To HATE my dog

@LovingJesus

in a few days time, this thread will be one year old...

Don't listen to any ignorant nasty responses and the constant pressing to get your dog neutered because in my opinion that's a bigger decision than people make it. I had one dog it completely ruined. Here's my solution... I bought the wraps that wrap around the dog and covers his weenie and you can also buy these little pads that go inside of it and when he pees I throw the pad away and put a new one on and wrap it right back around him. I would never neuter another dog or spay them unless absolutely necessary. And all the talk about they have a higher rate of this and that and this and that there's always a risk both ways. And I want my dogs to be happy and to keep everything that they were put on this Earth with if at all possible. Try those wraps also known as belly bands. You can find them right on amazon.

lol at all the dog people on here who hate cats. Very common here in the UK to hate cats. My dog is an absolute bloody nightmare piss everywhere and she shits anywhere she wants to despite having tried every aspect of training (very expensive too) my beautiful neuter ginger cat is a delight. He’s loving and affectionate and uses the litter box every time never shits anywhere he shouldn’t. Why do so many people here hate cats yet love dogs? Dogs smell, have dirty habits and mess up your house! Cats are a lot cleaner.

Some male dogs are very hard to train regarding cocking their leg up. It’s all about wanting to leave their scent…often only a few drops but it stinks. That’s why I would only ever have a bitch. Sorry I can’t offer much advice but I’d definitely get a stair gate.

A pug would be snapped up.

Neutered males and female cats also spray.

I've just realised this is an old thread

Sorry for adding to the confusion

Well there we are

This is all down to you not doing research/talking to the Vet and putting in place basic steps to help your dog

Instead , you decide to hate the dog

Jesus 🙄

You don’t have to like him but you do have to show him appropriate care.

Speak to your vet about having him neutered. It should have been done a long time ago really. It might be too late now - pugs don’t do well with anaesthetic and his age won’t help - but you can see what your vet thinks. At the same time get him checked for any bladder or urinary tract issues in case there is a medical explanation.

If you rule out medical issues then you know it’s behavioural. It may be that he is territory marking, especially as you introduced a cat to the household. Try revisiting the same steps you used to housetrain him originally - hugely increase the number of potty breaks and offer lots of praise and rewards when he goes outside. At the same time reduce his access to the place where he is peeing by adding a stair gate. Use an enzyme cleaner to clean the area and remove the smell of urine even for him, and add a puppy pad there so that if he does manage to access it the smell of urine doesn’t soak in.

And you do not have to resurrect a zombie thread but here we are.

You are entitled to your opinion but you do NOT have to be so rude! I am not the poster but I resent your unkind and unhelpful reply.

Parents had a Burmese cat ( male) who was neutered, but that cat ( whom they loved dearly) was a shocker for peeing indoors.

he had a clean litter tray , but would get upset I’d other cats came in, ( via open windows/ cat flap) and he’d scent mark.

My bros and I used to call him “ Piss artist”
It was horrible, the sharp smell when he peed, and the oily residue it left.

He was a lovely boy apart from this.

Burmese males are so say prone to this- even neutered ones who were neutered at an early age.

Humans are animals too 🫣

"This might be an unpopular opinion but I treat my dog like the ANIMAL, yes ANIMAL that he is. I do not love him like I love my children and to think that is a possibility I think is slightly unhinged. I know lots of people have huge bonds with their dogs and treat them like humans, but realistically, all they care about is where their next meal is coming from. I feed him, walk him, clean him, and he gets lots of love from my children. My SIL treats her dog like an actual human and in all honesty, I think it is quite sad."

I know this is a old thread but totally agree with this.
I've had quite the chuckle at the posters on here they sound quite insane.
You would've got more sympathy if you'd posted about hating your child.
Posters have got a complete backwards way of thinking.
A dog is just that a dog.

He IS being mistreated. He is neglected. You hate him every time you look at him, just wow!!

Why did you get him in the first place? Did you ever have any feelings for him? If you did, I cannot for the life of me understand why you'd switch those off once you had children!

I think your pug's half-life is one hell of a lot sadder than your SIL's dog's is!!

You literally sound insufferable. One of those parents who think their greatest achievement in life is birthing children and that anyone who values pets over having children is ‘sad’. I bet you think having a child is the only true way to know love too? Why did you even get a dog in the first place if it’s just an ‘animal who only cares about where its next meal comes from’. Poor dog deserves a home where it will be loved and cherished.

Your title says you hate him, so you hate him and care about him? I personally think you should rehome him to a decent home where he can have a chance to be loved. It’s not true that dogs only care about where their next meal is coming from.

Please rehome him to someone who's not going to be annoyed every time they look at him.
Dogs are sentient beings, they pick up on these things. Poor lad.

That’s why I had mine done at 10 months as he started cocking his leg indoors.

It’s not always necessary to neuter. It’s done very frequently in uk but half of EU don’t automatically
do so. In this case it’s probably a good idea.

Kindly, he will quickly move on. They all do, Pugs move on excruciatingly quickly. We often make the mistake of thinking our dog can not be happy unless he's with us, which is derived from our own guilt.

You've made a classic mistake of getting a dog before the reality of having children has hit home. It's not a crime, but keeping him feeling like you do is not kind either. He'll pick up on this.

Please contact PDWRA, you'll get advice and support and he will be found a forever home - often with another pug if he's happy in that scenario.

pugwelfare-rescue.org.uk/surrendering-your-pug/

Good luck.

My dogs are treated like animals Blossomo, so we have that in common. They aren’t fur babies, they’re dogs. The similarities stop there. I’d rescued for 40 years but 4 small grandchildren meant I needed pups from good responsible breeders. I now share my life with a spaniel and a big daft young lab. He’s a work in progress, you’d hate him because he needs training, exercise, boundaries. He needs attention. He needs his breed characteristics identified and met.
I posted earlier - rehome this dog. Having seen your responses to good advice here, I’m in no doubt, your dog deserves more than you are prepared to give him.

your dog is like so many other sad dogs, bought on a whim and discarded when their needs became too much or something better, less boring and demanding came along.
the older your dog gets, the more difficult it will be to rehome him
By the way, entire dogs mark, ie pee at times in their house

1. Book vets appointment to rule out urine infection or diabetes etc

1. If no health issues then defo get neutered

1. Keep him downstairs and in the kitchen with stair gate when you aren't home

1. Things can change when children come along but the dog will be very intuitive to changes and your feelings so I imagine there's a bit of anxiety there too. Try and rebond with him.

I was just waiting for someone to comment on that.

I did deliberately write "or no pets at all" because I agree with you that if you don't get a pet you love and look after, it's preferable to have none at all!