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Cathlete
As many of you know, my dog Pepper had 7 puppies in June. Well, I fell in love with them and ended up keeping 3 of them. Of course, 3 puppies ended up turning my house upside down and causing some unexpected problems. But I am just too stubborn to admit it.
So, I went to the dog park yesterday morning, as usual, and met my friend Virginie for the first time in months again. We had been talking on the phone and emailing but hadn't seen each other for months. She had been coming to the dog park later than I do and had spent the summer in France, where she is from. Anyway, it was the first time she saw the puppies. She came in, and Maverick, Mr. Independent came running to her, to greet her. I don’t know what it was about her that attracted him, usually he goes and greets people and then goes off his merry way. Not so this time, he followed her around and she went totally crazy, and repeatedly exclaimed, oh my gosh, oh my gosh, he is soooooo cute! She picked him up and he started licking her face.
Anyway, we were talking and all over sudden she said, “you wouldn’t consider selling him to me, would you?” It was kind of funny (not the haha funny) but I had talked to Kathy (the breeder) over the past couple of weeks about the problems I had with having 3 unneutered males and Maverick being a little bit of an instigator. I may have bitten off a bigger piece than I can chew with getting 3 puppies at the same age at the same time. Long story, but anyway, Kathy gave me some tips but she also said that I may need to consider to find an appropriate home for Maverick, Shiloh or Scooter. Of course, I didn’t want to hear anything about that.
I have known Virginie for about a year, she is a very sweet lady, totally devoted to her current dog. She is at the dog park every single day, she walks her every evening. She is the same homeopathic/naturopathic nut that I am (if not worse
) and she feeds her dog a home made /raw food diet as I do. She is a graphic designer and works from home, so she is around for the dog(s) all the time, she also has two kids that are the same age as mine. So we are pretty much on the same wave length.
So, I said, well, I wasn’t planning on selling him to anyone but if you really want him, let me think about it and talk to my husband and my kids. She kept saying, just let me know how much he is, just name your price. It kind of reminded me of what I did with Pepper when I wanted to get her, just that I ended up paying $ 3,500 for her plus some other perks for the breeder. I had paid $ 600 for Maverick which was a discount because of my relationship with the breeder, so I told her, IF I decided to sell him to her it will be the same price.
When I talked to my husband about it, we got into an argument because he told me that I should have asked for more. I just don’t want to gauge a friend and I do think he will be going to a terrific home. So $ 600 it is.
After I talked to the kids, I called her yesterday afternoon and said that I would sell him to her, she asked me to email over some pictures of the puppies, particularly Maverick, Pepper and Iceman (the Dad) because her husband wanted to see them, she had talked to him earlier, they would talk again the same night and make a decision. She was really excited.
Anyway, here is the cute part. This morning on my way to the dog park I got a phone call from her husband. He told me that he had told her that he didn’t want to get the dog, however, it was Virginie’s birthday on October 5, so he wanted to buy him as a birthday surprise for her. How cute is that!!!! He told me to please not tell her anything, he would sign the purchase contract and pay for Maverick, he wanted to do it immediately and kept saying, don’t sell the dog, don’t sell the dog and can you keep him until the 5th. Well, of course!!!! It was very sweet.
She came to the dog park a little later this morning. She was almost in tears when she told me that her husband had said “no”. She kept saying, please let me work on him and give me a few more weeks, just don’t sell him. I had a really hard time keeping a straight face, I told her that I wasn’t going to sell him anyway, unless she wanted him. I said, well, take your time, he is here, he is not going anywhere and if you won’t get him, he will stay with us.
On the 5th I will be going out of town in the morning but I will be back in the evening. So I will take Maverick with me and get straight to their house and drop him off with a BIG bow around his neck. I can’t wait to see her face!!!!
Part of me is really happy to see him go to a great home, and probably get more attention in a 2-dog household than he would in a 6-dog household. However, now, that everything seems to be a done deal, every time I start thinking about him not being with us anymore, I start tearing up. Boy, can you tell I am NOT cut out for that breeding thing!!!????
Ugghh, I am having second thoughts, not about the price, just being the selfish witch that I am, I want to hold on to him, he is laying right underneath my desk and being a sweet boy while I am typing this. I don't think I can wiggle my way out of this and I really don't want to wiggle my way out of it either. I think it is the right thing to do, I am just having a really hard time with this, does that make any sense???
Sorry this was so long-winded! What do you think? What would you do? I haven’t signed a written commitment yet. Yes, I could wiggle my way out, I am so torn but on the other hand …… Oh lordy!!!
So, I went to the dog park yesterday morning, as usual, and met my friend Virginie for the first time in months again. We had been talking on the phone and emailing but hadn't seen each other for months. She had been coming to the dog park later than I do and had spent the summer in France, where she is from. Anyway, it was the first time she saw the puppies. She came in, and Maverick, Mr. Independent came running to her, to greet her. I don’t know what it was about her that attracted him, usually he goes and greets people and then goes off his merry way. Not so this time, he followed her around and she went totally crazy, and repeatedly exclaimed, oh my gosh, oh my gosh, he is soooooo cute! She picked him up and he started licking her face.
Anyway, we were talking and all over sudden she said, “you wouldn’t consider selling him to me, would you?” It was kind of funny (not the haha funny) but I had talked to Kathy (the breeder) over the past couple of weeks about the problems I had with having 3 unneutered males and Maverick being a little bit of an instigator. I may have bitten off a bigger piece than I can chew with getting 3 puppies at the same age at the same time. Long story, but anyway, Kathy gave me some tips but she also said that I may need to consider to find an appropriate home for Maverick, Shiloh or Scooter. Of course, I didn’t want to hear anything about that.
I have known Virginie for about a year, she is a very sweet lady, totally devoted to her current dog. She is at the dog park every single day, she walks her every evening. She is the same homeopathic/naturopathic nut that I am (if not worse
) and she feeds her dog a home made /raw food diet as I do. She is a graphic designer and works from home, so she is around for the dog(s) all the time, she also has two kids that are the same age as mine. So we are pretty much on the same wave length. So, I said, well, I wasn’t planning on selling him to anyone but if you really want him, let me think about it and talk to my husband and my kids. She kept saying, just let me know how much he is, just name your price. It kind of reminded me of what I did with Pepper when I wanted to get her, just that I ended up paying $ 3,500 for her plus some other perks for the breeder. I had paid $ 600 for Maverick which was a discount because of my relationship with the breeder, so I told her, IF I decided to sell him to her it will be the same price.
When I talked to my husband about it, we got into an argument because he told me that I should have asked for more. I just don’t want to gauge a friend and I do think he will be going to a terrific home. So $ 600 it is.
After I talked to the kids, I called her yesterday afternoon and said that I would sell him to her, she asked me to email over some pictures of the puppies, particularly Maverick, Pepper and Iceman (the Dad) because her husband wanted to see them, she had talked to him earlier, they would talk again the same night and make a decision. She was really excited.
Anyway, here is the cute part. This morning on my way to the dog park I got a phone call from her husband. He told me that he had told her that he didn’t want to get the dog, however, it was Virginie’s birthday on October 5, so he wanted to buy him as a birthday surprise for her. How cute is that!!!! He told me to please not tell her anything, he would sign the purchase contract and pay for Maverick, he wanted to do it immediately and kept saying, don’t sell the dog, don’t sell the dog and can you keep him until the 5th. Well, of course!!!! It was very sweet.
She came to the dog park a little later this morning. She was almost in tears when she told me that her husband had said “no”. She kept saying, please let me work on him and give me a few more weeks, just don’t sell him. I had a really hard time keeping a straight face, I told her that I wasn’t going to sell him anyway, unless she wanted him. I said, well, take your time, he is here, he is not going anywhere and if you won’t get him, he will stay with us.
On the 5th I will be going out of town in the morning but I will be back in the evening. So I will take Maverick with me and get straight to their house and drop him off with a BIG bow around his neck. I can’t wait to see her face!!!!
Part of me is really happy to see him go to a great home, and probably get more attention in a 2-dog household than he would in a 6-dog household. However, now, that everything seems to be a done deal, every time I start thinking about him not being with us anymore, I start tearing up. Boy, can you tell I am NOT cut out for that breeding thing!!!????
Ugghh, I am having second thoughts, not about the price, just being the selfish witch that I am, I want to hold on to him, he is laying right underneath my desk and being a sweet boy while I am typing this. I don't think I can wiggle my way out of this and I really don't want to wiggle my way out of it either. I think it is the right thing to do, I am just having a really hard time with this, does that make any sense???
Sorry this was so long-winded! What do you think? What would you do? I haven’t signed a written commitment yet. Yes, I could wiggle my way out, I am so torn but on the other hand …… Oh lordy!!!
