Dream Family

So Jazz is at camp! Thanks to everyone who made that possible!! I took him yesterday morning. I miss him already! Now we have some things to really think about….

1- Will we foster him until he finds a forever home?
2- Can we or will we be his forever home?

I love him enough to do either, but we have the cats…. we have to fence in the yard; I am up for a promotion at work that will add lots of travel to my schedule.

The biggest issue is the kitties. He is definitely very interested in cats…does this mean he wants to eat them or just play with them? And will my cats like him here…. I know they will eventually get used to him, but I’m not sure I want them to have to compromise their happiness and lifestyle. It’s so hard, because Jazz is such a wonderful dog!

The fence is not such a big deal…. just money…. and we can make that happen easily. So I guess that is just a question of calling the fence guy for an estimate.

The travel just means my husband will have to agree to the added responsibility when I am out of town. He loves Jazz too, so I don’t think that will be too much of a sacrifice.

So it boils down to the cats, I guess. I don’t want to have to keep Jazz in a kennel at night. I know that is not such a terrible thing…lots of people do it, I just have a really hard time with it. I want him to love the cats and I want them to love him. I don’t want to have to worry about separating him. I don’t want to worry about coming home and finding dead cats. I don’t know how high is prey drive is…. I don’t know if his temperament will outweigh his breed. I know I won’t ever know either. There can’t ever be a final answer…

So, that is my dilemma. I want to keep him. I want what’s best for him. And for my cats.


Thursday, February 2nd, 2006 - 12:14PM
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