Dilemma over a new puppy and the Fourth of July and an idiot
It looks like we'll be picking up our new Y/M on the 20th of June (we'll be picking him out with the help of the breeder on the 31st of this month). The pup will be ready to go home about the 7th or 8th of June, but work commitments make that impossible so we're looking at getting him on June 20th...he'll be 10 weeks old. Here's the problem: The pup will be about 12 weeks old on the Fourth of July-still heavily into house training (going out every 2-3 hours or so...pretty much 24/7). There's someone who lives up the hill from us who-every 4th of July weekend, goes bonkers with fireworks. I'm not talking firecrackers and sparklers. I'm talking about big time pyrotechnics. Aerial bombs,sky rockets, you name it, he uses them. Pretty much goes on for the entire weekend. It's like a war zone at times! So...how's that going to work out for our new little guy? Our Tucker used to hide in the closet for days, shaking like crazy. Other neighbors pets in pretty much the same escape mode. We're seriously considering NOT bringing him home until after the 4th. The other alternative is to ask the breeder to kennel him (2 or 3 days) with his mom and the one other sibling from the litter that they will be keeping. We really don't want to have to wait until the 5th or 6th to bring him home, and we're not sure if kenneling him with the breeder will be really confusing for him, and maybe erode whatever bond he had developed with us. Can't think of any other options. Everyone we know has cats, dogs, chickens, etc. so, without all of his shots, that's out of the question. Lastly, talking with this guy is out of the question. He's had issues before...has had jail time at least twice since we've been here (11 years). Locally, his place is referred to as "The Drug House". Don't know if it really is, but that's what folks around here call it. LOL!