How can I convince my parents to let me have a puppy?

Question

OK heres some info

*my brother has allergies so my mom worries about his allergies, and he has asthma but he still has problems just as bad without a doggy

*my mom and stepdad do not like looking after a dog and know or think they will have to do all of the work, I can not convince them we can start helping

*my mom hates dog hair and the work

*my stepdad hates animals period...he doesnt like pets and its not fair because my stepsister has tons of pets at her moms house...she has 3 dogs, 1 hamster, many fish, a rabbit, a bird, and some other stuff cant remember ... and i am dying for a puppy i mean seriously and i need just a chiuhaha...my stepdaad says he has made up his mind
we have had many pets that i have grown really close to we had
when we were babies a miaja yellow lab but we sold her

then a extremely smart snazher (not sure how to spell that) who got old and we put to sleep

(i will never forget the day they brought her upstairs at our room) a huskyipost more

ok now more and she was a half wolf husky loved her

had a black lab gypsy who we had for 2 weeks and died at only 3 weeks old was born with a collapsed lung nobody knew and died at vet )=

a golden retriever who now lives up the road but we never get to see her she doesnt even recognize her her name is miaja too she looked so much like miaja one

so now im trying to a puppy back it was so hard to give away miaja 2 cuz she was always my fave she was awesome now she doesnt even know me i am obsessed with dogs and we are not allowed to have ANY pets can ppl please help me i even cry a lot cuz i think about them i really want a puppy i kno i sound like a brat but im not its just that its hard cuz everybody always has a pet now dont hate and post mean stufff saying you dont have a pet i am saying the majority of ppl i know have a pet and it hurts my feeling can you just maybe talk to me or tell me how i can get a puppy i hate how this is plz help how to convince when so unconvinced!!

yea everytime i ask they get annoyed but i dont know how else to show and i dont want one just cuz my stepsister thats just one little thing its basically only cuz i really want one and miss having one i mean we cant have ANYTHING with fur, also i went to the mall and bought these frogs when they hadnt really laid down the rules about hair and it was just pets but i thought oh god must get these frogs so i got them and my mom liked them but just buying a puppy is so much bigger i wonder what she would say if i did that...

what? no i never had a chiuhaha
and they didnt all die, and eventually everything dies so i mean..

WTF!?!? i take GOOD care of my pets so i dont kill my pets i look after them after good care

Answer 1

... wow... sorry, but i think you might not get a puppy unless you prove that you pick up the poop, provide money, space, clean it, spend hours with it each day, take it on walks each day, and etc.

It is hard work getting one, and from the looks of it, you just want one because your sister has one, well you don't need a pet dog.
Try not to be begging for one, that just annoys your parents...

OMG, did you say you had many pets.... you said they all died.
Don't get a pet, your poor other pets have all died under your care!
Spare the poor chihuahua!

Answer 2

I am thrilled to see that you have put a lot of thought into this. I would say sit your folks down and explain everything to them as you did in your question/information. One thing that may help you get the dog is to consider getting a dog that is not what most consider a puppy. Think about getting a dog that is 4 to 6 months old. The dog will most likely already be house broke - which should please your parents - and be out of that puppy chew phase. Good luck!

Answer 3

It sounds like you probably aren't going to get one. If your brother has asthma and allergies its probably not good for his health, especially if the fur isn't cleaned up regularly. Also if your stepdad doesn't like dogs then it may not be good for the dog to live in your house. If you really want one, don't bug your parents too much about it.

Maybe try to sit down with them and try to figure out what exactly you would need to do to get one. Like- if you did X and Y and Z (chores, good grades, whatever)responsibly for so long, and figured out how taking care of the dog would work (like a schedule or something), then would they let you get one?
If that still doesn't work, maybe you can volunteer at an animal shelter or something like that until you are allowed, so you can at least hang out with puppies.

Answer 4

If you're sincere about this, you'll need to work at this.
Try volunteering at the local dog pound or a vet's office.
Or start a dog-walking/pet-sitting business on your own.
Offer to look after people's dogs when they're away.

Answer 5

Don't keep bugging them about it. Parents don't like it when kids keep bugging them. Instead try having a friend who has a dog come over with the dog to show your parents how cute they can be. It may help, I don't know. Or you may ask your parents if you can babysit someones dog for a weekend & if they let you do that, than you must show them how responsible you can be with a dog.

Answer 6

as for your brother there are "hypo-allergenic" dogs (poodles or poodle crossbreeds are usually considered as well as any low-shed dogs that don't , well obviously, shed very much)
and not liking animals is a problem for the stepdad but if you take all the responsibility for the pup and train it then that might take some of his stress off of the matter.
good luck in getting one though :)

Answer 7

It sounds like you and your family are not ready for a puppy.

Wait till you're grown up, and can take on the full responsibility of a dog.

Answer 8

hey i tried responding to something else earlier but it was blocked from me emailing you. but anyways the place were you can see the video is here. it is about 1 minute and thirty seconds in i think. but its only partial. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npSQqDkqtXc
from [e-mail] about dylan and cole question.

Answer 9

how old are you girl?! Your probably not even gonna get a puppy.