My 10 yr old daughter asked for a dog a couple months ago. She promised she would take care of it, feed it, play w/ it, etc. I got her a dog and she was fine for the first week or so then she simply lost interest. I have to get on her case all the time about feeding the dog. She says she always "forgets" so i'm usually the one who has to feed him and give him attention when I can. I recently got a new job & I work 12 hrs a day so the dog stays in the laundry room all that time. We get home at around 8pm and by then we're both tired so the dog doesn't get much attention. My daughter isn't holding up her end of the deal and I don't know what to do. Any suggestions

You should have known that you would be the one taking care of the dog. I mean, your daughter is 10. pets question and answers,www.5d2d.com

I suggest finding a new home for him. Being locked in a laundry room for 12+ hours a day is a pretty sad life for a dog.

this is no life for the dog to be alone and penned up all day for up to 12 hours. You may want to consider re homing the dog so he can have a happier life. I'm sure you and your daughter are both attached to the dog, but really, would you want to live this kind of life?

I would find it a good forever home, someone who will take proper care of it and give it the TLC it needs. Does your dog get walked at all or does it just sit in the laundry room non stop?
It would be better for the dog if you rehome it.

lesson learned..
dont get pets for your children unless you are willing and able to take over the care of the pet when the child looses interest.

If you're not able to care for the dog, then tell her she either needs to take care of the dog, or you will be finding the dog a new home- and you have no intentions of getting another dog.

1. Give the dog away as a bad investment before it turns the dog into a family "problem".
2. Have your daughter live up to her promise. (unlikely)
3. Take ownership of the dog and leave the kid out of the loop. Truth is when the kid grows up and moves away in 8-10 years, the dog will be your in the end .
4. Leave home and let the kid and the dog work it out.

i would threaten her a bit, and say that if you dont take care on the dog were giving him away, that will scare her, and if she continues not to take care of it, i would give it away, the dog deserves attention and a good family who is willing to give it the attention it needs.

If she's not taking care of it and you can't give it the attention it deserves then find someone else to take it. She has to understand that getting a dog means taking care of a dog and if she can't follow through, she simply can't have one.

Honestly, your best bet would probably be to tell her to either take care of the dog or you're going to take him to a shelter. Make sure if you decided not to keep the dog, you find a shelter, not a pound. A pound will put the dog down after a certain time, but shelters find homes. Also, people underestimate the power of grounding someone or spanking. I know as a child it worked for me really well and all the pets got taken care of properly.

How immature of you to expect a 10 year old to take care of the dog. She is 10 years old for Christ sake grow up and shoulder your responsibly YOU got the dog YOU need to take care of it.

"Getting on her case" is part of your job description as a parent. If you were foolish enough to buy a 10 year old a dog, then you must follow through, whether you are tired or not. pets question and answers,www.5d2d.com

Give her a list of her responsibilities, including feeding and walking the dog, and establish consequences for not fulfilling those responsibilities. Then enforce them.

And find someone to come in during the day and take the dog out. 12 hours is too long for him to be locked up without access to outside.

lots o dogs

Your daughter is 10. That's what 10 year-Olds do. If you buy a child a pet, you have to expect to be the primary caregiver for it.

About all you can do is to keep reminding her until it becomes a habit for her. Maybe make her a list, or leave sticky notes she will see.

I do not recommend threatening to get rid of the dog. That never ends well. My mother did it to me 30 years ago and followed through. I have never forgiven her for it. And when my 6 yr old asked for a guinea pig...she got one. Who takes care of it? I do . And I am good with that.