Who should get the money for the puppies?
Our family Chihuahua “Elzie” had puppies a week ago, and they are adorable! Unfortunately we can’t keep any of them, as we have our hands full with “Elzie”.
At a family meeting we decided to sell them, or if worse comes to worse — give them away. The kids are not happy about us getting rid of the puppies, but they realize it would be too much work to keep them.
What we can’t agree on; is how much we should charge for the puppies, and who should get the money. My husband claims that he should have all of it, as he was the one that turned his back on our neighbour’s Rottweiler. I hardly think that’s fair, as he didn’t have any part of the “mating” — he was merely getting himself a beer.
I’m the one doing all the work taking care of the puppies, and tending to our shell-shocked “Elzie”. The kids think we should all share in the profits because it’s “family money”, generated by a family resource…
Who should get the money for the puppies?
Why not spend whatever you get for the puppies on “Elzie”? The dog is the one that has done all the work… and she will probably end up needing some doggy counselling for the trauma she has gone through. Your “Elzie” could have easily ended up being an afternoon snack instead of having puppies.
In general I don’t think there are any large sums of money involved here. I would think that the market for a Chihuahua-Rottweiler mix is quite limited, unless they grow to the size of Chihuahuas but get the maiming power of Rottweilers.
You would probably be looking at more money had the “mating” been caught on tape… Perhaps not for one of those “Funniest Home Videos” shows, but I’m sure the FOX Network would have found a use for it.
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