Meet our little Cooper
Well, I kind of thought I'd never give in.
My kids have begged for a dog for years. At first, I said when we get a house. Then we got a house and I said we need a fence and a garage. I also said NEVER would I have a dog in my house.
Well, the day has finally come. I'm as surprised at myself as everyone else is. It's been a full week and to be honest, as cute as this little puppy is, right now I wish I'd said no.
He's given me every reason that I said no in the first place. He pees on my rugs, bites my shoes and pants, scratches my new couches, tracks water and dirt in the house, wakes me up at night and on top of all that, he stinks! He has thee worst breath I've ever smelled.
But on the other hand, my kids absolutely adore him! I haven't had to fight with them to get out of bed once this week, I just put the dog on their bed and they're up. And Zach will not leave him alone, he is totally smitten.
My husband is also a big fan. He's excited to have a hunting dog (even if just for pheasants, he originally thought we'd gotten a springer spaniel- this little cocker is not a water dog, apparently) and just have a dog for our kids. He's ever so patient with him- much more so than I am. He gets up in the middle of the night to take him out with no complaint (on a good note, the past couple nights he's slept almost 8 hours straight). And he can sense when I've had enough (so can the dog) and he takes over completely.
It's been a long week. It really seems like I've been struggling with this dog much longer. But I know it will get better. We have awesome neighbors who have given us stuff and tips for him and our cute neighbor Selda is amazing. She loves him and comes to check on him every day while we're gone (not to mention takes and feeds my kids so I can rest.) She's the best!
And even though he's smelly, I sometimes don't mind him snuggling on my lap and it is pretty cute when he comes and falls asleep on my feet.
So I'm having faith that one day, hopefully sooner than later, I will be as smitten as the rest of my family and won't regret saying yes.
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