Grits and Shins Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 My 17 year old daughter has been dating the same boy for about 8 or 9 months now (a record for her) - whom for the sake of this post I will refer to as Tony Romo. My daughter is a senior in high school her boy friend is a freshman in college. Well Tony's parents are divorced ... Dad lives in California ... mom is local and a real wack job. Last year during Tony's senior year his mother decided to get Tony a puppy (competing with divorced dad). She didn't give a lot of thought (okay any thought) to the responsibilities of dog ownership nor did she consider that her son would depart for college within 1 year. She also did not consider what might be the right kind of dog. The dog they ended up with is a mix between a border collie and a dalmation, for the sake of this post I will refer to the dog as Cujo. Cujo is very loving and highly intelligent but she is not very disciplined and is very energetic. She is a lot of work ... because she is very demanding of your time and attention. Well this doesn't set well with Tony's mom (and never really did) as she doesn't want to bother with Cujo, especially with Tony off at college. Last month Tony's mom calls him at college and says she's had enough and is taking Cujo to the shelter. Even though they already have an agreement that Tony's mom would keep the dog for a year and next year Tony would find housing that allows dogs and take the dog to college with him. Now Tony really loves his dog and is devastated at the thought that his mother his going to drop her off at the shelter and what likely result of that action. For whatever reason Cujo really took to my daughter and absolutely worships her ... even more than she loves Tony. Of course my daughter loves the dog as well. So now my daughter is devastated at the news. Here comes the hard part ... out of the goodness of our hearts we offer to take Cujo for a year until Tony can claim her next year. My wife and I discussed it and are fully prepared to keep the dog however long it ends up being, even if that means the rest of her life. Neither of us really wanted a third dog ... especially as this dog has no manners and wants to use my daughters dog as a chew toy. Here comes the twist ... Tony's mom says no. She won't give a reason ... just says no. Then she stops accepting calls. So after much consternation Tony's mom finally relents and now we are the Cujo's guardians. She is a sweet and lovable dog ... but OMG she is a lot of work. We have to exercise her at least two or three times daily just so she isn't going banannas in the house. She absolutely adores my daughter and follows her around the house. She talks back big time and will often get very single minded about something she wants to do and refuses to listen when she is that focused (like when she wants to use my daughters Toy Fox Terrier as a chew toy). We had 5 people here for the holidays and had to run her several hours a day just so that she was manageable with all the people in the house. When I work from home I have to start my day with 10 to 15 minutes of throwing the ball outside so she will let me work ... which works for a couple of hours when I have to repeat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bier Meister Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 did you need some braising techniques for her? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grits and Shins Posted December 4, 2009 Author Share Posted December 4, 2009 did you need some braising techniques for her? Nah ... I was thinking of smoking her long and slow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Cid Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 for doing the right thing. Talk to Sugar Magnolia about ways to get the dog to behave better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_am_the_swammi Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Very generous of you... Nothing feels better than rescuing a dog from a potential shelter. One big question, though: suppose your daughter and Romo end up breaking-up, and its not pretty....and your daughter wants to keep the dog. Do you keep it as part of your family (which it surely will be in a year), or do you give the dog to Romo (and keep in touch with him, since the dog is your bond for the next 12 months)? Be prepared for it to potentially become a sticky situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmarc117 Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 shock collar................max power Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimC Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Well, it is December...Tony Romo will be getting tough to handle...it gets worse in January, but should be better early fall next year. Hang in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiegie Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 did you need some braising techniques for her? You're talking about Tony's mom, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Holy Roller Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 No good deed goes unpunished. You're doing the right thing though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonkis Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Is the dog fixed? Doesn't that calm them down a bit? Good luck, extremely generous of you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pig devilz Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 very good of you to take the dog in, but that dog NEEDS a pack leader! If you let a dog 'run the household', it will. It is begging for guidance. It's the only way it has a chance of calming down. Of course along with exercise, discipline and affection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Irish Doggy Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 I am in full support of your efforts. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 All I can say is that I like my daughters boyfriends dog a whole lot better than I do the kid. He is an assturd for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grits and Shins Posted December 8, 2009 Author Share Posted December 8, 2009 All I can say is that I like my daughters boyfriends dog a whole lot better than I do the kid. He is an assturd for sure. My daughter's boyfriend is a nice enough guy. His biggest probem is that he allows his mother to control his life way too much. We have told him that the dog remains his even if he and my daughter break up that we won't hold ownership of his dog over his head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millerx Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 (edited) Not much more advice can be offered until we have pics of your daughter... Edited December 8, 2009 by millerx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 Not much more advice can be offered until we have pics of your daughter... 2 years ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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