I want a pppy really bad. So does everyone else in my family. Exept my dad. What should we do?

Question

Should we sneak it and then tell him, or tell him and then sneak it. He'll say no either way.

Answer 1

Find out your parents' objections and overcome them. Point out the benefits that the dog can bring to your family.

Steps
Talk to your parents. Be honest about your intentions. Let them know that you are definitely old enough to handle the responsibility of owning a pet. Be ready to demonstrate that by volunteering to be tested. A good test is the egg test. Have your parents mark an egg in indelible ink, and then give it to you to take care of for one week. Take it with you everywhere. Keep it clean and, most importantly, don't break it! If at the end of the week you still have the egg, it just might help you in your begging for a pet.
List the benefits of having a dog:


It will help you to be responsible.
The dog may alert the family if there is a burglar in the house.
The dog can become a companion for the whole family.
Offer to help with the extra housecleaning and vacuuming. Dogs can be messy. They shed their hairs. Since it is you who wants a dog, you should make the extra effort. You should explain to your parents that you are willing to do this before the dog gets there to prove your sincerity.
Learn how to house-train a dog so that it will not poop in the house. Books on the subject can be found and borrowed free from your local library.
Take a friend or relative's dog for a weekend as a "test run" to show your parents that you are ready for the responsibility.
Offer to help pay for the dog food by doing extra chores or contributing some of your pocket money.



Tips
If your parents, after all you have done to convince your parents that you are responsible enough to have a dog and really take care of it, still decide that they don't want to or cannot have a dog, here are some more things you can do:
You can find out where the animal shelters are in your neighborhood and go volunteer there to help take care of some homeless dogs.
You can find out if there are elderly neighbors who have dogs and cannot walk them regularly. You could volunteer to walk their dogs for them.
Dogs, especially puppies, need a lot of things to chew on while they are developing their teeth. You can also find suggestions on how to keep your dog from chewing your shoes and clothes. You must be prepared to get them rawhide or bones to chew.
Dogs need regular exercise. You will have to sacrifice some of your personal time with friends or hobbies to walk your dog. It may help to convince your parents that you are willing to do this if you announce daily that you are now going for a 'pretend walk' with your dog so they believe you. You will have to do this regularly once the dog gets there, and more than once a day.
Dogs cannot be left behind while the family goes on vacation. If you leave for a family vacation, you must either find a friend to take care of your dog while you are gone or take the dog to a kennel. You should find a friend whose parents are willing to do this, or you should find a kennel. Find out how much it costs to board your dog and prepare to save up some money so you can be responsible for your dog's care.
You could keep going "Please, please, please, please..." It is better to say "I love you and you know I'm responsible."



Warnings
You should really read at least one book on the proper care of dogs before you go any further. Dogs are real living creatures who have needs similar to those of children.
There are laws that state that you must pick up the poop from your dog. Decide if you are willing and able to do this
Remember a dog needs to be walked a few times a day, sometimes very early in the morning, and/or late at night. Are you able to do this?



Things You'll Need
A good collar and a leash. A well-trained dog is a safe dog.
You will need the names and phone numbers of veterinarians and kennels in case the dog needs health care or needs to be boarded.
Patience. It takes a lot of patience to train a puppy. You must never get mad at the dog and hit it.
Money. You will need money for dog food, toys and treats
People to take care of your dog while you are away.

Answer 2

Hi.

I don't think you should sneak one in as if your Dad is against it he will just make you take it back and this would be very stressful for the puppy as well as for you.

I would sit him down with the rest of your family and try talking him round.

Tell him how you will all look after it and if it messes on the floor you will clear it up.

Tell him you will take it for walks and that you all want a puppy so much that you are all willing to chip in and pay for its jabs.

Having said that the one thing that you have to remember is that although a puppy is very cute and cuddly it can also be very destructive, especially if left on its own and if it manages to chew anything of your Dads or the 3 piece suite, carpets or anything else in the house who is going to pay for the damage then.

I think you really all need to sit down and have a serious talk about it rather than just sneak one in.

Hope it works out for you.

Sandyrarr.

Answer 3

***I want a pppy really bad. So does everyone else in my family. Exept my dad. What should we do? ***

You have to convince your dad that you and everyone that wants the puppy are going to
be responsible for the up keep of the pet.

Sounds easy however,
Who is going to take care of the dogs potty.?
Who is going to walk and train the dog?
Who is going feed and clean up after the dog?
And who is going to be responsible to quiet the barking dog especially at night.

Usually if you say something like ""if we fail to do right by the dog, dad can remove the dog from the house."

Good luck

Answer 4

I think for the piece in the family & for the welfare of the puppy I believe a decision like this SHOULD be made by the whole family. Why does your dad not want a dog?? Maybe there are reasons that your whole family should be sensitive to. It wouldn't be fair to your dad or to the puppy for that matter is you try to sneak the puppy in.
Would it be fair to you or the puppy if you brought it home & your dad had a fit & you had to get rid of it???
There are a lot of reasons men don't want animals. From they are expensive, to a reason they probably won't tell you because it doesn't sound macho..... That they get too attached & when something happens to the animal they feel really sad & hurt. My brother refused to get a dog for YEARS because when we were kids we had a German Shepherd/Wolf. My brother LOVED that dog. When he started getting older, my brother would still take him to all the places they liked to go. To the river, up in the mountains, etc. Even when the dog couldn't make it over the down trees or over the rocks, my brother would pick the dog up & carry him. One day, it was "just time". My brother was 17 when it happened & up until 9 years ago, 33 yrs. later he & his wife had NOT had any pets!!! He was hurt to lose that old dog, who was his buddy. But he finally said o.k. to a dog for his boys. He loves this dog, & this dog looks at him like he is IN LOVE!!! So, when it's "time", I know my brother will be hurt again, but that is life. I cry like a baby when I lose ANY of my animals, but we seem to get the closest to our dogs....

Answer 5

Sit down and talk to him about the reasons he does not want a dog. It is a big responsibility. You have to present the idea in a mature manner and show that oyu can deal with the responsibility.
Everyone in my family wated a dog except for me. For me, it is not only the responsibility but I am not fond of dogs. My daughter decided what kind of dog she wanted , researched what it would take to properly take care of a dog, did her homework on what hse can expect from the breed of dog she wants and talked to other dog owners. She than began to schedule her day as if she had a dog, showing that she would make the time and take the effort to take good care of the dog. She has also saved money to purchase things she will need for the dog. This has increased my trust in her, shown me that she is mature enough to handle the responsibility of having a dog. Because of this I was able to rethink my position and allow her to have a dog.
Sneaking a dog in will only be a manipulative effort that will further break down oyur fathers trust and cause him to resent having the dog even more. Find out the exact reasons - sit down and talk to your dad in a a respectful manner- Then find out what oyu can do to show that the concerns he has will be taken seriously and you will work on making them non issues.

Answer 6

Puppies are a massive commitment. If not EVERYONE is on board with having a dog in the house it's not fair to the puppy. They are very much like having a newborn child in the house. You have to get up every few hours in the night to take puppy out, they need to fed and cleaned up after and walked and played with and trained... they chew, they destroy things , they bark, the bite, they pee in the house, and take a tremendous amount of hard work. Yes, puppies are cute and cuddly and fun, but the number of puppies that end up at the pound every year being put down, are puppies that not everyone in the house agreed to have, and no one wanted to train.... just wanted a cuddly cute fluffy being in the house. Please wait till you are old enough to move out, and get a puppy of your own.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

whatever you do: DO NOT GET A PUPPY WITHOUT YOUR DAD KNOWING!!!!!

that does nothing for you. Your dad probably has a really good reason for not wanting a dog. it could just be a childhood memory of a dog he had (something could have happened to him)

Just keep asking about puppies, bringing up facts about them, bring in posters for puppies for sale, keep saying stuff like, "oh what a cute puppy/dog"

the thing with my dad is that he doesnt like to be asked for things. i cant say "dad can we get a dog?" cuz that Will Not Work. I have to say things like, "oh i love puppies", "what a cute dog", "dad look at this puppy", etc. DONT STRAIGHT OUT ASK FOR A DOG/PUPPY.

He probably wants it to seem like his idea for getting the puppy.

good luck on the puppy!

(oh and by the way...i have 14 animals now because of not straight out asking for them...=) )

Answer 9

Prepare a contract in which you agree to take the responsibility for house-breaking, feeding, grooming, cleaning after, walking and playing with the dog - and sign it. Remember puppies grow up and you have to be prepared to commit to full care and feeding of your pet and stick to your word. You might be able to convince your dad when he feels you understand the extent of the responsibility having a house pet entails. Good luck.

Answer 10

Just make sure that he will not send it away. An unwanted pet is an unhappy pet. So you must get him to agree first. let alone the fact that he has the right to say no, because he probably knows he'll be the one walking the dog, taking it to the vet, the trainer, carrying his food, etc.