rachyrach1

Hi Marty and thanks for all the advice. I think it comes down to one thing - my husband wanted the doggy outside and with kitchen priveleges, while I want her inside. I don't know if I could stand having a dog live outside only, the barking, whining, and crying. Also, everything that I've read says that dogs are happier outside. I grew up with dogs inside. I can't fault my husband for wanting her outside - I already said our home is newly decorated and remodeled, and he's never really had the dog-owning experience before. He grew up in a rural community where dogs live outside. I finally made the decision to give her up because of this inside-outside dilemma; I didn't want it to drive a wedge between us. If another family can provide her a better home, I wish them the best. i was attached to her, but because of all the stress I had the first week the experience of owning her was almost a nightmare. I just feel so bad for her more than miss her, although I do miss her. I was bonded to her because I am such a dog person and she was so sweet and beautiful. It's just such a bummer because we are out almost $600 due to all the expenses of owning a dog. Both of us are sad, although I am pretty much devastated. This is mostly due to guilt. Are these the ramblings of a madwoman or what?

Hi everyone, I'm new to the site. I've actually never even been on a message board. I feel like this is maybe trivial compared to what some of you are going through, but it is still quite traumatic to me. My husband and I bought a beautiful German Shepherd/Rottweiler mix puppy at a pet store on Halloween (yes, 10 days ago). Normally I feel icky about pet stores but this time I couldn't help myself, we both totally fell in love with her. We brought her home and named her Lucy. From the first night it was apparent that we had made a mistake. We were clearly not up to dealing with the rigors of a new puppy, and to make matters worse, my husband left town on business the very next day and I had to care for Lucy and our traumatized kitty all by myself. I felt so stupid for buying her. We had discussed whether or not the dog would live inside and decided that she would be an outside dog with kitchen priveleges, but then I felt awful since I grew up with doggies inside. Add to that the fact that we just bought our home and spent SO much money decorating and making it look nice in here, and neither of us were too excited to let a puppy chew and pee on things. Finally we decided to find Lucy a new home where someone could better care for her and love her. I returned her to the sister store of the pet store where we got her. I have been crying ever since and I feel horrible, like I broke my puppy's heart. I am no stranger to pain and loss, but this feels like it should be different since it was so temporary and she's still alive!