Difficult Decisions
I love my dogs very much and because I love them so much I’m faced with a difficult decision. I travel so often lately that I feel like I’m not able to spend the proper amount of time with them. Sarah said something that struck me the other day about an article that she read, I don’t remember the exact title, but it was something like “rich, healthy and abused.” I often feel like I have two of the best dogs around, they’re sweet as can be and they really don’t cause any trouble. Nanook is such a trooper with all that he’s been through and he takes it all in stride. Niki has changed soo much since I first got her, it’s absolutely amazing. Both of them seem happy, but I feel like a lot of Nanook’s problems stem from the fact that he loves me so much and he wants my attention, attention that I’m not able to give him because when I’m home all I want to do is relax. Anyway, the lack of attention stresses him out, mostly when I’m gone for extended periods of time. That stress leads to the health issues that he’s been having.
Anyway, I’ve thought hard about finding a home for them and letting them go, but I just don’t know what the right decision is. I know that accepting resposibility for an animal is supposed to be a life long deal and that is also in the back of my mind.
So there are two viable options: find a home for them, or make a commitment to them to spend time with them everyday. The issue is that I really can’t make that commitment because of travel, so what consitutes enough time spent with them?
I don’t know.