Hi pup fans.
My older sister recently bought her first (now 12-week old) puppy. We’re close, she lives locally and I have stepped in to do dogsitting duties on the occasion where she and BiL have gone to appointments etc. She’s got huge puppy blues and is considering giving the dog to me as she is worried that she has taken on more than she can chew/ underestimated the impact of losing her independence etc. BiL is disabled so the dog was intended to be good company for them both but she’s finding it tough. She was close to tears the other day saying the pup would be better off with me.
Unexpectedly I have completely fallen head over heels for this puppy. To the extent that I think about him all the time when he’s not around! I’ve spoken to DP who would be happy if the dog came to us. I have my own place with a garden and always intended to have a dog or a cat once lockdown restrictions had eased. But I feel uneasy about ‘taking’ her dog - despite her assurances. I also worry whether it’s a case of puppy blues.
Finally, I’m so smitten with this dog I wonder if I could a) love him too much and b) whether I’m thinking straight about taking him on. I would make sure he had a beautiful life where he could still hang out with DSis when I’m away etc so he would get the best of both worlds.
I also wfh so his needs would be taken care of. But then I worry about him feeling unsettled by being shared!
What do I do?