I love this! My DD also just had to have a pet rabbit. But I didn’t negotiate to get a day at Universal out of it. I’m doing this all wrong. 
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I love love love water parks, but that’s not even enough for me to let an animal into my life. I bow to your water park appreciation.
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I have a sling bag… no cup holder… might need to upgrade these are great!
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I love pets. Had them growing up. But my kids never had pets. We pet sit and return them. Pets are children who never grow up!
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Hear hear!
Ahem.
Both my wife and I had dogs growing up. Lovely dogs. My dog was super smart and loving. I spent a lot of free time playing with my dog.
But neither of us have any desire whatsoever to have dogs now. At one point, we considered it, but due to some of the kids being allergic, we never seriously considered it. As we’ve gotten older, we loathe the idea. In the meantime, my parents got themselves a new dog (a puppy!) last year. He is a pest. And seemingly stupid. We don’t have the heart to tell our parents that if/when they pass away, the dog will be going…somewhere else. Not with us! The most we do is dog-sit while they have appointments. And usually he ends up pooping or peeing in our house during this time. 
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I have pet allergies, especially cats. Some dogs affect me worse than others. I like the idea of having a dog for the kids sometimes, but having one full time seems like such a pain. The kids would be no help, I’m sure, and traveling would be a logistical nightmare. No flexibility. So, no pets for us for the foreseeable future.
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I want a dog in the worst way recently
But I want to go to WDW every possible chance
Can’t have both - it’s one or the other
WDW wins.
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Pre-kids, we had two boxers. If you know the breed you know they are bonkers and act like puppies til they’re at least 4. But they also love you unconditionally. When we moved from a big, wooded, fenced backyard in NC to a tiny green square in OH, we found them a family with a huge yard and another boxer to boot. People get all bent out of shape if you rehome a pet but these dogs were way happier running in a pack on a farm belonging to retired humans, than being leashed/caged by busy but well meaning us. Both recently passed, and I still miss them. Every time I see a bull breed or hound, I make a fool of myself, I love them so much. However, after 7 years without a dog, I can’t even imagine going back to the slobber, hair, doggie daycare, poop on the floor days. The three poop diapers I’ve changed this morning reallllly make me not want to also scoop it outside.
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We have cats. We just went to Hawaii for three nights. Left them with lots of food and water and clean/full litter boxes. They were just fine. You cannot do this with dogs!
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I was wondering where bebe has been all day and if we angered him in some way. Then I looked back and remembered he is at Volcano Bay. No time for updating at a water park. I hope you are having an awesome day!
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I totally just had this same conversation.
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I just imagine him going down that tube slide he was so excited about, over and over again!
They are probably having THE BEST time. While we’re here. At work. Staring at the monitor. Hoping for an update.
I need a hug and a super sugary coffee. Not in that order.
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I don’t get angry that easily!
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Phone stayed in locker. Headed to CityWalk. I’ll post later.
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Glad you survived all those crazy waterslides! Enjoy CityWalk!
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I never had or wanted a dog until recently. My parents both grew up on farms and had farm dogs but were against having one as a pet in the house. I knew my wife wanted one, and that it would help to some small extent after losing her mother a couple years ago, so we got this little sweetheart. She’s half Shih tzu, half bichon. Super smart, doesn’t shed (but that means grooming every 6 weeks or so), almost never has any kind of bathroom accident. She is the most loving and loyal little creature, and she’s been a godsend for keeping my extrovert wife company while working from home through covid. And she even gets to my soft side that’s buried down deep somewhere. Kids don’t really help with her, as expected, but oh well.
Anyway to the point, you can have both. We’ve been on 3 longer vacations (including WDW and DCL) since having her, and found a great local kennel where she gets walked multiple times a day, has an indoor and outdoor playground, gets playtime with other small dogs that all have required shots, etc. and it’s like only 200 for a week. We trust them more than any family members who would half-ass it.
Hopefully there’s an option that works for you. But agree with the others, if you don’t have the right dog, it’s like having the work of another baby. 
This is her “Why are you taking a pic, just open the door so I can go pee” look.
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thank you this is very helpful!
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I think we will wait until we live nearer our Home. But I super appreciate your perspective. She’s a cutie.
And we have a couple of super awesome sweetheart cats who are super easy to manage in spite of our desire to travel.
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I volunteer with our local humane society fostering kittens. They have been completely out of adoptable cats many times during the pandemic and a few times out of adoptable dogs. I think this pandemic was a great time to add a new dog to the family! Animals really can ease a lot of emotional distress … which we’ve all experienced this last year!
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Dogs are awesome! I can’t imagine life without this love bug. He never leaves my side. Seriously follows me to the bathroom and sleeps on a dog bed at the side of by my bed, or if he is lucky, at the bottom of my bed. Sometimes, he guards the stairs though. When he gets the shoes, he wants to play chase.
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