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How do I
get Nick to agree to keeping my brother's dog for 2 years? My brother is getting stationed in Japan in May and obviously can't take his dog with him. Nick is super against us taking in his dog because of space and frankly we can barely handle Daisy 
oh and yeah a baby is on its way...
BUT I really don't want him to have to put her in a shelter, especially since he said it was a high kill shelter! 
Anyone want to take my brother's mutt? Or brain wash Nick into keeping the pup?
Re: How do I
I hope he caves and lets you keep her for a couple years!!
Is she good with kids? I'd take her!
ETA: Does he realize that she'll go to a high kill shelter if you don't keep her? That is so sad!
Oh no!!! What kind of dog is it and how old is it?
My Aunt's crazy dog is actually calmer around other dogs.... maybe this dog would have a calming influence on Daisy? Or at least give her someone to play with besides you and Nick?
Ooh, good point! My childhood dog was totally psycho until we got another dog.
That is definitely a good thought, and we toyed around with the idea of getting a second dog but dismissed it since we don't have a yard =/ I just can't imagine having to take 2 dogs out and picking up twice the poop...
Especially since it looks like Nick's travel is not going to be slowing down...
Oh and the dog is some sort of mixed hound breed. I forget what though.
This. I was going to say maybe see if he will let you guys keep him for a bit until you can find a home for it, maybe bonding with the dog will help crack him.
Have you guys done any type of training? I can't remember if you have or not, if you could afford it maybe get someone to come out to your place for a few sessions. We will likely do that before baby comes to break some bad habits Lilly has taken on.
I told my brother we would have to see if the dogs got along and he said well Eva gets along with all dogs so it shouldn't be a problem. My brother doesn't really think about the consequences of his actions
We are doing training with Daisy, all three of us go every Thursday night to a group training class. We are seeing some differences, but really the biggest difference has been sending her to daycare so she gets enough exercise.
I really just don't know what to do to convince him. And I don't understand why his ex mail order bride isn't taking care of her.
I am a huuuuge advocate for having two dogs. I realize every breed is different and if you didn't raise them from a puppy there are behavioral things that take time to break but my dogs do at least 75% better when left home with each other than alone.
I also realize it's not easy to pay for two dogs I just meant if you could.
YES That would be awesome
Getting a second dog was the best thing we ever did for my Toby. His separation anxiety decreased dramatically, and he started to play, talk, sing, and act like a normal dog (he was a severely abused, malnurished dog when my dad and I rescued him) We got him our Dachshund 4 years after adopting him, and I really wish I had done it sooner.
If you do a trial, you really need to commit to a trial for a few weeks. With a new dog in the pack it changes the hierarchy, which can make it seem worse than it'll actually be the first week or so. Or they can all just fall into place, you never know.
I say at least to a test run, or present it as "fostering her" until you can find a place for her to stay until your brother returns home. ...Then if it takes a while to find a foster, you may just be so used to her to end up holding onto her for him
I'm a breastfeeding, baby wearing, cloth diapering, co-sleeping, anti-CIO Mommy
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