Sunday we said goodbye to our cute little dog Coco. We have had her for a little shy of 18 months. It was a hard decision and we had been thinking about finding her a new home for a while. I felt so bad for her thinking about the transition of her getting use to new owners and wondering what happened to us or her feeling rejected and unloved. I know she is just a dog but they have feelings too. I also didn't want the girls to be too upset by having her go. We have been talking about her leaving for some time and they knew the time was coming. It is also sad because she just started acting more like a dog and less like a puppy. We kept saying she knows we are giving her away and was trying to be good so we would keep her. She was a sweet little dog and put up with our babies (Ryann and Addy) dragging her around by the tail, picking her up and dropping her, and other forms of torture. I got so sick of her getting picked on and didn't want to have to always keep her in her kennel. Then when the girls would cry she would howl so LOUD and annoying (as if crying, whining kids isn't bad enough you have to throw in a howling dog!). She was one more person to take care of and I am not really a huge fan of animals inside homes. It was also hard when we wanted to be gone all day worrying about her or when we would go out of town. If we end up moving we will also be in a transition for 2-4 months and worrying about what to do with Coco was another stress. My Aunt took her in. She has had two other Shih Tzus in the past and wanted another. She came up and picked her up on Sunday. I felt so bad. You know she was wondering what in the world was going on and why we were sending her away with these people. If we move we won't be to far away from my Aunt and will still be able to see her. It also helps knowing she will be loved and will no longer be tortured by small children. And I will no longer have to clean up dog food out of my plants (thanks Addy) or clean her water dish because Addy dumped dog food in it as well.
The girls saying goodbye
Addison being "2" and not wanting to be in the picture.
Addison trying to rip out Coco's bow as Coco licked her in the face.It felt very weird coming home Sunday night without our little greeter. Addison woke up from her nap Sunday walking around looking for Coco. She kept saying "Coco." Even when we drove up from dinner she was excited to go see Coco. She just loves that dog. I just tell her she went bye bye and she says, "Oh, bye bye". Alyssa was sad and cried afterwards. This surprised me a little because she would get annoyed by Coco but I guess recently she started to get attached.
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How sad, but totally understandable. When we first got our black lab, I didn't know I was pregnant with Kara. If I had known, we would not have gotten the dog. It got to be too stressful trying to take care of this big dog as well as a toddler and a newborn. We made the decision about a year later to find a new home for him because it just was not working out. Carter never seemed to want to be around the dog because it was rather large and would jump on him, but when the day came, he was crying too. You need to do what is in the best interest of everyone involved.
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