Puppy????????

psychobouncer: Puppy????????
I really want a puppy. I have begged and begged but my mom says “I don’t want an animal!” I want one very badly so don’t tell me that it’s her house and to wait. I need help! She knows that I’m responsible enough to handle one, so what do I do to convince her? HELP ME!!!!!! Please?

Answers and Views:

Answer by DP
It’s her house.. You should wait!

Answer by moronscantwin
GROW UP,MOVE OUT,SAVE UP & BUY YOUR OWN!

Answer by Mariah B
ask one for your brithday its perfect!

Answer by jenna_and_josh_love_their_pits
well its your mothers house whens shes ready to let u get one she will just wait good things come to hose who wait good luck

Answer by Mi$$.H3r$h3yK!$$
How about you get the money and promise you will do what needs to be done for the dog and mean it then go and try and reason with her.

Answer by miranda c
you are to young to be on this website. oh and you should wait. she is not going to change her mind.

Answer by Kitten
It might take awhile to convince mom. Maybe she knows pets can be expensive and take alot of time and responsibility for 10 to 15 years. She may not be ready to help you take that all on. I would suggest you start volunteering at a shelter so you learn what dogs needs are as well as basic care and expensive involved. Next maybe ask some friends and relatives if you can walk their dogs and eventually pet sit for them. Over time your mom will see how much work and effort you have been putting in. If she has the time,money and proper situation for a dog you may get her to say yes and if not you have found a way to help other dogs that don’t have homes or owners. (working at shelter).

Answer by ~*Alyssa*~
How old are you,is the point. I’m nine, its OKAY! Well, you really should show her that you are responsible. Try to tell her that you would do whatever it takes to make sure it gets trained and you will buy it’s needs and give it love and find time every day to give care for it, and take it outside for walks and stuff. ( try to remember to do all these things if you get one!) ~*Alyssa*~

Answer by anon
IT’S HER HOUSE AND YOU NEED TO WAIT!

You sound like a self-centered brat, definitely not mature or respectful enough to care for a puppy.

When you have your own place you can have all the dogs you want. Respect your mother, if she doesn’t want an animal in the house you need to suck it up and move on.

Answer by ravenclaw125
Start by being more responsible. Instead of begging your mom for a dog every three seconds, back off. Start doing your chores around the house and being very obedient to your parents. WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT, (don’t rush) ask your parents very politely, do your research, and save up enough money to get the dog yourself(including food). I suggest a small dog, such as a miniature dachshund. That particular breed is very smart(I taught mine to smile whenever I tell it to!), very friendly, and will curl up to sleep or be ready in play mode whenever you want it to. Be careful of terriers , though. They can be vicious(originally bred to be hunters). Good Luck!

Answer by NoahHope
Just as Mom and Dad bargain with us to Clean House, Take Out Trash, etc for an Allowance; Make a Bargain with her, and yes you have to keep your end of the deal! Ask Parents if you do Chores and regularly take care of the “Puppy” if they will give it a wait and see approach, sort of Like a Trial and error. I am sure you will find that the loveable puppy weaves it’s way into the hearts of Dad and Mom and they will help take care of the Pet. If nothing else, I guess you will have to wait. Just hope I don’t get you in trouble with the nagging. Bye!

Answer by Debra G
Listen to your mom, if she doens’t want an animal there is a reason. Never bring an animal into a home where it is unwanted. To fill the need of being around a dog, you can volunteer at your local animal shelter, your mom will have to sign for you to do that. Maybe after you show her how devoted you are to that type of work, she will agree.

Answer by Loz
Well if you are anything like me then you should keep talking her into it. Me and my family have just got another dog, but the dog we had first is a labrador and i always told my parents that i would clear up its mess and if it gets any problems at the vets that i would put money towards it. Also i studied dogs and all the different breeds and i always talk about them and even though we have two now i still learn and talk about them.
I would find out what the best breed is. I would go for a little dog if it is your first but litlle dogs can be as much trouble as big dogs. I have a labrador which we have had for a year and then we have just got another little miniature jack russell and the jack russell is quite fiesty but big dogs take more care where the feeding is concerned. I would get really good at learning about dogs and always talk about dogs and puppies expecially. But at the time you are talking dont bring up that you want one if you know what i mean. Also buy dog books with your own pocket money because then it looks like you are spending your money and you are really interested. Anyway it sort of worked for me but my mum and dad missed a dog but i at to talk them into a little bit. They did tell me when my other dog died that we wont get one until a couple of years and then we got the labrador 3 weeks later. But just persuade your mum but dont bother her too much coz then they get mad. Good look on getting a dog. it is so exciting getting one!
P. S Tell her you will take it for walks. I forgot to tell you in the paragraph above.

Answer by Sarah p
so if she knows u r respondsible enought then wait untill ur birthday or christmas. u might get one then. if u don’t then show her how respondsible u r. then she might let u get a puppy. or ask her if u can get a little one. she might say yes to a little one.

Answer by Jen
just do eveything you can to show that you can handle responsibility, get really good grades and take good care of you siblings if you have any younger ones, and make sure you dont tell you mom that you are trying so hard, then if she still doesn’t get you one, just make some sort of deal with her, or if even THATdont work just cry yourself to sleep one night saying you need one, or that you are scared and you need a dog to make you feel safe, if THAT dont work {man your mom is stubborn, lol} then show her the cutest puppy you can find, and then she can’t say no!!!!

Answer by Snowhiker
If your mother is so against a dog I am sure she would not want one in the house. It would not be fair for the dog to be stuck outside. So until your mom comes around and says you can have a dog that should really be in the house just wait. If you are old enough to get a job find one and save up some money. When you do get a dog it cost a lot of money to raise a dog. Food, shots to name a few things. Don’t bug your mom this will only make her upset. So just wait and ever so often just say mom I want a dog so bad. I will take it outside to go potty. I will feed it every day. I will water it every day. I will work and save money for the needs of the dog.
Do Not Give Up!!!
Good Luck

Answer by darkphoenix96
You might be out of luck until your living 0on your own. One suggestion would be to prove you can handle the responsibility. I suggest starting with a fish or hamster. They make great pets and can also provide proof to your mother that your ready to handle the responsibility. Although, keeping a fish alive is no small task. Most fish are pretty sensitive and can die at the drop of a pin. If you can keep a fish alive then your mom will see that maybe you can handle a larger pet. Try and suggest this to your mother and see what happens. Good Luck.

Answer by OntarioGreys
So do really want a puppy even if both your mom and the puppy is going to be miserable and unhappy, is that nice or kind to either of them, It is not enough just for you to be happy, you have to think of the puppies happiness and your mothers

Who will be looking after the puppy when you are in school?
How happy will your mom be clean poo and pee out of rugs and listening to it cry whike you at school at day? The puppy will know she is not happy with it, and does not like it, so when you are away it will be sad and crying which would only make you mom dislike it more and the pup will feel even worse,

Would you be happy living in a home and having to spend long hours with a person that does not like you, would you want someone to force you to live like that? This is what you would be forcing on to a puppy and that would be a cruel thing to do. For a puppy to grow up happy everyone in the house must want it and be willing to love it, otherwise it is down right selfish to force a puppy to live in a home where some family members do not want and view it as a pain in the butt and nuisance

Sometimes you have to love a dog enough to say my home is not right for one to grow up happy.

One of the dogs I adopted grew up in a home where one person wanted and loved it but he was not home enough to be the main caregiver he was only home a few hours a week, his wife did not like dogs and was the one that got stuck caring for the dog , she got fed up and started locking the dog out in the garage so she would have to put up with it, they end up fighting all the time eventually got divorced he could not keep the dog because of his work hours and she of course wanted nothing to do with it, the dog was a mess mentally and did not trust me(suggesting the wife might have got fed up and hit it a few times) it took almost a year and a half to finally know how to trust people again, sadly only lived 2 months in true freedom and happiness the rest of her 9 year was one of unhappiness loneliness and being scared and sad most of the time, if the husband was less selfish she could have went ot a home where she would have be loved by everyone and would have had a whole 9 years of happiness instead of just 2 months

Look how sad she looked when I got her, is this how you want your puppy to grow up
https://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/mleg2001/other%20images/6481ab7dfc259556153a8d075dd097e0.jpg

this was even months later she was still withdrawn not wanting anything to do with anyone
https://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/mleg2001/fcb96818e.jpg

It took a lot of love and patience to help heal her heart from all the pain of not being loved, and it used to bring me to tears seeing the emotional damaged that was cause wondering she would ever get better, but the breakthrough finally came and I tried to make sure she knew she was special every single day

Most dogs like her would have been put down and considered unadoptable, i just happened to came around at the right time, and was willing to give all the love I could to try to heal her, but I wanted you to see what happens to dogs that are not loved by all members of the household, often they are the ones that get destroyed because of selfishness, if your mom is not willing to love a puppy and will end up caring for it while in school and out with your friends so not get one, they deserve to live a happy live not a live like Callie had, she was a great dog she deserved a whole better life than she was forced to live.