— Мамочка, ну, пожалуйста, давай возьмем собачку. ­ Сын запрокидывает голову, взволнованно разглядывая выражение твоего лица.
But who will take care of it? – I ask you, fearing to look into the shining, trusting eyes.
— I'll be. – Nods intently. — And walk, and feed, everything will. Please, mommy...

No, no, no, screams to your inner voice, the craze will pass quickly and the entire care of four-legged friend will fall on your shoulders. But how to refuse the dearest man in the world, to find the words to break sensitive, child's heart. Maybe give up on all doubts and buy a puppy, because when I was a child and you dreamed about him.

What to do? Let's not succumb to the impulse, rushing from one extreme to another. We will approach the situation wisely and patiently: we divide it into stages.

The stage first. Rent

Yes, you guessed it. We go to the other and take his dog for a few days. It is worth noting that it is better to choose a small dog that the child will be able to get your hands on, because for him she revived toy.
Make a colorful schedule of walks and feedings, post it in a prominent place. In the evening solemn summing up of the day. It is possible that the son was surprised to find that the dog is not a toy but a living creature that requires attention and care, quickly grow cold to this idea. But it may happen that the child will amaze you the depth of a moving care.

The second stage. The lesser of two evils

Instead of dogs proposed to have a hamster or a Guinea pig, parakeet or other small animals. Not only fish, you cannot take them in hand, and demanding for your man this is a very important condition.
Maybe tied to the hamster, your baby will not want the dog. Don't feed into it. At the moment, would be more appropriate to give a colorful album with photos of hamsters of different breeds. You'll be surprised at their diversity.

It should be remembered that children are not always able to rationally assess their actions and deeds, unknowingly can harm Pets. In this case, will require rehabilitation of animals (http://www.biocontrol.ru/blog/reabilitaciya-zhivotnyx-intervyu-s-vrachom-reabilitologom.html), and the kids will need to carry out educational work to prevent the recurrence of similar situations in the future!

The third stage. The delay

If the two previous steps only strengthened the resolve of your baby dog, set a specific time period in which you undertake to make the dream a life. Let it be three months or a year, but the date must be exact: the day and month. And the day you'll have to do this ... Otherwise – not.
Although it is likely that there will be others Hobbies and are no longer dogs. Children Mature, grow up and their dreams. Life is accelerating and what was interesting yesterday, is now no longer needed. The main thing is that cute puppy with time, not turned into a burden. Because we are responsible for those whom we tame...