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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsI collected my inheritance this afternoon.
My father recently died. My mother wanted shed of his two little Shih Tzus. So, we brought them home today.
Our dogs seem to have accepted them into the pack and they are loving the attention they have missed during Dad's decline.
They're sweet little dogs and will have a comfortable life. We will have two more members to an already too large collection of cats and dogs.
debm55
(25,439 posts)tblue37
(65,489 posts)hauckeye
(635 posts)TomSlick
(11,109 posts)My father loved them. He adopted them too late in life but they gave him much joy.
They have earned a decent retirement.
blm
(113,095 posts)You DID it.
Peace to your family, Tom.
nocoincidences
(2,230 posts)give yourself the credit.
Look around at the assholes who seem to be increasing in number, and understand that you are one of the loving good guys.
It's not a small deed at all in an increasingly nasty world.
duhneece
(4,118 posts)You could have been heartless.
Instead, you had a generous heart and spirit.
Fla Dem
(23,761 posts)Irish_Dem
(47,440 posts)Congratulations on the new family members.
I am sure your father would have been very pleased.
TomSlick
(11,109 posts)It's been too long since they have had human attention. Dad had a long decline and Mom has no use for dogs.
The wee beastie is due a petting.
Irish_Dem
(47,440 posts)The little doggies did so much for your father in his final years.
They do deserve a good retirement and sounds like they are getting it!
I wonder if they are like my little Maltese, who is my constant companion.
Permanut
(5,645 posts)Good on ya for taking in these little rascals.
COL Mustard
(5,928 posts)I'm glad you're able (and willing) to give the doggies a home.
Sucha NastyWoman
(2,754 posts)In pets.
TomSlick
(11,109 posts)There's always room for another - or two.
SouthernDem4ever
(6,617 posts)Shih Tzus are loving fun little dogs. I had one for 13 years.
malthaussen
(17,217 posts)TomSlick
(11,109 posts)Ferryboat
(923 posts)Pets get overlooked and abandoned when their center of existence dissappear.
Too have so much empathy to take in one more to an already large
pack. Hats off to you and your significant other.
raising2moredems
(641 posts)Caring for them if he outlives them is on the top of my list. Going back to the shelter would just be plain cruel.
Docreed2003
(16,877 posts)Bless you and your new pups. We love shih Tzus in our house and have had two. They are such sweet and loyal dogs, and fiercely protective of their people!
birdographer
(1,340 posts)I am sorry for your loss of your father, of course. You have done such a wonderful thing to give his dogs homes, I can't even express this adequately. The little ones don't know what has happened, this must all be puzzling to them and a bit scary. You have earned some major karma for what you have done.
demigoddess
(6,645 posts)and even people who are nearby. We adopted a cat once, and the first night he curled up to my daughter's painful scoliosis back. He also spent a lot of time entertaining her, just to make her laugh. We were very sad to lose him.
G2theD
(593 posts)Ive owned a Shih-Tzu and they are a trip. But they are also super lovable.
RIP Duke. Good boy!!
Warpy
(111,353 posts)You might have been in trouble with a couple of huskies.
orleans
(34,074 posts)and i'm so glad you took those little dogs.
now i'm wondering how old they are, and what other breed of dogs you have.
and if you're in a cold area, (with the wind chills below zero), keep an eye on them when they go outside. i've had little dogs since i was 15 and they'll go out in the snow and freeze up, holding up a paw. i remember running out to rescue them numerous times. that was when i had a big fenced in yard. now i'm in a condo so i'm out with my little one on a leash and i can usually convince her to go back to the door to go in.
TomSlick
(11,109 posts)The new dogs have made it clear they are inside dogs. They will not walk out on their own and have to be carried. They then quickly do their business and bark to come in.
marble falls
(57,246 posts)CatWoman
(79,302 posts)however i MUST DEMAND pics
Rhiannon12866
(206,072 posts)And I can identify, when my uncle died, I adopted his two cats after his unpleasant second wife wanted to drop them off at some shelter. So my cousin traveled from her home in Connecticut to my uncle's in New Jersey, picked up the two kitties, and brought them to me in New York. She already had three cats and they got on fine with my two dogs. We also come from a family of animal lovers.
Bluethroughu
(5,201 posts)Don't ever change.
sinkingfeeling
(51,474 posts)peacebuzzard
(5,183 posts)Your dads prized possessions. Your dad was a great person too, I am so sorry for your loss and pain. Thank you for being an angel to the lost little souls. Sweet ending of your dads life on earth;
dawn5651
(604 posts)Goddessartist
(1,880 posts)I love cat dogs! I had Lhasa's way back when. Shih Tzus are so adorable. Condolences on your Dad's transition.
CrispyQ
(36,526 posts)Sorry for the loss of your father.
twodogsbarking
(9,822 posts)Backseat Driver
(4,399 posts)were beloved of your dad...may they help you find comfort in your grief; my condolences.
Niagara
(7,672 posts)Welcome home two little Shih Tzus!
MLAA
(17,329 posts)Its wonderful that they were accepted so readily by the rest of the pack.
11 Bravo
(23,926 posts)my brother-in-law has been involved in a Shih Tzu rescue group for years (often having as many as four at the same time) and I have to admit, they are some cute little boogers.