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What should I do when I move out?

Okay, so I’m moving out of my parents house soon, & I want to know what to do.

I have two dogs, their names, maggie(terrier mix) & brownie(tibetan terrier), I love them both. Actually, maggie’s my dad’s dog, brownie’s actually mine. They’ve been in our family since I was in fifth grade. Thing is, when I move out, my dad wants me to leave both dogs at their house. & I don’t want to separate the dogs, they’d be lost. But since the dogs have been here, they’ve become a part of the family. I love them, so much. I want to take both of them, but I doubt my dad would let me. They’re so sweet, & cute, & protective of me, & I’ve tried to think of things, like get a new dog, & come visit on the weekends, but…I’d feel like I would be replacing them & I’d hate that.

My dad really doesn’t take care of the dogs, it’s either me or my mom, he’ll give them the random treat or play fetch or something, but he never really feeds them or anything like that. For me, if they run out of food, & there’s no way I can get any at the moment, I’ll cook them rice or eggs & bread. If I’m at the store & I see a dog section, I’ll buy them a new toy, or treats. They’ll always sit with me when I’m watching tv or when I’m outside, I’ll play with them. & they have their own stockings at christmas ^_^

sorry for the long post, & what should I do when I move out?

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Answer #1

You should think about what is best for the pack, afterall in the words of Cesar “a good pack leader is there FOR the pack, a bad pack leader takes FROM the pack”. (I’m not actually sure if these were his exact words but whatever, it’s close enough :p)

One thing I will say is for goodness sake don’t split them up! Of course once dogs get over the loss of a pack member they just get on with things but during this mourning period they’ll be looking for a strong, reliable pack leader who can live in the moment just like a dog and show that the pack hasn’t suffered a loss as such, and everythings fine even without that pack member.

Of course you could probably manage this easily, but when you said the dogs are protective over you it sounds like they are taking the leadership role, so if you split the dogs up then the dog you take with you will be trying to dominate YOU and show that everythings ok. That’s all well and good except he’s unlikely to be too gentle about it! Lot’s of behavioural issues could arise unless you take the leadership role before you split them up.

Of course to me the better option seems to be to take both dogs with you, although your father might need some persuading to see the reasons why they would be better off with you! :P

Answer #2

You’re just moving out, are you going to have time to take care of the dogs and do whatever you need to do? How about the money? Vet bills arent exactly cheap. Do you know where you’re going to be living? Why dont you settle down first, and then look into whether you can take the dogs with you?

Answer #3

I think you should take them! they obviously seem more important to u! and you take care of them! u’d be happiest to have them living with u! but… b sure your redi to take on that much responsibility of keeping two full grown dogs in your lone home,by urself. hope I helped :)

Answer #4

I THINK YOU SHOULD TAKE THEM WITH YOU! YOU OBVIOUSLY LOVE THEM! TAKE THEM

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