Hello! A week ago we went and got a new puppy, he was gorgeous, my daughter 4 was very excited, we also had a newborn. I wasn't ready for a puppy, but my OH had grown up with dogs and really wanted one, and now so did my daughter, so I was outvoted! But since we've had the dog, he's nipped my daughter and son a lot! My daughter has been (a few times) on the floor scared and crying because she couldn't get up as she was scared of the dog, she's always been wary around dogs but we thought this would be different, it's a puppy and in her home! Some of the time she was okay with the dog but only when the gate was closed so the dog was just stuck in the kitchen pretty much all the time to ensure the kids are okay! Which isn't fair on the puppy, my OH was working, and I had my newborn to look after while my daughter was in school so the dog wasn't getting as much attention as it should.
So we ended up returning the puppy back to the owner where it's mother and father are, and now I feel awful! My daughter was upset but we knew we had to put the kids first?
I know we sound awful but we really were invested in this dog, we got it everything and played with it as much as we could without the little episodes of it jumping and nipping the children, but I just thought he's going to grow up and become more boysterious and rough with the kids, so I thought before it happened we would return the puppy while he is still new to it all!
I just want to be convinced I made the right decision for the children and for the dog, I want it to get all the attention we couldn't and run around the house which it couldn't here.
I always want to know if anyone else has been in the same situation and if this will effect my little girl? It's upset me seeing her upset but I'm trying to focus on the point of it being the right thing for them all.
Thanks for reading and I know what we was getting into when getting a dog, a dog is for life and it was family to us, but I had to put my children first?