Ask Me Help Desk - To have a dog or not? Tired of it.

[QUOTE=tickle;1916779]

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Originally Posted by deb167

I havent seen this post for a few days and hadnt realized it had mushroomed into a relationship issue. Didnt bother going back to find what went wrong, I guess I get the gist of it. Your husband got a dog, right, and then went on a trip? Correct me, then, I am assuming.

The point I guess is, given how you feel about dogs, how are you going to spend 3 weeks with a new dog ! I will put my feelings on the line and say, do your best to find a decent home for the dog, dont wait three weeks.I am thinking about the dog. There could be someone out there who could care for a lovely animal for three weeks bet ter then you could under the circumstances, worrying what you will say, what to do with the dog, etc.

Just get it over and done with and move on with your life. Before I say more, confirm that he bought the dog without telling you, okay. I dont care if this in the relationship forum right now. I have to have my say.

tick

He bought the dog knowing I didn't want one and although I admire beautiful dogs I think they are too much of a responsibility for me, I am not capable of caring for a dog, I have too many problems of my own. My husband is a marine and he is gone for a month at a time every other month. I have tried to take care of the dog but he is untrained, although I try to train him according to the AKA and other training methods I have not succeeded and am unable to like the dog, the smell and behavior of the animals is not pleasant for me, actually it is downright disgusting to me at time, when I have to clean up the dogs mess I feel physically ill and I am resentful that I have to care for an animal I neither like nor want. He will be gone every year for 6 months in succession as well as every other month to total 9 months out of the year. He has agreed that I can give the dog to someone that will care for it, now I just have to figure out if I should call the shelter on base or if I should find a family that wants a dog online.

[QUOTE=deb167;1918087]

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Originally Posted by tickle

He bought the dog knowing I didn't want one and although I admire beautiful dogs i think they are too much of a responsibility for me, I am not capable of caring for a dog, I have too many problems of my own. My husband is a marine and he is gone for a month at a time every other month. I have tried to take care of the dog but he is untrained, although I try to train him according to the AKA and other training methods I have not succeeded and am unable to like the dog, the smell and behavior of the animals is not pleasant for me, actually it is downright disgusting to me at time, when I have to clean up the dogs mess I feel physically ill and I am resentful that I have to care for an animal I neither like nor want. He will be gone every year for 6 months in succession as well as every other month to total 9 months out of the year. He has agreed that I can give the dog to someone that will care for it, now i just have to figure out if I should call the shelter on base or if i should find a family that wants a dog online.

Oh god... Where to start. For god's sakes, yes find the puppy a new home. He deseerves to go to a family that loves and cherishes him. I feel physically ill reading this post. Usually I would tell you to suck it up and take care of the dog as it is your responsibility but not now. God, through out his life this dog has felt nothing but resentment, and that saddens me:(. Try and find a good family, do this last thing right. Remember dogs do not get to choose which family they go home with, its us who choose them.

EDIT: WHY IS IT SAYING THAT TICKLE POSTED THIS???

[QUOTE=deb167;1918087]

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Originally Posted by tickle

i just have to figure out if I should call the shelter on base or if i should find a family that wants a dog online.

The shelter on base is a good option as long as they have a good track record. It will take you forever on line unless the dog is a popular breed and has a pedigree, but then you won't have a good idea if it is a decent home or not.

Tick

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Originally Posted by rex123

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Oh god... Where to start. For god's sakes, yes find the puppy a new home. He deseerves to go to a family that loves and cherishes him. I feel physically ill reading this post. Usually I would tell you to suck it up and take care of the dog as it is your responsibility but not now. God, through out his life this dog has felt nothing but resentment, and that saddens me:(. Try and find a good family, do this last thing right. Remember dogs do not get to choose which family they go home with, its us who choose them.

EDIT: WHY IS IT SAYING THAT TICKLE POSTED THIS???

That's because deb167 made a mistake earlier with her post, she deleted the ']' symbol after the quote code. Then, successive quotes messed up. You see the part I put into curly brackets? '{}' These were in square brackets '[]' If I have left it like that, it would seem that deb197 posted what I quoted from your post.