Most dog acquisitions come after weeks of discussion about the pros and cons. Mine came after receiving a text message yesterday saying that if we didn’t take said dog, he would be put down. My partner was naturally devastated at the thought that his beloved dog, who he had trained as a puppy and had heartbreakingly had to leave a year before, could be put down. And as a pet lover myself, it was an easy choice to make to open our home to one more fur kid.
So now we are a blended family. And as with all blended families, we will experience settling in difficulties as we all get used to each other. Some members of the family are happier with the new edition than others, but I think that we will all settle into our new routine in time.
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| When Penne met Flynn
I’m pretty happy, Flynn is very sweet, incredibly well trained and very patient when I try to tickle him under the chin like I do my cats. I have not had a "real" dog as a pet before. The dog our family had was the size of a small cat and pretty much was treated as one. Clearly I need to adjust to a bigger dog. Last night I was showing Flynn his bed and I actually tried to lift him on to it, until I realised that you can't do that with a "real" dog.
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So welcome to the family Flynn, we are very pleased you are here.