People Who Compare Having Dogs to Kids

As I have said before, we have four dogs. They are all within a year of each other, so that means we still have three under the age of one year. Many people say to get a dog in order to hold off the baby fever, and also for some practice. I understand the idea behind this, seeing if you are responsible enough to care for another life. Now, I have thought a lot about this. I mean four dogs, there is no way that compares to four babies, or even one really. On the other hand, I do think that it does give a couple a little taste of what it would be like to look out for another life. For us, our dogs are a major part of us. They are with at least one of us all day. If we have to leave for more than a couple hours, they go to their Nana's. If we are invited to friends house, we will probably only go if the dogs can come (all of our friends love them so this usually is not a problem). I know this sounds crazy, but it is very important to us that they are always looked out for. We have to fulfill all their needs, and love them even when they chew holes in the drywall of our brand new house. I could never compare the love of my dogs to the love I will have for my child, but I can see why people say their dogs help them prepare. To me, having the four dogs has made me learn to have eyes in the back of my head, not be able to get a full nights sleep in ages, always have to make sure they are taken care of before I can do anything, and showed me that no matter how mad they make me, I still love them with all my heart.  Matt and I have had to learn how to work as a team and the dogs have made us see how we deal with things when it gets stressful. I know that this is only a very small taste of how hard raising another life will be, and could not even come close to the love I will have for my child. I do think that it has showed us that we make a great team, and gives me comfort in what will be as parents.



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