Whether the decision was yours alone, or that of your kid?s, you being the voice of reason must determine the appropriate breed of dog that will be part of your family for the years to follow. Think of it as a trip to the grocery store. You have your absolute necessities, your health food, and your junk food.

Necessities

So you are at your wits end! Your kids are driving you crazy, ?we wanna dog, we wanna dog, we wanna dog!? You dream of puppies in your sleep, your kids demand animal crackers in their school lunches; they draw pictures of puppies and stick them to the refrigerator door. Just last night, you thought you heard your wife bark in her sleep You decide that living in this state of craziness is no longer acceptable! Your options are; get the hell out, invite your family to lobotomy class, or submit.

Junk Food

So you walk into the grocery store and immediately see this huge box of chocolate chip cookies. You know in your heart that you shouldn?t buy the damn box, but no matter how hard you try, your mind will not waver from imagining big fat chunks of chocolate mixed with icing sugar as it dribbles down your chin and stains your nice new shirt!

We can and will use this same analogy when discussing the new addition to the family:

Every year, thousands of dogs are purchased, adopted, or taken in by individuals acting on pure impulse.
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