my good neighbour's daughter has owned a jack russell since it was 3 months. it is now 1.5 yrs old. she has taken care of the dog by herself with her mother helping with some payments of food etc. she took it to the vet for its first three shots which she paid most of and she worms it every 3 months and gives it heartworm tablets. she take it for a walk immediately after school as she has to leave it in a crate while she's at school. she trained it to obey her and her biggest success was training her dog to come to her. she has also taught him cute tricks to perform. her mother has full-time work and cannot do much to help out. she takes it to the park every weekend for an hour or more and feeds it everyday, plays with it and gives it attention. yet she can still fit in homework time, her own time, tv time and school. AND THIS GIRL IS ONLY 14!!
her mother was telling me this yesterday and i found it remarkable that such a young girl could demonstrate such responsiblity. how about u?
2007-08-09 21:19:23 · 6 answers · asked by My Name Is Trip 4 in Pets ➔ Dogs
to reveal something, that girl is me.
i dont enjoy bragging so i usually say its something else. but eventually i tell them :)
2007-08-09 21:25:32 · update #1
thank u so much for all your responses. it encourages me to continue what i'm doing for my dog
2007-08-09 21:31:59 · update #2
Your a rare 14 year old that takes that kind of time and care with her pet and does it all alone with little adult help. Most kids want dogs, beg for them even, then parents have to do all the work. So, I commend you for your care and attention to your little friend and I hope that your parents realize what a gem of a daughter they have. Keep up the good work, little one.
2007-08-09 21:29:49 · answer #1 · answered by WENDY S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should be proud of yourself. I was very much the same way when I was a girl. However, I must admit things got a lot rougher when dating and boys entered the picture. I got my first dog at twelve (the one that belonged just to me) and everything was great for a while. By eighteen I still had the dog but, the truth is he felt more like a burden when it came to taking up my time. I am not proud of that but, that's just how it was. When I married at twenty I left him behind with my parents. He still had a good life and lived to be just over fifteen. He was a beagle.
2007-08-09 23:53:18 · answer #2 · answered by st.lady (1 of GitEm's gang) 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's great and more people should teach their children to be that responsible. The girl is lucky because she will have a best friend that she has trained for many years to come!
2007-08-09 21:23:28 · answer #3 · answered by alis_n_1derland 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the fact that you are so responsible,at your age is great .go ahead & brag a little !! i think your an awesome person,it shows that you love your dog.
2007-08-09 21:39:47 · answer #4 · answered by babygirl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wow that dog really is lucky to have that girl as an owner.
2007-08-09 21:23:48 · answer #5 · answered by H-DAWG 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my daughter has been doing that since she was 10 years old.
She also has a hamster and gets all done.
2007-08-09 23:37:45 · answer #6 · answered by Kit_kat 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋