This kind of thing I wouldn't normally post here but I get the same answers from everyone... Recently my mom allowed my 12 year old step sister to get a 6 week old puppy which is the runt & within the last 2 weeks 3 accidents have occurred: 1) My 17 year old step sister put her in her basket on my moms chair & walked away only to have her climb out & hit the floor & she injured either her back leg or her ribs 2) My 12 year old step sister had her on the bed and wasn't paying attention & again... hit the floor & hit her head and has a HUGE goose egg.. & lied about it.. 3) My 12 year old step sister wasn't paying attention and kicked a slipper across the room for whatever reason.. & the puppy was in it.. I don't want criticism, I want advice because I can understand 1 accident.. but 3? she is going to the vet on Thursday & I have no idea what they are going to say, animal cruelty is not something I want to be involved in but this is what they may see this as, I have a 2 year old shitzhu-apsp apso & so does my mom, we love our dogs like they are our kids, but i'm really not sure what to say or do. I keep getting told she's "only 12" but that's no excuse for such carelessness & stupidity..

Your sister needs to start paying attention. I don't think she's ready for a pet. If so, maybe something larger, and less vulnerable, like a grown dog. Someone more responsible should keep the puppy.

Jesus Christ. How terrible! Like Micheal said, she seems like she is not ready for a puppy. Is the puppy okay?

The puppy is okay & she is in good spirits, I had her here for the day with me yesterday & she seemed fine, problem with giving her up is you don't know who would be alright this day & age or, who would just add to the injuries, I want to take her in the worst way, but I can't, problem is I have no idea what the vet is going to say.

why a 12 year old would get a puppy (knowing that 12 year olds really don't know what the word Responsibility means) i have no idea.. i would have kinda expected this.. doesn't change the fact that this is sad.. definitely talk to your mom about some sort of change before that puppy ends up dying because of carelessness it sounds like he/she has already had its close brushes with kicking the bucket already. very sad

Your sister needs to start paying attention. I don't think she's ready for a pet. If so, maybe something larger, and less vulnerable, like a grown dog. Someone more responsible should keep the puppy.

This. 

Talk to a parent to make sure this situation does not spin out of control. 

 

EDIT: Sorry for joking on such a serious matter, but first I misread this topic title as "I am a pickle".....

Edited November 13, 201312 yr by ineseri

she needs to be more responsible before she should have a pet

do your best to keep an eye out for the dog. if you sit with it, or give it the attention the pup needs, itll stick by you and know its not getting hurt, or left behind. it will soon realize where all its needs are coming from. Dogs thrive on attention

My mom wants to keep her but, she recently put her 6 year old down because of how aggressive he was, she doesn't want to get attached to another one because of how badly the last one affected her, the puppy goes to the vet tomorrow, so you never know what the turnout will be, my mom is taking my step sister with her so they can have a word with her about it, I hope she learns her lesson on this one.

even if its accidental, the pup will keep in mind whats happening. if it continues, theres a chance the pup will begin to defend its self or feel threatened. if you want the dog, or love the dog you would need to be the one to take it under your wing

keep me posted, especially on the condition of the dog. 

Flat out, no 12 year old I don't care who they THINK they are, should NOT have a dog. PERIOD. Hell, i'm 18 nearly 19 and I shouldn't own my own dog. A family pet is enough, but for a child that isn't even old enough to have real experience in looking after a pet, It just shouldn't be.

Flat out, no 12 year old I don't care who they THINK they are, should NOT have a dog. PERIOD. Hell, i'm 18 nearly 19 and I shouldn't own my own dog. A family pet is enough, but for a child that isn't even old enough to have real experience in looking after a pet, It just shouldn't be.

I'm going to have to go ahead and disagree with you, pretty badly on that one. Age restriction on responsibility doesn't and shouldn't exist because everyone is raised differently and thinks differently. At 12 I came home from school every day, immediately went to go find my dog when I got inside the house, brought out the big bag of dog kibble, made her some mixture from hot water and canned dog food to go along with it, refreshed her water bowl, took her out to go to the bathroom and gave her a little exercise before I did anything else, even my homework. It's about how the kid is raised and how/if they are held responsible for their actions.

Slimory, she is not ready for a pet because she's not being held accountable for her mistakes, and thereby she's going to think it's okay to continue making them regardless of what repercussions this may have later on such as the dog growing up to be mean, killing the dog, the veterinarians giving you and your parents the eye, etc. The abuse of the puppy needs to stop immediately, and the dog either needs to be given away to someone more responsible, or your sister better get her shit together, and straighten up and fly right, quick. A 12 year old isn't a toddler. She's going to become a teenager, and can now think for herself. Your parents need to hold her responsible if you can't, and you need to tell them the full truth about these things, or you're just as much to blame as she is.

Edited November 14, 201312 yr by unr3al

I'm going to have to go ahead and disagree with you, pretty badly on that one. Age restriction on responsibility doesn't and shouldn't exist because everyone is raised differently and thinks differently. At 12 I came home from school every day, immediately went to go find my dog when I got inside the house, brought out the big bag of dog kibble, made her some mixture from hot water and canned dog food to go along with it, refreshed her water bowl, took her out to go to the bathroom and gave her a little exercise before I did anything else, even my homework. It's about how the kid is raised and how/if they are held responsible for their actions.

Slimory, she is not ready for a pet because she's not being held accountable for her mistakes, and thereby she's going to think it's okay to continue making them regardless of what repercussions this may have later on such as the dog growing up to be mean, killing the dog, the veterinarians giving you and your parents the eye, etc. The abuse of the puppy needs to stop immediately, and the dog either needs to be given away to someone more responsible, or your sister better get her shit together, and straighten up and fly right, quick. A 12 year old isn't a toddler. She's going to become a teenager, and can now think for herself. Your parents need to hold her responsible if you can't, and you need to tell them the full truth about these things, or you're just as much to blame as she is.

 

Agreed. You should really contact your mom. 

I'm going to have to go ahead and disagree with you, pretty badly on that one. Age restriction on responsibility doesn't and shouldn't exist because everyone is raised differently and thinks differently. At 12 I came home from school every day, immediately went to go find my dog when I got inside the house, brought out the big bag of dog kibble, made her some mixture from hot water and canned dog food to go along with it, refreshed her water bowl, took her out to go to the bathroom and gave her a little exercise before I did anything else, even my homework. It's about how the kid is raised and how/if they are held responsible for their actions.

Slimory, she is not ready for a pet because she's not being held accountable for her mistakes, and thereby she's going to think it's okay to continue making them regardless of what repercussions this may have later on such as the dog growing up to be mean, killing the dog, the veterinarians giving you and your parents the eye, etc. The abuse of the puppy needs to stop immediately, and the dog either needs to be given away to someone more responsible, or your sister better get her shit together, and straighten up and fly right, quick. A 12 year old isn't a toddler. She's going to become a teenager, and can now think for herself. Your parents need to hold her responsible if you can't, and you need to tell them the full truth about these things, or you're just as much to blame as she is.

 

I totally agree with you on that one :)

Hmmm everyone really jumped to conclusions on this one... unfortunately, for some reason, my mom takes her side that she's just a kid, that being said, if that's the case than she shouldn't be allowed to have an animal since she's just a kid, the dog isn't getting beat.. it's carelessness, she is going to the vet today & my step sister is the one that is going to have to explain herself & face the music.. which might be a good lesson for her..

I don't really want her to get rid of the dog because as I said, this day & age you never really know what kind of people you're giving the dog to & the environment may be much, much worse..

My mom couldn't take the aggressiveness of her 6 year old so she was going to give him away, he turned that way because of how much pain he was in all the time, he was going blind, my moms old roommate kicked him in the ribs, one of my moms friends' kids' kicked him down a flight of stairs screwing his back completely, the last straw was when he the kid came back he instantly turned mean & jumped off the back of the couch, that completely did him in, my step dad couldn't get into bed because he would attack, he would turn vicious & bite just because he wanted to be left alone, convinced her to put him down instead of giving him away, it affected us both pretty bad, so we decided to get him cremated, she has half of his ashes & I have the other half, I tell you this because you could give your dog away to a friend & even friends are capable of such horrible things, I love dogs, I love animals, my Shitzhu just turned 2 years old a few weeks ago & I would never think of giving him up.

Edited November 14, 201312 yr by Slimory

The vet will understand the first 2 accidents but the 3rd one doesn't sound to much like a accident. You need to get your sister "puppy" ready because that dog will be dead with in a month and if its not its going to grow up very mean and your going to have a big ass law suit on your hang when the dog bites the UPS man. 

 

I would either get your sister to stop acting like a dumb ass (sorry) or you have to get rid of the dog or your sister. (I would keep the dog and get rid of your sister)

Edited November 14, 201312 yr by Darkangel

You know, if I was kicked in the ribs, almost blind, and kicked down a flight of stairs I would be pretty angry myself. To be honest, the other household does not seem like it is a safe environment for any animal. That puppy has taken a lot in just 2-3 weeks. I believe some rules need to be addressed to your sister.

Well, she was taken to the vet & was determined that when she was born her skull didn't fully develop, unfortunately she had to be put down, the goose egg on her head was actually her brain swelling through where it wasn't developed, & my mom for some reason isn't holding her responsible for her actions as she was the reason her brain was swollen in the first place..

 

This thread can be closed now.

I was having a good day, until I read that post. RIP.

I was having a good day, until I read that post. RIP.

This is how small she was, she could fit into the palm of my hand and sleep there, no joke, she was also the runt, unfortunately I got a little to attached & she was only 8 weeks old, my moms youngest is also the runt of his litter, he freaks out over everything, really bad under bite, his jaw is smaller than it should be, sadly, those are the kinds of things to expect when getting the runt, on the plus side, the 8 week old was too young to understand what was happening.

What made it worse was, when I would go over to my moms, all 3 injuries, she hid in my sweater.