Dog lovers are known to be the most kind hearted people in the world, so it comes as no surprise that Delaina instantly lights up at the sight of puppies. I don’t just say this because she is mine, but this child in all her glory exudes nothing but sweetness and love. She melts my heart on a daily basis.
But you know what else she’s started doing on a daily basis that does not melt my heart? Rallying for a dog.
Dogs have become all she talks about lately. Every once in a while Ryan jumps on the puppy-bandwagon too, but Laina is for sure the leader of this campaign- and the girl is good.
She has tried the straight-shooter approach, but after being denied for the 5th time she quickly learned she was going to have to be more creative and subtle about it- like when she threw a ball past her Go-Go-My Walkin’ Pup and yelled “FETCH!”. Go-Go did not obey, and she dramatically sighed with obvious disappointment.
Then there was the puppy-picnic….
And the puppy princess birthday party…
Unfortunately, for my kind hearted little girl- if there has ever been one rule her parents have always wholeheartedly agreed on, it is that this Complicated Chateau nestled away here in the middle of suburbia, is a DOG-FREE-ZONE.
It’s not that we don’t like dogs, per-say. I mean, everyone knows that only the cruelest of people utter the words “I don’t like dogs”, we just…. don’t like dogs… in our home.
Dogs in many ways are more high maintenance than kids– the wee wee pad training, the “puppy teething” gnawing on furniture, the walking in the dead of winter, the impossible task of trying to vacation and line up a dog-sitter…. OR the fortune you have to pay to put them in “doggy daycare” to go on vacation. The list goes on.
But campaigning efforts here in the house are really starting to pull on the heartstrings. I’ve found myself considering little “purse dogs”.
Couldn’t she just want a baby sister or brother?
Must. Stay. Strong.
Then this morning I woke up to this scene–
Argh! FINE {Waving my white flag} I give in.
The little doggy on the end there?
I’ll take her.
Have your kids ever tried to guilt you into getting a pet? Did you give in?
