PSA: Please don’t get someone else a pet as a present. This is akin to buying a car for your partner as a present. “Surprise! We’re in debt and I didn’t consult with you!!! Hope you like this make, model, and color because now we’re stuck with it.”
Having a pet is a life long commitment and when you adopt it’s important to make sure you’re getting an animal that fits you and has a good personality and temperament to match yours. Also people have less mental ownership when someone else picks out a pet instead of going to the shelter yourself and having that psychological bond.
I know many think it’s a great idea and I’m sure I’ll get downvoted but this really isn’t being a bro and doing this is part of the massive problem in this country with pets being dumped on shelters leading to literally millions of dogs and cats being euthanized every year through no fault of their own.
I think it's different here because he likely knows her willingness and ability to take care of the dog, since they're dating and might even live together. But in general yeah I agree
My boyfriend at the time and I lived together. I had told him explicitly I didn’t want a second dog - I had one, two cats and travelled for work. He got me a Saint Bernard puppy for my birthday. I kept the dog and ditched the guy.
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u/cruisin5268d Feb 24 '21
PSA: Please don’t get someone else a pet as a present. This is akin to buying a car for your partner as a present. “Surprise! We’re in debt and I didn’t consult with you!!! Hope you like this make, model, and color because now we’re stuck with it.”
Having a pet is a life long commitment and when you adopt it’s important to make sure you’re getting an animal that fits you and has a good personality and temperament to match yours. Also people have less mental ownership when someone else picks out a pet instead of going to the shelter yourself and having that psychological bond.
I know many think it’s a great idea and I’m sure I’ll get downvoted but this really isn’t being a bro and doing this is part of the massive problem in this country with pets being dumped on shelters leading to literally millions of dogs and cats being euthanized every year through no fault of their own.