Nik
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So my dad asked me to go look at an Australian cattle dog puppy with him tonight. He has been wanting one for several years now and found a puppy he was interested in.
So we went. Cattle dogs arent even on my list. They are smaller than I prefer (by a lot) and i dont care for the texture of their fur.
But... I fell in love with the puppy he was looking at. Had my husband not come along I might have taken the puppy home for me. Im not even sure she was healthy. She seemed a little neglected imo. I didnt like how she was sitting snd it made me worry about her structure. She did seem to walk with a normal gait... But i just worried. She also had a small patch on her back that was just starting to grow fur back. Apparently a rotweiler belonging to a cousin had got ahold of her the month prior. Just had a bad feeling about the care she was receiving. The family had both parents but the mom had been foisted on them by a relative. The dad was well taken care of and clearly adored but both mom and pup seemed neglected and unwanted.
She was extremely timid when we first arrived but I just knelt down and talked to her and waited and after some initial hesitation she ran to me and licked my face and leaned into me. She was a little mouthy but had extremely soft mouth and she wouldnt stop looking up at me with these adoring eyes and leaning into me.
I hated leaving her behind. It wasnt a good home for her and they didnt seem to care who takes her they just want her gone.
My dad is taking a few days to think on it. I hope he takes her but at the same time who knows what sort of health issues she may have. Advising him is about impossible. Logic tells me she is a risk and there may be massive expenses and training challenges ahead. But my heart says just save her. So I just told him all my observations and am leaving it to him.
Still it killed me to leave her there and I am moping and agonizing over it. Perhaps I am just over sensitive in the wake of losing our Cerberus.
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So we went. Cattle dogs arent even on my list. They are smaller than I prefer (by a lot) and i dont care for the texture of their fur.
But... I fell in love with the puppy he was looking at. Had my husband not come along I might have taken the puppy home for me. Im not even sure she was healthy. She seemed a little neglected imo. I didnt like how she was sitting snd it made me worry about her structure. She did seem to walk with a normal gait... But i just worried. She also had a small patch on her back that was just starting to grow fur back. Apparently a rotweiler belonging to a cousin had got ahold of her the month prior. Just had a bad feeling about the care she was receiving. The family had both parents but the mom had been foisted on them by a relative. The dad was well taken care of and clearly adored but both mom and pup seemed neglected and unwanted.
She was extremely timid when we first arrived but I just knelt down and talked to her and waited and after some initial hesitation she ran to me and licked my face and leaned into me. She was a little mouthy but had extremely soft mouth and she wouldnt stop looking up at me with these adoring eyes and leaning into me.
I hated leaving her behind. It wasnt a good home for her and they didnt seem to care who takes her they just want her gone.
My dad is taking a few days to think on it. I hope he takes her but at the same time who knows what sort of health issues she may have. Advising him is about impossible. Logic tells me she is a risk and there may be massive expenses and training challenges ahead. But my heart says just save her. So I just told him all my observations and am leaving it to him.
Still it killed me to leave her there and I am moping and agonizing over it. Perhaps I am just over sensitive in the wake of losing our Cerberus.
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