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 When Is It Right To Get A New Pet? |
 Dec 30 2005, 10:45 AM
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My Ruby has been gone now for 6 days. My 4 year old daughter wants a new dog like now. She is an only child and our Ruby was her companion and "dog sister". We were thinking about adopting a dog from a shelter instead of buying another pure bred dog. What is everyone's thoughts on this?
Also, Thanks for the support. I did have another bad night last night but this board is truly helping me. -Nicolle -------------------- In loving memory of Ruby Roberta Mercado. Born March 2005 - Passed Away December 24, 2005 - Sweet little chihuahua angel sent to us with love. You will forever be with us Ruby. You captured our hearts in just the short amount of time you were with us! We love you. You will never be forgotten.
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Jan 2 2006, 06:57 PM
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Group: Pet Lovers Posts: 69 Joined: 15-September 05 Member No.: 1,136 |
Another opinion.....I waited about 2 months. I can't say I was "ready", I can just say there was a void and I needed it filled. I made the mistake of visiting the shelters 2 months after, thinking "I will just look". Now I have a wonderful little guy named Norman. He will never be Parker and really he serves a totally different purpose. Parker came into my life before a husband or kids, so he was mine and I was his forever. Norman is about a year old and my husband and son kind of picked him out, so he is the families dog.....also a great friend to my Great Dane Roxy who was left behind after Parker's passing. So, each baby comes into your life for a different reason and leaves different feelings when passing I think. I do however think you absolutely should adopt from a shelter or humane society. I have done so three times and have had the best dogs each time. My Roxy is rescued also, just not from a shelter and she is wonderful. You'll know when you see him or her and just use your instincts. Get ready to have some patience as you don't know their history usually....but the feeling you get from knowing you saved a life makes any destroyed material things well worth it!!! Good Luck!
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Posts in this topic
MissingRuby When Is It Right To Get A New Pet? Dec 30 2005, 10:45 AM
LS Support everybody has their own terms on this topic, becau... Dec 30 2005, 10:58 AM LouAnn6 Hi Nicolle,
Everyone is different when it comes t... Dec 30 2005, 11:25 AM pamurchu I agree with the above posters. My friend lost he... Dec 30 2005, 01:48 PM QorquisDad Hi Nicolle,
Like others have said, this is a very... Dec 30 2005, 02:12 PM LS Support fwiw, i havent had my own pet since tribble died. ... Dec 30 2005, 02:49 PM Muffins Dear (((((Nicolle))))):
First, I am sorry about t... Dec 30 2005, 04:09 PM howzerdo Nicolle,
I agree with the above posters, the decis... Dec 30 2005, 05:00 PM samhaincat Hi Nicolle,
How awful losing your dog just such a ... Dec 30 2005, 09:31 PM Puppy_girl_snowballini I know how you feel....I went to the pet shop toda... Jan 1 2006, 02:02 AM Kim R. Please forgive me, but I just had to put out my pl... Jan 1 2006, 11:51 AM Puppy_girl_snowballini How do find these small scale breeders? I'd li... Jan 1 2006, 09:00 PM QorquisDad Puppy_girl_snowballini,
Start with this link and ... Jan 1 2006, 11:45 PM Gahagan Try petfinder.com
You can search for specific bree... Jan 2 2006, 12:16 AM artchick Hello and happy 2006~
I posted on this site a cou... Jan 2 2006, 08:33 AM Puppy_girl_snowballini I was thinking I wish I had another baby to come h... Jan 2 2006, 08:58 PM dawnb93 It breaks my heart to read all of the stories, lik... Jan 3 2006, 11:02 PM LisaD My dog was the baby of our family-for all 10 years... Feb 1 2006, 12:58 AM lostandlonely Hi Nicolle,
First, I'm sorry about your losing... Feb 15 2006, 12:59 AM
QorquisDad lostandlonely,
Qorqui was killed March 2nd last y... Feb 16 2006, 02:19 AM |
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