How to surprise husband with his dream puppy for his birthday

Ugh to the rescue whingers

This meme says it all about getting a rescue dog

But in the last thread you said your husband knows so it’s not a surprise is it?

dread to think where you got the dog after all the advice you ignored previous

I’m sleep trapped by youngest so read the other threads by OP.
You changed your working hours from all day 9-5ish to 10-2 in less than a month and you had a puppy to put a deposit down on, ready in 2 weeks that your husband knew about and wasn’t a surprise.

You’ve either got even more time on your hands than me right now 😂 or you need to start being truthful and not get a puppy.

🤣🤣🤣🤣

I think there’s be no better surprised than checking he actually wants this massive commitment for the next 15 or so years.

Though it shouldn't be the norm, I actually think a pet can be a gift under the right circumstances (and have seen it work out perfectly well for the dog and the people involved)... I know that's not popular opinion, but...🤷‍♀️

However, in this case it feels a lot like someone knows all the right buttons to push to (try to) generate pearl-clutching drama!

@Safarigiraffe how many variations of this story are you going to post ?

Jesus wept. Utterly despicable behaviour. PETS ARE NOT GIFTS!!

Puppies are not a dream anyway. They’re very real little horrors who eat everything if it’s there, want the toilet frequently, cry or possibly howl when you want to be sleeping and generally run amok. It is full on and can test even the most patient, resilient and puppy loving of people.

All of the above requires you to be there for them nigh on constantly. They need you to teach them as much as a baby, what they can and can’t do and train them with life saving and etiquette focused commands such as recall.

Your life as you know it does not continue when you have a puppy. You have to be around for them by booking leave to settle them in and you can forget holidays abroad.

Can't believe people STILL think it's okay to give animals as presents 🤦🏻‍♀️ I've worked in an animal shelter and you don't need to be a rocket scientist to know why puppies were often brought in.

Hmmmm.....

They most likely didn't give you a puppy because you and husband both still work and would not be around the walk the puppy. Take the hint, your lifestyle is not currently conducive to getting a puppy as your circumstances are such that you cannot give it the care and attention it needs.

Cue the thread in the next few weeks where you can't cope because your puppy is badly behaved and shits everywhere.

There’s another thread from February time about this subject too I’ve just seen.

Are you still planning on going to Dubai in September? What will happen to the, just settling in puppy then?

FFS OP.

You are a liar and completely irresponsible to be getting a puppy. You lied in a previous thread about your husband being retired and then later admitted he was still working, you had done no research on the breed or breeder, you lied that you were not getting a puppy as a surprise for your husbands birthday and yet here you are, getting a puppy as a surprise for your husbands birthday. That poor puppy. Shameful OP.

For anyone interested, here is the previous thread:

http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/amiibeingunreasonable/4795602-breeder-has-not-giving-us-her-address-to-view-puppy

The OP had loads of advice before which she didn't listen to.

Of course she's going to go ahead - with no regard for animal welfare.

Just going off the info of someone buying a puppy on a whim as a surprise, have you ensured they’re health tested, will have a breeder contract in place, have been brought up correctly with all appropriate socialisation and health care? Ideally KC reg too but that’s not the be all for everyone. If you have got a Springer, please remember what type of breed they are and sitting home waiting for a walk whilst you work full time, isn’t going to cut it.

Have you considered that even if it’s your husband’s ‘dream’, it might not be the right time and he may actually not be so receptive to your ‘surprise’? We have 2 dogs and neither are my husband’s ‘dream’ breed although fairly close.
If I was to rock up home with one, as much as he’d think it was cute, he’d be less than pleased at the timing and expense of one at this time in our lives.

I don’t agree but guessing you’re going to go ahead anyway..

How can it be his dream puppy if he hasn't even been to meet the breeder/ parents/ puppy/ had anything to do with it?

Ffs

Someone's been watching too many shite you tube videos.

If you've got kids OP - PLEASE don't let them scream and shriek at the puppy when you hand it over.

OP was given loads of advice on her other thread from April- how to avoid puppy farms, how to avoid backyard breeders, what bare minimum basic good breeders should do, and ask. No good breeder would allow their pup to go as a ‘surprise’. Maybe OP can clarify.

I remember the other thread - just give him the dog - and then sit back and watch it all implode

No decent breeder would let you buy a surprise puppy for someone. They would want to meet the whole family.
In our local paper was a story of someone who did just what you’ve described. The pup died shortly after they got it home. Parvo I think.
Cancel this birthday surprise. It’s a shit idea.

Oh OP…

I doubt you tried a rescue if you had a specific ‘dream puppy’ in mind.

What kind of dog is it?

On OPs other thread, she was meant to pick up a springer puppy a month ago. On that thread the husband went from working full time, to being retired, to working from home sometimes 😵‍💫