Puppy Love

Having a pet is the best and having Kozette as a part of our family for the past four years has been so much fun but also a lot of work! For the past few months Mark and I have talked a lot about selling her but weren't sure how the kids would react. We have loved having Kozette but Mark truly hasn't been a fan of her incessant barking and mess making, and to be honest neither have I. We have really tried to work with her and train her but she has been so stubborn and tends to think she rules the roost here at the Frisbey Residence. After a lot of research on the internet on how I could get her to obey and things we could do different, I discovered it might not necessarily be us, but it was common for the breed to act stubborn and have a hard time training and barking. We really tried everything to get Kozette to stop barking, including a vibrating collar and that would work for awhile and then we would take the collar off and she would go right back to the barking.
After much thought and consideration, we decided to sell her. I had approached some friends of ours that we met while living in Ivins, Utah (Amy and Jeremy Hansen) and knew that they had been looking for a dog back in October. In the end, I decided against selling Kozy. However, over the past few months Mark and I both decided we were kind of over having her and getting the kids to help out by caring for her was like pulling teeth. I also found that even though the kids are in school all day, I was running lots of errands and would be gone for long periods during the day and I would have to leave her alone by herself. It was then, that she started peeing in our Laundry room to get back at me for abandoning her. Passive Agressive behavior? I think so! Fast forward to 2 weeks ago, I called up my friend again and told her that we were again interested in selling Kozette for real this time and she said they were still casually looking. Amy and Jeremy came and looked at her and wanted her on Friday and picked her up this afternoon.
It has been hard having Kozette gone, she has been my fur baby and has been by my side for the past four years. The kids were also disappointed when they found out we were actually selling her for reals this time but its been a week now and they haven't said to much about her being absent from our home. I am probably the only one that really misses her. I told Mark the first night of her being gone, that I felt like a family member was missing.
I am grateful for the opportunity of owning a dog and I am glad that having one has taught my kids responsibilities and how to care for another person. I also think it has helped my kids to know how to act around animals and how to treat them.
We will miss you Kozette!