February 4, 2006
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Rub-a- Dub-Dub! Eight puppies in a tub!
Aren’t they adorable? They will be 6 weeks old on Sunday. They are getting so big. They have outgrown the two dryer boxes we had taped together for them. So, today my husband and I brought home an upright freezer box and another dryer box. My husband laid the freezer box on it’s side and taped the dryer box to one end. I put all the pups in the bathtub (on top of puppy pads) while we fixed their new little home. They were crying and throwing a fit and looked so pitiful that I had to take a picture.
My husband is such a wonderful man! He took our last dog to be put to sleep. I had planned on taking her but I couldn’t stop crying so he stepped in and said he would. It bothered him so much that he said he never wanted another dog again because he didn’t want to go through putting another one to sleep. We went for quite a few months without a dog and then I began to really miss having one around. So, I began ‘working’ on my husband and within a few weeks I had ‘convinced’ him we needed another dog while promising I would be the one to put the next dog to sleep, if need be.
I read about an abandoned dog that a neighbor had taken in. We went to see her and decided we would take her. When we brought her home she was so thin. I made an appointment to have her ‘fixed’ in 2 weeks. By the time I took her to the Vet she had really put on weight. They informed me that she was pregnant and due in 2 weeks. I was in shock! They wouldn’t fix her due to the chance it might kill her. So, two weeks later, on Christmas Day, our BB delivered EIGHT PUPS.
Well, this one dear little dog has cost us much. We invested money in a doggie door not to mention extra doggie food, garbage bags, wood shavings, air freshner, carpet freshner and extra food. We’ve been awakened at 2:30 in the mornings from crying pups. I’ve had a ton of washing and more cleaning. Our office no longer smells of ink and paper (need I say more?).
The list goes on and on.
So, what am I learning through this whole situation? Mainly, that if I would have trusted my husband’s first decision to not take in another dog I would have saved our family a lot of headache, time and effort. (Oh, did I mention that she got mastitis and cost us 98.00?) If bringing home another dog would have been my husband’s decision then I wouldn’t have had that ‘sinking’ guilty feeling in my gut every time another expense came up.
Kevin has been so gracious in spite of all I have put him through. He truly loves this dog and doesn’t regret bringing her home. Yet, in spite of his mercy I am realizing that my lack of submission has costs us and I’m taking this as a big time warning from the Lord for future situations.
Comments (8)
Ah, but their so cute.
Great story on learning lifes wonderful lessons!
Hi Georgene, You said that you had a Joyce Heatwole in your neck of the woods. If she is the one I know, Her husband would be Carol, who is my 1st cousin. I talked to them yesterday at our Grandmothers 100th Birthday which is today. Carols father Daniel is a brother to my father Oren. Today Uncle Daniel will be singing a solo at our Sunday morning Service were over 200 of Grandmothers 11 children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great great grandchildren will gather together as one family to worship God during her birthday celebration. June
Don’t be so hard on yourself, Georgene. You only asked for another dog. The rest was beyond your control. The pups really are cute. And you just may have one of those dogs now that will be a keeper for “life.” One that will be so much a part of your home you’ll never regret the bumpy start.
That picture is so cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I loved getting to see the puppies. Thanks for sharing! With much love and many prayers, Paula
You’ve made progress already! How many wives are smitten after the fact? Not so many! You are learning and applying… good for you!
Great lesson for all of us, Georgene. Thanks for sharing. God bless ~E
ah, my dear friend, you are living in my world now…..i keep thinking ‘why’ did i want 4 dogs, and still have this insane ‘need’ to want to breed? it’s the way we’re made. we’re moms……nurturing is just instinctive, especially in those of us who are in tune with our Lord I think…
those pups are just adorable! i know they’re a lot of work and expense and there’s a LOT of cleanup involved. my kitchen is bleached every day. it’s just something i’m used to , and have become more than willing to do for them. i love them! dachshunds are hard to train to do anything. here in the trailer park, i’m not allowed to have more than 2 dogs, so i’m over the limit and ‘hiding’ 2 in here. they use a litter box. it’s too cold for them to go out in the winter. besides, i’d rather clean up the kitchen than the lot! (been there, done that with the bigger dogs we always had) okay, so the house smells a little, bake some cookies! light a candle! as in caring for my kids when they were little (tho they only came one at a time then) the house smelled a little funky from time to time, but the time invested turned them out well for the most part i guess…..at least the dogs will never not talk to me, or leave me! Ha!
and on that note and RYC….no, nothing has changed really. i just took a break from distressing depressing posts. keep praying. i’d appreciate it.
and go love up those puppies….! (give em all kisses fer me!)
oh, and by the way, the self-vaccination program isn’t hard at all. you’ll get the hang of it i’m sure!