A Puppy

Elizabeth and Ri turned 9 this month. We promised them a trip to the Great Wolf Lodge to celebrate. That has been the promise for over a year. On Christmas day, their Uncle's dog and girlfriend's dog had puppies. We gave the kids the option of a puppy or a trip to Great Wolf. They both quickly said puppy. Honestly, I am not sure what is the best choice. As much as I really, really want this puppy, I am confident that someday we will be regretting the choice. Great Wolf Lodge may have been very expensive up front, but not as much as a puppy over it's life time nor the headache that comes with having a pet. Don't get me wrong, there can be amazing rewards with an animal. The problem is, we do not have a good track record with dogs. The kids always lose interest and then Mark and I are stuck. With Shu, Mark is the only one who ever gives her attention. For me, I love Shu, she is a really great dog, but not trained and she is huge and stinks most of the time. If she was trained and clean, I might give her more attention. It is sad, I know. I hate it. But Ri has never had a pet of his own and Elizabeth has truly done an amazing job with Mia (her cat). So we decided to let them have the puppy.

Here is a picture of the kids on new years day: