last Saturday morning we went and picked up our new dog. It's a yellow lab, 1 1/2 years old and is an outdoor only dog - which was a must for me because i don't like dog hair on my clothes and i didn't want a new dog around Reagan. The owner assured us he was an outdoor dog and never slept in the house. As you can imagine - Noah LOVES the dog and aaron loves the dog and the dog follows noah around the yard everywhere he goes. The boys are happy to have a dog. I'm happy to have a dog that loves being outside.
it's actually a very cute dog...until we come inside the house. once we're inside - Toby will sit at our glass door and bark and whine and bark and howl and then bark some more. i've yelled and threatened and pleaded with him to stop barking, but it's as if he doesn't understand English - which i know he does, i just think he realizes how close i am to a break down and he's hoping to be here to see it. The last two nights we've gotten up at 3:30 AM to finally put the dog in the garage because it won't stop barking. I'm up enough with Reagan - i don't need to be up with a dog as well. But the barking isn't the only problem, it's just too sad to think of this little dog always alone during the day just wanting someone to play with him - and knowing that i will never be that someone. So, i broke the news to aaron and we're taking the dog back tomorrow. i keep thinking i may change my mind, because the dog really is a cute dog, but then 2 minutes will go by and the dog starts barking again, and i realize if the dog is going to make it to it's 2nd birthday... it's got to go back. And after talking to the original owner, we found out that this dog was an indoor dog from the beginning and was never intended to be an outdoor dog (evidentally the last owner lied to us so we'd take the dog). i guess giving the dog back, is for the best after all.
may we all have a moment of silence for Toby the barking yellow lab.
3 comments:
Get rid of him while you still can!!! See and now you have a picture of Noah with his dog, so you can always remind him when he (or Aaron) asks if you can get a pet that you had one once (actually twice if you count the day you had that other dog in AZ!!)
Ahh, Brenda, you crack me up!
Poor dog - just let him in! (he, he..this coming from someone who will pass up the dog opportunity the next time it comes around. I love Lexi, but I hate the hair on my couches and it gets up there even though our dog isn't allowed on them.)
ohhhh. poor dog. but i can totally relate as i am not a pet lover, liker, whatever. (but the fact that i have 3 boys and a husband who all love animals, i feel that the time is coming soon that i soon will be forced to be for my own sanity because they boys already have a name for our cat and dog)
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