<p>I’m wondering…is the overwhelming response you are getting making any impression? </p>
<p>I"m not offended at all. While you are clearly a very smart and thoughtful young woman, you simply do not have the life experience to see that this is not fair to a dog, no matter how much you would love it. </p>
<p>While I understand feeling good about being rewarded for your hard work, unless this money was designated for a puppy, you are knowingly misusing it. A sign of maturity would be to insist that your extremely generous parents kept it. Or at least put it towards expenses. In this day and age, if you do get this puppy, at least have the tact to not tell people it invovled scholarship money meant to support your academic career.</p>