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IMIB

22/08/2006 at 08:02

Very sorry to hear about your daughter in these circumstances Batmouse.

Please! don't blame yourself... you didn't let your daughter down. It is obvious from your note that she is a very lucky girl to have you as such a loving parent!

slo sho

22/08/2006 at 08:18

((Batmouse))

This is really, really not your fault - your sister has been irresponsible here.

Ultracat

22/08/2006 at 08:44

((((Batmouse)))) hope your daughter recovers quickly and I will repeat what everyone else is saying, you are not responsible.

With regard to rescue dogs, you have no idea of their history and how they were socialised as puppies, I would never completely trust my own dog with very small children as he hasn't had alot of contact with them.

Fell Running

22/08/2006 at 09:29

No I don't think you should feel responsible here either Batmouse. Nor should you distrust your own dog too much.

What HC says about rescue dogs is quite right. The Ridgeback is a rescue dog, and the big caveat to everything we were told about her was "Really we just don't know".

It takes a lot of time and patience to settle a fully grown dog into a new home, especially if its been badly treated or has lived rough. You can't just plonk them down in a whole new world and not expect some problems.

Batmouse

23/08/2006 at 00:43

My daughter is picking up thanks everyone. She has started to climb everywhere again. I now need some form of nerve tab as I am sure she is trying to give me a heartattack!!! But not as much as my poor dog. She was throwing peek a boo blocks at the dog over the baby gate the dog was just standing wagging its tail and bringing them back to be thrown again!!!! The joys of parenting.

Plodding Hippo

23/08/2006 at 08:54

good news batmouse

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