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my puppies may be given away!!!!
I have two dogs, one by the name of symba... and one, by the name of Brownie, and i love both of them equally. Though, lately they have been extremly burdensome, especially each time they run away...poop or pee on thier bed or in the house and have to continously be groomed and get thier monthly shots (which are very expensive). So... every once and a while... my mother will suggest giving them away to one of her close friends, who would take equally good care of them since, (now that my brother has moved out to collage..) are sometimes left outside for the entire school day and only given walks once a week. the problem is, as stubern as it may seem, i love my dogs dearly and could never give them away. never. Am i being impossible... how can i show my mom that they are extremly special to me and i love them too much to give them away...
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This was kind of a tough one for me, this sounds like when my cat had kittens and they kept getting in trouble. Well, about the running away thing... you could try to keep them in a room in your house and cover that one room's floor with newspaper so they don't get out and don't make a mess. Each afternoon, after you come home from school, you could go in that room, check their food and water, clean up if they went to the bathroom, & take them for a 15 minute walk each day. Not only will your puppies be getting exercise but you will too. You could collect cans from people around your block and take them to the recycling place to get money and help pay for the dog's shots.You could also buy some dog shampoo that helps make them easier to brush.
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You can show that you care about them by taking care of them
They aren't house trained, they are left alone enough to run away, and you complain about grooming them??? And, to top it all off, you don't take the time to walk them.
Ok, I'll try to remain calm, and I know you love your dog, but do you love your dogs because they are cute and cool looking to your friends, or do you love them because you want them to be happy and have a full, healthy life?
If you want to keep yoru dogs, then read through some of my answers on training, walking, and socialization of dogs. I'll even help you out by finding a few of them...
Housetraining: read my answer to this question:
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Socialization/walking:
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this is a question that I answered specifically about "how do I convince my mom to let me keep this dog?"
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To be completely honest with you... if your dogs have a chance to get to a home, where people will have more time for them, then you should give them that chance.
If they are extremely special to you, then you need to groom them daily, walk them daily, and TRAIN them.
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For starters, shame on you for allowing the sogs to be walked just once a week.. Do you know htere are countries where it is illegal to walk you dog LESS than 3 times a DAY!
This, along with being left alone all day, could be the reason your dogs are so misbehaved. They are not being treated fairly either!
I would suggest to you finding them a new home with people that can take care of them BUT since you love them, here is what you should do:
Walk them at least twice a day... one of those walks should be at least 45 minutes long so they can get thier excercise.
Concerning thier shots... why monthly? Is this under the care of a vet? If so, I would suggest screening other vets and asking them how they feel about monthly shots!
I don't know what you feed your dogs, but do some research on what you give them. It was once believed that human food was bad for pets, now we know otherwise. If possible, try feeding your dogs a combination of rice, ground beef, cottage cheese, scrambled eggs... even some fresh vegetables. You can find plenty of recipes of food for dogs that will make you dogs really feel like you love them!
Good Luck!
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Jump right in there and walk them, clean up after them and feed them. The less mom has to do those things, and the more you do, will show that you love them and are willing to take care of them in order to let them stay. :)
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Well, my cat was a burden too, and one day my dad gave her away w/o telling me. Tell your mom how you feel, that you are not trying to be selfish, it's just you love them sooo much and you would be heartbroken w/o them. you are not being impossible. You are acting like a normal person. Tell your mom you can't just give away a family memeber. Hope I helped.
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