3 things I wish I knew before getting a family dog
Photo: Jamie Scrimgeour
This past summer, after two years of the kids begging for a dog, I caved and said yes.
Now, I?d love to sit here and say that I finally said yes because I knew that our family was ready for the extra responsibility that comes with a puppy. I would love to say it was the ?right time? for us. But that?s not the truth. Not at all.
But hey, whether it be having kids or getting a puppy, are you ever really ready for all that it comes with"
Here is the real story behind the new furry addition to the family, Charlie.
We are a blended family. My husband has three children (my step-children) from his first marriage, and together we have a daughter. My step-children are with us 50 percent of the time, every other week. While this schedule is great for co-parenting, it leaves our daughter without her beloved siblings half of the time. Four years ago, shortly after we had our daughter, we decided to try for another baby. We wanted to complete our family and give her a ?full-time? brother or sister. But, unfortunately, we haven?t been successful in getting pregnant for the second time.
You?re probably asking, what the heck does this have to do with getting a dog"
Here?s how: I always said that if we didn?t get pregnant by a certain date, then we would get the kids a dog. So, after our third failed fertility procedure in September, I said yes to a Golden Retriever puppy. (Go big or go home, right")
Photo: Jamie Scrimgeour
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