CP and I had decided, after speaking with the pediatrician, to not attend Christmas afternoon at my aunt's house. Thirty people including a bunch of kids was a recipe for Izzy getting sick and we didn't want her to possibly get a fever and have a major workup in the hospital. We had already agreed to watch my sister's dog while my sister, her boyfriend, and my parents went to my aunt's house. He is an okay dog- not really well trained, but at least he tires Buster out.
Well now she was calling because her boyfriend agreed to watch a neighbor's dog for the week and could we also watch that dog while they are at my aunt's house? I thought about it for approximately 2.5 seconds and said no. While they are at my aunt's house I want to relax and enjoy the rest of the day with CP and Izzy- not care after some random dog. The last time she brought a neighbor's dog it barked, snapped, and growled at my dogs the entire time and it was quite a mess (famous last words from my sister- "but this dog is usually so nice!" At some point she will learn that it is generally not a good idea to bring a strange dog to another dog's house.). Not to mention, Koda is steadily declining (more in a future post), so I don't want to stress her out with another dog coming into our house.
Turns out my instinct was right. As soon as I said no my sister started whining about what she was going to do with the dog as it is a PUPPY and is in constant need for attention. Oh and it's some sort of small dog which guarantees that Buster will hate it. (Shakes my head.) My sister tried to conveniently leave out all of that pertinent information when asking us for her "favor."
Oh well. It's Christmas, she is family, and she could be much worse I guess. I hope all of you have a drama-free day.
6 comments:
Yikes! That's a lot to ask of anyone, watching a puppy. You've already got a baby, that's a lot, plus stranger dogs. That's too much. Hope you're having a great Christmas!
Good for you for saying no!
I would have said no too. She should have thought about what to do with the puppy on Christmas when she said yes to the neighbor!
Your sister sure does ask a lot of you. I'm sorry you had to say "no" but it was definitely the right move. I hope she learns to respect your situation more--when someone has a new baby is NOT the time to be asking for favors!
I think it's probably hard for people who have not experienced having a newborn to imagine what it's really like, but it also sounds like your sister has no qualms about asking a lot from you! Good for you for saying no!
Wow, I'm sorry but I can't help but shake my head at your sister. Why in the world would they agree to care for a dog, if they were going to need to get somebody ELSE to dare for it? She sure does seem to ask a lot from you. I'm glad you said no.
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