vet's office too, I would get discounted food and services - ahhhhhh, yes we will probably take the puppy......I will make the rest of the house help me.
My one and only thing is that she can not sleep on MY bed....I will have to figure out something. DH does not share his half, so my half of the bed has Sabyl (geriatric dog) and Pica (new puppy), ME, Zach (old cat) and occasioinally Rebel (Zach's brother - old cat #2). Is this just not the craziest thing? I may reinstate my kennel rules and stick puppies in crates at night. They are/would be in crates whenever we leave house.
thank you for allowing me to think out loud.
I understand about the bed thing. We finally had to crate 3 out of the 6 dogs so that we could have a place to sleep in the bed. With this last batch of puppies, the cats moved out of the house. I feel kind of guilty about that, but it was the cats choice. I have also found that there are fewer accidents in the house with the 3 dogs crated for the night. The first night can be tough, but I found that even though the dogs are in crates in my bedroom, I sleep much better than when I cave in from the guilt of being a mean mommy, and let them all sleep with me. I am so grateful that the big dog has never wanted to sleep with us. He used to climb in bed with us on Saturday mornings, but he hasn't done that for more than a year or more now. I think it has become too hard for him to climb up on the bed. He still sleeps next to the bed under the window, and he gets irked at me for not going to bed with him when he is ready to go. Some nights he just gives up on me and goes to bed anyway. But I know that it makes both him and Teddie cranky when I rattle all night, and they have to go to bed without me.
lol You both make me feel like a horible momma! lol My dogs aren't even allowed in the bedrooms. lol I used to let them sleep in my room, and Wheazy was allowed to sleep with us. Then I had Chloe, and the dogs were evicted from the bedrooms, to the livingroom. It was a hard change for them for the first month or so, especially with the new baby. But they all got over it, and don't even try anymore. lol
Thank you for answering:
I have had up to six dogs before (I have had the email sixdogs2many forever). Anyway regarding your questions: She has no health issues. She is spayed and up to date with shots. We have a very large yard that is fully fenced. I have the financial means to support/feed/care for another dog. They are smaller dogs, so in the house, everyone has their spot and many times this is under my feet and then I yell at everyoine to get out of my way.
My one and only thing is that she can not sleep on MY bed....I will have to figure out something. DH does not share his half, so my half of the bed has Sabyl (geriatric dog) and Pica (new puppy), ME, Zach (old cat) and occasioinally Rebel (Zach's brother - old cat #2). Is this just not the craziest thing? I may reinstate my kennel rules and stick puppies in crates at night. They are/would be in crates whenever we leave house.
thank you for allowing me to think out loud.
I understand about the bed thing. We finally had to crate 3 out of the 6 dogs so that we could have a place to sleep in the bed. With this last batch of puppies, the cats moved out of the house. I feel kind of guilty about that, but it was the cats choice. I have also found that there are fewer accidents in the house with the 3 dogs crated for the night. The first night can be tough, but I found that even though the dogs are in crates in my bedroom, I sleep much better than when I cave in from the guilt of being a mean mommy, and let them all sleep with me. I am so grateful that the big dog has never wanted to sleep with us. He used to climb in bed with us on Saturday mornings, but he hasn't done that for more than a year or more now. I think it has become too hard for him to climb up on the bed. He still sleeps next to the bed under the window, and he gets irked at me for not going to bed with him when he is ready to go. Some nights he just gives up on me and goes to bed anyway. But I know that it makes both him and Teddie cranky when I rattle all night, and they have to go to bed without me.
lol You both make me feel like a horible momma! lol My dogs aren't even allowed in the bedrooms. lol I used to let them sleep in my room, and Wheazy was allowed to sleep with us. Then I had Chloe, and the dogs were evicted from the bedrooms, to the livingroom. It was a hard change for them for the first month or so, especially with the new baby. But they all got over it, and don't even try anymore. lol
