YouTube has been putting a lot of Husky videos on my suggested list lately for some reason. It looks like dogs of that breed can be real characters. Even though I'm not a dog person, I can see their appeal, but it also looks like they can be hard work and pretty demanding in terms of social interaction with their human pack and the exercise they need.
My feeling is that what your parents did was irresponsible, but I think a lot depends on how long they were away, where you lived, what your neighbours were like and especially how sensible and responsible your sister was at the age of twelve and whether you and your siblings were relatively well-behaved or little idiots bent on creating chaos or even self-destruction like many children are.
It sounds like nothing too dire happened when your parents left you kids alone with the dog, but she obviously wouldn't have been of much help if there had been a medical emergency, a fire or some other sudden household problem like a plumbing or electrical issue.
IIN my parents would have the dog babysit us?
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YouTube has been putting a lot of Husky videos on my suggested list lately for some reason. It looks like dogs of that breed can be real characters. Even though I'm not a dog person, I can see their appeal, but it also looks like they can be hard work and pretty demanding in terms of social interaction with their human pack and the exercise they need.
My feeling is that what your parents did was irresponsible, but I think a lot depends on how long they were away, where you lived, what your neighbours were like and especially how sensible and responsible your sister was at the age of twelve and whether you and your siblings were relatively well-behaved or little idiots bent on creating chaos or even self-destruction like many children are.
It sounds like nothing too dire happened when your parents left you kids alone with the dog, but she obviously wouldn't have been of much help if there had been a medical emergency, a fire or some other sudden household problem like a plumbing or electrical issue.