I am getting a dog.
So. Yeah. I am getting a dog.
I wanted to see how that sounds. It’s a little scary. I have never had a dog, and I am not so good at making long-term committments. I am anxious that I won’t be able to train him, or that I won’t like him, but I always worry obsessively before making big decisions. Hell, I worry enough before going on a week-long trip (when we were about to leave for Greece, or Peru, for instance) that I contemplate not even going. I am a worryer. It comes naturally. My dad and grandmother (oddly enough, the grandmother that is not my dad’s mom) are both worryers.
But I should be picking him up this afternoon. He’s a ~2 year old rat/fox terrier mix from the Houston Humane Society. My major worry is marking, which he did when we visited him on Tuesday. But he got fixed yesterday which should cut down on it, and I will work on training him. Cari told me to think about what I want a year down the line, since any dog that I get will have adjustment issues, and what I realized is that what I want a month or a year from now is pretty simple — a funny, energetic dog that will be happy to see me, that I can play with, that won’t pee or chew on my stuff, and that I can take on walks. And I think this one fits the bill.
I can’t wait to see your first photo of your new family member.
Dogs are wonderful and a great training ground for tolerance, acceptance of other’s idiocyncracies, flexibility, responsibility…. And they love you so damn much. This companion will ALWAYS be happy to see you no matter what the day has been like.
Can’t beat that.
Yay for Sarah! I’m so excited for you.
You are going to love, love having a dog. I’m not so sure about the not chewing thing, though.
And I can totally relate to the worrying thing. I have been thinking & worrying about getting a dog for a couple months now.
Yea Dog!
Dog and Bandit are going to be BFF, I just know it! as long as he doens’t get too close to Apache, Bandit’s girlfriend.
um… ok, what are you going to name it so I can stop calling it Dog?
Leo, the terror! I mean, terrier.
Good for you! Dogs are amazing creatures and such rewarding companions. I love them all, but especially my own:
http://scottfeldstein.net/gallery/pets/IMG_1662
What about a name? What about pictures?