I've Got a One-month Old Puppy

I was surprised yesterday when my daughter brought home a one- month old puppy, given by her friend. It’s a female puppy from a family of small dog, it’s a cross breed of two different kind of terrier. I don’t know exactly what group of dog it belongs. Its distinct exotic look makes it expensive and attractive. I know it would require a delicate care, though it could already eat solid food its teeth is just starting to spring up with only two grown-up front teeth, which visibly gleaming every time it opens its mouth. We gave a rug doll that serves as its teether for the meantime. It’s no different from a baby, that it always seek the warmth comfort of human body. I told my daughter that she would have to clasp the puppy to her breast or put it to her lap while giving her fine stroke, definitely it’s a mother instinct in every woman and my daughter understood what I mean. When my husband came home, though he was also surprised he didn’t care at all. We have had our first pet dog before, a dachshund, a super sweet dog, we had it at six month old already, so we didn’t have problem rearing a puppy during that time. Actually, I don’t have a mastery of knowledge in rearing a dog; I just feel what the dog needs and observe their instinct.

Having a pet dog has a lot of advantages. It somehow minimizes a stressful day. Dog antics really cause lots of laughter at home and funny stories that we dig and share together most of the time.

When my dachshund dog died, all of us had dwelt on those sad days. We have had a strong emotional attachment with the dog, that when it died, it’s like a big doom to all of us. Somehow it gave me a lesson that I wouldn’t strongly attach my emotion with my pet dog. But I doubt, could I make it happen? I’m not sure at all. Dog always have a special space in man’s heart.