A cute story about husbands and dogs - but I need advis...

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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!!!
 
Oh Carola! What a difficult decision you have to make...I do not envy you at all! Follow your heart on this one dear...I know you will make the right decision. :)
 
Aww the puppies are so cute and was a great story!

My husband and Ijust adopted a puppy and it was an incredibly difficult time in our lives because of all the wonderful dogs we met but didn't adopt. I loved all of them but I fell madly in love with our new pup and we happended to connect with her in a way we didn't connect with all the other dogs. When that connection is there it's difficult to ignore.

Personally I would have done the same and sold the puppy to someone I knew, trusted and that connected well with him. It's so sweet of you to love your pups so much but 6 dogs is alot of love and attention to divide out and in the end it may be easier for you to have one less pup to train and look after. Take comfort that this pup is going to a great home where he'll be loved and cared for by someone you know. The bonus is you'll also be able to see and play with Maverick as he grows up!

Good for you for doing the right thing :)
 
I know you guys are right!!! It's the RIGHT thing to do, I am just having a really hard time with it. Can you spell SELFISH!!!!

I just got another email from her a few minutes ago, saying, "he (the husband) refuses to talk to me about Maverick, I can't believe he is such a knucklehead. He better losen up or I might just get Maverick without his approval."

Not sure, how long I can keep a straigth face! I am just really touched by her love for Maverick and I am very envious of her DH being such a SWEET guy!!! Mine would NEVER do that!
 
Awwww..Carola..what a sweet story. Maybe her husband needs to consider an early birthday present. The 5th is still over a week away!:)
 
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What a cute story but what a tough decision too. It certainly sounds like this is the perfect situation for both you & Maverick. But I also have to second what Melissa said & I'm sure you'll make the right decision for everyone involved.:)


If you do decide to sell him, though, I have to agree with Pippa... an early b-day present is most certainly in order.
 
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Carola - it does sound like a great situation! But Maverick? He's your only merled guy! :+ You'll get to see him and make sure all is well yet you will get to spend more time with Jack and Shiloh.

But {{{HUGS}}} it's very hard to hand over a baby!
 
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You are not a big help here, Christine ROTLMAO. I know he is my only merled guy and he sure is a show stopper. I have had people have the same reaction to him over and over again. Telling me, he is so cute, he is BEAUTIFUL, he is gorgeous, they had never seen a dog like him!!!

But he has never had the same reaction to anyone as he did with Virginie. I am kind of jealous and I feel a little "left out". He has NEVER done this with me, don't get me wrong, he is sweet, he is affectionate, if I grab him, he just rolls on his back to let me scratch his belly, if I pick him up, he will lick my face for a few seconds but then he wants to get down. But with her, he was following her around EVERYWHERE, he made no effort to get off her arm as he does with me. I had to grab him when she left, he just followed her. His reaction really was the major factor to me. I had NO intention of selling him.

I am still not sure I WANT to let go of him. But as much as it kills me, I think he has a connection to her that I don't have with him.
 
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My breeder always said that you don't pick your Aussie, your Aussie picks you. Maybe Maverick decided she needed looking after and as you are already in the capable paws of five other Aussies, he should do the looking after...
 
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Awww, Carola, you are in the best spot! And the toughest...

But don't you still get to see him at the dog park??

And I don't think you should wiggle out. Both of them sound like great people, great partners, and great future parents for your little one.

Hugs,
 
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Yeah, I DO get to see him at the dog park and he (the husband) said that the kids can come by anytime to visit Maverick. I won't take advantage of it and knock on their door every week though :).

I will also get to "board" him and his new big sister Pucca when Virginie and her family go out of town.

Alltogether it is a PERFECT situation, I won't wiggle out, but I am having the hardest time with it. I know, stupid, selfish .....
 
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Carola - not stupid or selfish - you obviously love Maverick very much and will miss him greatly.
 
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Thanks Christine,

just came back from the dog park and Virginie came there, this time with her daughter. Those two are ABSOLUTELY determined to convince him that they NEED Maverick.

I had such a hard time keeping a straight face. I told her not to do anything rash, he may come around eventually, and Maverick won't go anywhere, if they won't get him, he'll just stay with us.

Virginie kept fuming, oh I can't believe he is so stubborn, he is an engineer. He never does anything creative or anything that doesn't fit in his logical world.

I almost spit my tea out when she said that he would never do anything creative or out of the ordinary. I know he is jumping through the hoops to get her Maverick as a birthday surprise, if that isn't creative, I don't know what is.

Aside from the fact that I am sad to see Maverick leave, this story is really heartwarming for me, how could I not let him go to such a nice family???
 
Carola,

What a wonderful story! You are doing the right thing, but it must be soooooo hard!!! And I'm jealous of Virginia's sweet husband as well--how thoughtful of him. I don't know how either of you are going to keep from cracking before the 5th.

Please write a post when you present Maverik. I'd love to hear how it goes. And big, supportive, consolation hugs in advance for the day you give him to his new home. All our cyber-shoulders will be here to cry on.

Carol F
 
That IS a heartwarming story! What a great surprise! He's going to be very loved where he is going. I'm happy you found such a great home, but I have to admit that I always really wanted him, so I'm sad he's going, too - that means he will never be mine! LOL (now how stupid is that?!).

My pup is not happy right now - he's still in pain from the neutering. I'm hoping that goes away quickly! Poor guy.
 

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