Howdy Yall, I need some help trying to convince my mom to let me buy a hunting dog. As for some background Info. I'm 15 Years old, have a car so I can transport a dog. I am the Co-Trainer of this years Kansas Pointing dog. I'm also working with another lab training it for next years season. My problem is that my mother says we already have a dog (a mutt). And my mom says the only way I can get my own dog is when we dont already have a dog. I'm willing to buy the dog and pay for its food. The only bad I can see in my situation is that I'm going off to college in a couple of years. If youv had to convince your wife to let you get a dog, what did you say. I'm in dier need of some advice on how to convince my mom to let me get a dog.

Honestly, your mom is right. Wait untill your in a better position to properly take care of it.

Well I honestly think I'm capable of handling a pup, the only reason my mother dosnt want me to get a dog is because she hates animals. The only reason we have a dog now is because we got if for christmas when I was 4. Any other advice would be a huge help

And what will you do with the dog once you go to college, and are either in school or doing homework/studying for 16 - 18 hours a day?

And what will you do with the dog when you are in college and either in school or doing homework 16 - 18 hours a day?

Here are a couple of questions for you. First who will be the promary caregiver for this dog when you are in school/ collge or first move out and arn't set up to care for a dog?

I understand that right now you would give all your time and attention to a dog. It sounds like you know a lot and would be great witha dog. That isn't the problem though. I had a dog when I was 14, I showed her, we did 4H, and she was trained as a therapy dog, we went to nursing home sect.... But even after all that hard work, when I moved out did the college thing it realy became my mom's dog. There isn't much of a way to avoid it. pLus is it realy fair to a dog to do all the training, getting attached, and having such a strong hunt drive, when you won't be there to do those things with it?

Sorry but I have to say I agree with your mom.

Doesn't look like your getting much help. Probably because everyone here knows how much change is going to occur when you head off to school. You've mentioned that you have helped train some dogs. Can you kennel him with the dog you helped train? Could you train a dog and then sell him before college?
Where will you go to school? On-Campus or Off-Campus housing? Some schools will require 1 year on-campus for freshmen. No way to have your dog in the dorm.

Seems like yesterday but it was 9 years ago when I bought my first CBR. I was living off-campus and had the ability to put up a kennel in the back lot. I was entering my junior year and had a heavy class load. I did manage to get my dog trained and my schoolwork complete and hunt but there wasn't time for much of anything else, except work. I worked at night as a bartender 4 nights a week. None of it was easy. All of it was fun. Wouldn't change anything.

The difference in what I did and what you are asking is that I was on my own paying my own way at school so I didn't have to ask Mom. Had I done it all 15 years ago then perhaps mom would have my dog. The first two years at school will take up a lot of time. There will be parties and ball games and road trips. A dog will alter your ability to take part in all this.

Train one and sell it. Put the money into a moneymarket account and pull it out when you have the ability to take the time to be with a dog and buy another. That may be in college or it may be after.

Thanks for all the feedback! If I'm able to get a dog, I'm going to show in 4-H for sure. As for what to do during the college stage of my life, I'm planning on attending Kansas State University. My grandparents live just outside of the town where the college is located and thats where my uncle has his kennel and breeding program. I'm sure I could house my dog on the family farm. I am also looking at attending the Community College in my city. That way I could live at home and take care of a dog. One alternative is selling the dog before I go off to college. One reason I want a dog is for the band that is made. My dad got parkinsins diesise when I was 2 and my parents split up when I was 8. My dad and I never realy got to do anything father son wise and I juss want a dog to bond with.

Who is paying Vet Bills?(Every dog will get sick or injured at some point.)
Who is doing everyday care?
Who is running the Dog daily?
I had a better situation in school and I couldnt of taken care of a dog.
To get a dog to bond with cause of daddy issues is a wrong reason.

Getting a Dog would be poor choice at this time.

A good choice would be to study your !@#$ off and in 4 years you will be able to aford all the dogs you want.

You should let your mom read these post

Good Luck

TE

I'm realy displeased with the post from TreeStandEd, I thank you for your input on the situation. But you have no room to judge OR to tell anybody even me a 15 year old kid what are good reasons to get a dog and what are not. The comment about my father was un-called for. You could have said "the situation between your father and you" instead of "daddie issues" I'm sorry for all this but I took great offense to the comment. My so called "Daddy Issues" are not the only reason I want a pup. I would like to get a dog as a family pet, to increase my hunting success, companionship, as a 4-H project and many other reasons. I'd be glad to elaborate more or are those reasons good enough?