Explaining to Children Why They Cannot Have a Dog

Usually children are just carried away by their emotions when wanting their own dog. I have to agree that at first they will show how much they love taking care of it. As time passes by, they eventually get lazy, especially when cleaning the dog's poop. Then they begin to hate it when it starts eating their homework. I know because we had to return one dog they insisted on having back to the original owner. It was their uncle who gave it to them.