My pup arrived and shes wonderful!!!! - Page 4

Thank you Charlie I find no ofense in your statements or opinions as they were represented in a conversational non agressional manner I apreciate your approach to voicing your opinion! I'll let you in on somthing I didn't feel the need to bring up in the other sends: The puppy was a purchase I gave to myself as a special pup to love and raise shes what ive always wanted and I was able to get her through my father's death. I love her I don't regret it I don't have to do this as a business desicion this was purly from the heart if she shows fantastic if not im still in my heart pleased. I hope no matter what to train her for sar if not also show her. Everytime I hold her she brings me a happy thought of my dad instead of sadness. Now I probably never would be so impulsive again ever! I have always been a penny pincher all my life this was a one time I just don't care i saw i liked i bought thing. I just felt the need to clarify this with you as you asked in an adult manner and also expressed it in a kindhearted way trying to show me that i neednt have spent that much so I felt more inclined to explain in some small way why. Now so many are prolly shaking their heads and decideing if im ditsy or not well not normally i assure you its been a rough six years taking care of my parents through terminal illness and I emerged having little to nothing in the way of joy in my life and she brought it to me what kind of price can you put on that?

by the way my dads name was Charlie too! ;)

GSDNewbie, It sounds to me like you have a million dollar baby bought for a fraction of her worth. Your joy is contagious and well deserved.

Christ Newbie...I should have left well enough alone, now you have me blubbering all over my keyboard.I guess when I look at the price now through your eyes your pup was a pretty good deal, Been through the Dad and Mom dying thing and it is no walk in the park.Sorry for your loss and as much as I hate when people say this I'm going to say it.....It gets easier as time goes by, when my dad died I was just 19yro my youngest sibling was 3........and to make thing worse my dad was only 48yro when he died.I was pretty pissed that he died I mean we all are going to at some point but 48? what the hell is that all about? not only was he my dad but I was at that age where he was like my best friend too.I was pretty bitter at first, Holidays sucked , wanted nothing to do with them.As time went buy and things got easier, had my own family and two beautiful little girls and sometimes it is a little difficult trying to explain some things to them about the Grand mother and father they were never able to meet but I manage best I can. Be strong but not to the point where you no longer feel, and I can all but promise you things will get better for you..... Enjoy your Puppy

Thanks Charlie the end was a good thing not bad too much pain makes you hope for their sake it doesnt drag out much longer even though you feel guilty and selfish wanting them that much longer. My eldest will remember them my youngest is only three now he wont have those memories i have asked that he share with his brother to help him know them. Your dad was entirly too young to loose at that age when you must have felt so much frustration and hurt and worry as the eldest i am assuming you were feeling you had too much thrust upon you at such a difficult age not too mention you should have been able to have him longer! It just seems that once you begin to get a head on your shoulders and look at your elders in a new light beginning to understand and get close with them its time to loose them! My children are evrything to me and yes a wrap of their arms about you and a giggle bubbling up from deep within them makes everything all better. Puppy breath kisses work their own magic too!