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Great Mate Debate: Replace the Dog?

by Slacker and Steve , posted Feb 4 2013 4:31PM
Yi! No OPP today...we have a Great Mate Debate that needs attention now!

Trish and Casey got a black lab puppy for their 7-year-old son, Connor, for Christmas. This morning, Bella (the puppy), got out of the yard and was hit by a car. Unfortunately, she didn't make it. Connor still doesn't know. Trish knows that the guy they got the puppy from still has a female from the litter and she wants Casey to go to his house when he gets off and pay whatever it takes to get the puppy. She wants to replace Bella with the new puppy and never tell Connor what happened. Casey thinks that is a horrible idea. He thinks this will be a good way to teach their young son about death. He also thinks Connor will be devastated and never trust them again if he ever finds out that they replaced his puppy.

Whose side are you on? What do you think they should do?

- Lil D

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People : Casey, Connor, Trish


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02/04/2013 3:30PM
Great Mate Debate: Replace the Dog?
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02/04/2013 6:12PM
replace the dog
The right thing to do is tell the kid. One of the reasons you get a dog is so that your kids can practice dealing with death before grandma dies. That being said, Mom is acting like a cornered animal with nasty comments to anyone who disagrees with her. Her irrational behavior suggests that there is a deeper issue here than the death of the family dog. Dad has to decide which is more importatnt: helping the kid deal wlith life, or keeping Mom happy. BTW As you would expect, there are websites to help deal with the loss of a pet: www petlossdenver org pet-loss net/
02/04/2013 6:14PM
replace the dog
The right thing to do is tell the kid. One of the reasons you get a dog is so that your kids can practice dealing with death before grandma dies. That being said, Mom is acting like a cornered animal with nasty comments to anyone who disagrees with her. Her irrational behavior suggests that there is a deeper issue here than the death of the family dog. Dad has to decide which is more importatnt: helping the kid deal wlith life, or keeping Mom happy. BTW As you would expect, there are websites to help deal with the loss of a pet: petlossdenver for one
02/04/2013 6:40PM
Great mate debate
My 9 year old son and I are listening to this. He said if it were hi,, he would like to know.
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