by Loxo » Wed Oct 24, 2018 2:45 pm
I need help.
My sister is sad because she might have to give away her puppy. He keeps digging out of his cage, but he’s too wild to have in the house. We live in a part of the state where it is legal to shoot animals in your yard, and she’s afraid the dog will get shot if he digs out when we aren’t there.
I am not a dog person, but my sister is devastated. I know what it’s like to lose a pet.
She is thinking of getting a small, indoor dog and wants to name it Lily.
I don’t think I’ll be able to stand that because I used to have a sweet calico kitten named Lily. She was killed by a vicious neighborhood dog, so being forced to call a dog Lily would break my heart and probably give me PTSD that would make me hate the dog.
I don’t want to hate the dog or hurt my sister’s feelings, but I think she’s set on the name.
What should I do? Should I suggest a new name? Try to explain myself? Flat-out refuse to call a dog the name of MY dead kitten? Lily was HER name. No other animal deserves to have her name.
If anyone has ideas, advice, or anything, please let me know. I want to make peace with my sister, but I don’t want to think about my poor kitten every time I look at her dog.
Hi, I’m Loxo, formerly Bageera. I love cats, rabbits, and writing.
I am an author and love to write. I prefer xenofiction (books from an animal or non-human perspective) and fantasy!
I work at an aquarium, so if I mention doing odd things (holding tarantulas, getting attacked by feral chickens, helping kids to feed sharks, cleaning up tortoise turds, chasing escaped ducks, etc.) then they probably happened at my job!
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Animal of the day: Jumping mouse
Extinct creature of the day: Quetzalcoatlus
My favorite colors: Emerald green and electric blue
I currently hoard rabbits of all kinds, spiders, tabby cats, and calico cats.
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