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by LarryLowell » Mon Oct 15, 2012 8:25 am
you said:
" I would not say "excuses". If I didn't think I could do it, I would have never gotten him. I knew it would take some time, but wasn't planning on it taking 95% of it. "
The pups not taking up 95% of your time. He's in a crate all day. Out of the 3 hrs you mentioned between 3-6, your just not willing to give up a 3rd of it. Your trying to please you wife, and so be it. If you don't have the time ? give the poor pup a break and give him to someone that has the time and space for him. Pups aren't things we collect to act cool or to prove to our buddy's that we're men because I have a huntin dog.
Let's get real, you know you can go buy a dog kennel in most any size from 6x6 to 10x10, to 12x12, to 5x12 etc... Leaving the pup in the crate all day sucks, then you complaining that he has to much energy and takes up to much of your precious time, that's a sad excuse. If you don't have the time to watch tv with your child, and cook dinner for you wife, and cater to her before she goes to bed, then why keep the pup ? Save the pup more misery and find him a better home .
You've had the pup a week or maybe two by now, and hes driving you nuts, complaining that your poor hamster, cat and, wife are being tormented is just excuses, you picked a high desire driven, greedy, gamey , Birddog for goodness sake, dude , make some choices and live with them. You remind me of the song that talks about you that goes something like:
"it's all about me, it's all about I, it's all about a number one me oh my .............. Because its all about me.
Children need love, time, and commitment, so do pups. Puppy's aren't things and stuff you collect, they aren't yard art or a piece of home furniture. Your kid isn't expected to go from 6 years old out into the work force and be productive in society , why expect your 5 month old, caged up all day pup to be perfect ? You have to much expectation and assumed to much. If your going to keep the pup make it work, figure it out, "Just Do It" , " Suck It Up" , or place the pup in the right home.
Your excuses are weak, my pups in a crate all day and he has to much energy when I let him out, and then he takes up to much of my house wife chores., Really ??? Duh !!! Dogs are a commitment just like kids, life's not perfect and at times you want to kill them, but in the end you find your life was better because of them.
Your a man, successful or not doesn't matter, make a choice and live with it.
My advice but a dog kennel, after dinner let the pup out and be part of the family, then crate him up at night , pretty simple.
Larry Lowell