happy2003
Oct 22, 2010, 05:46 AM
My boyfriend and I recently became engaged and are getting married shortly. The problem I am having is his dog. We are looking for a place to rent because buying a home right now is out of our reach for at least a year I have a small Boston Terrier that most places in the area do not mind having with an extra pet deposit. The problem is his dog. She is a 60 pound mixed breed who he rescued last year. She is sweet, loves everyone, very well trained and my fiance's 5 year old adores this dog. The problem is we can not find any place decent who will rent to us with a 60 pound unknown breed. The places that will are either disgusting, dirty, and dated or way out of our price range. Our budget is on the higher end of rental properties in our area and can get us into a very nice, affordable place so we can start saving for a house, except that they won't take the dog.
I love my fiancé and his son so dearly. I have sacrificed a lot to be with him and I have accepted a child, a crazy ex with drama and all the new responsibility of being a stepmom. Strangely, I can accept all of that without even thinking... but I'm really beginning to resent this dog. I have a really nice apartment right now, with nice things that I have worked hard for and accumulated over the years. I work in a high stress environment, and I love to go home at the end of the day and feel comfortable and at home. The possibility of moving into a slum to keep a dog angers me to no end.
To my fiancé getting rid of the dog is out of the question. He promised his son before we met that he would never give away another dog. After his separation the family dog had to be given away for the same reason, it was a large dog and could not live in an apartment.
I need help... the dog isn't going to go anywhere... How do I cope with this animal? How do I accept that my standard of living is going to decease because of this situation?
I love my fiancé and his son so dearly. I have sacrificed a lot to be with him and I have accepted a child, a crazy ex with drama and all the new responsibility of being a stepmom. Strangely, I can accept all of that without even thinking... but I'm really beginning to resent this dog. I have a really nice apartment right now, with nice things that I have worked hard for and accumulated over the years. I work in a high stress environment, and I love to go home at the end of the day and feel comfortable and at home. The possibility of moving into a slum to keep a dog angers me to no end.
To my fiancé getting rid of the dog is out of the question. He promised his son before we met that he would never give away another dog. After his separation the family dog had to be given away for the same reason, it was a large dog and could not live in an apartment.
I need help... the dog isn't going to go anywhere... How do I cope with this animal? How do I accept that my standard of living is going to decease because of this situation?