Post by Sanders on Sept 2, 2017 23:07:40 GMT -5
so i recently made a post abt how i want a dog for emotional support/a dog i can actually take care of.
my problem is that i still live with my parents and have 3 dogs and 2 cats at home. (i also have 3 rabbits but they shouldn't be an issue at all). the issues with my dogs currently don't make them good candidates for emotional support and they also fail at being able to do basic dog activities (like go for walks). so i would like to add another dog that is solely for me that i can train/walk/take care of etc.
so i brought it up to my parents that i want a dog. my mom seems really into the idea of me getting a dog. she seems 100% on board with it and maybe on some level understands why i need this dog. and ive also been kinda hinting at it for months so maybe she just wants me to shut up if i get a dog.
however, my dad shot it down immediately. like i just brought it up and he was like "no."
and my mom even talked to him without me there trying to convince him to get a dog... and he still says no.
but i just don't understand how adding another dog is any more work when ill be the one caring for it? idk man. and in theory ill move out in the next 2-4 years or something and take the dog with me. im definitely not leaving it with them as it is /my/ dog. and i mean i can understand why they'd be apprehensive because both of my sisters had/have cats that are theirs and left them with my parents. (i also had my "own" cat but she died a long long long time ago so im cat free )
and im obviously already responsible as i take care of and pay for my rabbits without any help from my parents currently. ive been buying all the supplies i need for them since i added a third one (so maybe about a year or so ago??? i don't really know) they are completely under my care to the point where i wouldn't leave them here if i were to move out since they are no longer family pets. they are my pets. again. all their treats/food/toys/bedding/etc. are all paid for by me. i feed them, water them, and clean their cage by myself (which the cage is a huge undertaking and would be nice to have help but i don't ask for it since these are my pets).
and i also care for my rat solely as well tho she's much less work than the rabbits are so ehhh.
but like. id pay for food/toys/treats/equipment/etc. for the dog. id train the dog. groom the dog. walk the dog (kinda the point tbh). pick up after the dog. etc etc. and id like for the dog to stay in my room overnight and also spend a lot of time in my room since that's where i spend a lot of my time anyway and id like my dog to be where i am for the most part. the only thing im asking for from them basically is to keep a roof over our heads...
i just ??? i don't know??
my problem is that i still live with my parents and have 3 dogs and 2 cats at home. (i also have 3 rabbits but they shouldn't be an issue at all). the issues with my dogs currently don't make them good candidates for emotional support and they also fail at being able to do basic dog activities (like go for walks). so i would like to add another dog that is solely for me that i can train/walk/take care of etc.
so i brought it up to my parents that i want a dog. my mom seems really into the idea of me getting a dog. she seems 100% on board with it and maybe on some level understands why i need this dog. and ive also been kinda hinting at it for months so maybe she just wants me to shut up if i get a dog.
however, my dad shot it down immediately. like i just brought it up and he was like "no."
and my mom even talked to him without me there trying to convince him to get a dog... and he still says no.
but i just don't understand how adding another dog is any more work when ill be the one caring for it? idk man. and in theory ill move out in the next 2-4 years or something and take the dog with me. im definitely not leaving it with them as it is /my/ dog. and i mean i can understand why they'd be apprehensive because both of my sisters had/have cats that are theirs and left them with my parents. (i also had my "own" cat but she died a long long long time ago so im cat free )
and im obviously already responsible as i take care of and pay for my rabbits without any help from my parents currently. ive been buying all the supplies i need for them since i added a third one (so maybe about a year or so ago??? i don't really know) they are completely under my care to the point where i wouldn't leave them here if i were to move out since they are no longer family pets. they are my pets. again. all their treats/food/toys/bedding/etc. are all paid for by me. i feed them, water them, and clean their cage by myself (which the cage is a huge undertaking and would be nice to have help but i don't ask for it since these are my pets).
and i also care for my rat solely as well tho she's much less work than the rabbits are so ehhh.
but like. id pay for food/toys/treats/equipment/etc. for the dog. id train the dog. groom the dog. walk the dog (kinda the point tbh). pick up after the dog. etc etc. and id like for the dog to stay in my room overnight and also spend a lot of time in my room since that's where i spend a lot of my time anyway and id like my dog to be where i am for the most part. the only thing im asking for from them basically is to keep a roof over our heads...
i just ??? i don't know??