I got a dog when I was 14, and when I went to school my parents watched him and said he would come live with me when I was out of the dorms. Well that never happened, and has been a sore spot.
As we were walking out the door of my parents' house yesterday, my mom mentioned that I should say bye to my dog because she was gonna have to have him put down soon. This was upsetting, naturally, so I asked why. Well, he barks a lot. Every time someone knocks on the door these days, he barks. It's really difficult for my mom to deal with, and the dog is obviously losing his mind. It's too bad he's completely crazy now, she says, considering he's doing better physically than he has at any point in the past ten years.
Well, I was upset, and after talking about it in the car for 5 minutes outside their house, we knocked on the door and my husband walked in and picked up the dog and we left. A new old addition to the family for Christmas!
Pivo (13), Lucas (3), Ness (7)
By the way he hasn't barked once in the past 24 hours.