It's a sad day for our family

[4theloveofzoe]

Hi.

I don't know what your daughter's disability is - but if she is limited in her movement, then a frisky or lively dog will not make a good companion. A dog like that will want to be running off and playing! And high energy dogs WILL get bored easily and start digging up the yard.

An older dog might be best as some have said.

Prior to Zoe - had you owned dogs before? Just wondering.

Getting an animal for a particular purpose - companionship - means you have to do some research on what kind of animal would be suitable, and what their care needs are.

You may want an animal to help look after your daughter - but the animal needs appropriate looking after as well.

heck - a guinea pig would sit in her lap and be quite cute! Think of other pets too.

good luck
Catty1

I don't want an animal to "look" after my daughter... I wanted a COMPANION animal. A calm, not hyper dog. My daughter is not physically handicapped but mentally. She's CD, ODD, and ADD.

It just gets to me, how when I say that I'm giving up my dog, that I get attacked and judged. I'm doing it for HER own good too you know... God people... You don't know me...

[Catty1]

That's why I asked, hon - I didn't know much about the situation.

So glad Zoe will have room to romp!

Labs and Retrievers are energetic and great grinning dogs - they're puppies til they're 15!

Not knowing if you had had dogs before, I just wondered if another type of animal would be suitable as well.

My sister has end-stage MS, and has been wheelchair bound for years, so I wondered if the disability was physical or otherwise. That's all.

hugs
Catty1