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How can I convince DH to get this girl?
in Pets
We met this sweet girl when we were adopting Pel, and we both loved her but had committed to taking a male. She got adopted that day as well, but we had said that if she ever got returned we'd want to adopt here.
DH has since decided we don't have room for a second grey (I disagree).
She showed up on the rescue website as a return this week, because of an 'incident' with an 8 year old. Which, IMO, means the kid was being a little ***, because 8 is old enough to know how to treat a dog and greys are for the most part really great with kids.
Help me think of ways to convince him! Mr. P needs a friend!
http://www.greyhoundfriendsnj.org/animals/detail?AnimalID=3683730
Re: How can I convince DH to get this girl?
I agree with Kellbell, don't push too hard. If he has already met her and knows that she is still available then he has all the information he needs to make that decision on his own. Going to see her my appeal to his emotions. But, again don't push too hard.
Thanks everyone. He said his first impulse was to say yes, but he still doesn't think we have room in our house for a second dog. The rescue's spring picnic event is next month, and we're definitely going to that with P. I have hope that she'll still be available because not many people are willing to take on a dog that bit a child (even if it's not the dogs fault), especially since our rescue gets 20-30 new dogs a month. Their normal adoption events are 1.5 hours from us, so I can't convince him to drive there on a weekend.
I really want a second dog, but I know I can't force him to get one. Sometimes I really wish I could though.
Ah I didn't realize you only had one! That kind of changes things....DH decided we needed a second dog when he saw how much better D does with one around. They love each other so having both of them is as easy, maybe easier, than when we just had him and his separation anxiety was full force. Maybe if they meet and fall in love he'll be on board? Would he agree to foster her just to try it out?
He won't foster because he knows he'll fall in love with our foster and we'll end up adopting. P is doing great on his own, but I know he'd be calmer if he had a buddy. I can tell he wants a second one too, but has talked himself out of it.
It's so frustrating that he's refusing to even think about it. He keeps talking about how much more work it will be--and I know that isn't true. It's not that much harder to feed two dogs and walk them than it is with one. I had two growing up. Yeah, I'll have to vacuum more, but P's blowing his coat right now and it cannot be worse than that