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AIBU?

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To think that the fact I dont like dogs is a good reason not to get one.

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MarioandLuigi · 05/07/2011 21:56

DH wants a dog, I dont.

Tonight he brought the subject up again and the conversation went a bit like this

DH -Why dont you want a dog?
Me - I dont like dogs
DH - thats not a real reason
Me - It is
DH - it isnt!

And on and on.

Just to add before anyone thinks I am being mean, DH works very long hours all week, which means it will be muggins doing all the walking and cleaning up after. I have pointed this out to him before but apparently thats just an excuse.

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Tchootnika · 05/07/2011 21:58

Sounds like a good reason not to get one...
(and as a dog lover, I wouldn't want to share a dog with someone who doesn't like dogs, btw).

Tchootnika · 05/07/2011 22:00

...not even if said dog was cooked to a turn...

Happymm · 05/07/2011 22:00

Yep, good enough for me :o

LittleMissFlustered · 05/07/2011 22:02

Get him one of those kid dogs with a plastic lead and batteries. Job done.

feed · 05/07/2011 22:02

Why don't you like dogs?

AgentZigzag · 05/07/2011 22:03

I've been bitten by a few dogs (paper round injuries) once in the face, so not too keen on dogs.

But we got a puppy 6 years ago and she's bloody lovely

Worth the extra work, which doesn't seem extra because she's just part of the family.

pozzled · 05/07/2011 22:03

YANBU. I feel pretty much the same about all pets.

AllGoodNamesGone · 05/07/2011 22:04

You would be far more U to get one when you don't really want one.

I don't mind them but would never own one as I don't like them enough to be bothered with all the walking, poo picking etc etc etc

Tell him if he still wants one when he is retired and can do all the looking after, you can have the conversation again!

GwendolineMaryLacey · 05/07/2011 22:04

Same here really. DH would love a dog, I would hate it. He thinks one day I am going to give in...

LaWeasel · 05/07/2011 22:06

You would be mad to get a dog if you don't like them.

They are lovely but a lot of work and you won't want to do it on rainy miserable days if you don't like them.

I actually really would like a dog, but am refusing to consider getting one because I don't want to go for walks in the rain!

TheFeministsWife · 05/07/2011 22:06

YANBU DH wants a dog, DSD wants a dog, the dds say they want a dog (even though they shit themselves whenever a dog comes near them ). I say no bloody way, 1) because I'm horribly awfully allergic to them (and cats and anything else with bloody fur) and 2) because it would be muggings here who would be cleaning up the shit and piss and taking it for walks all day whilst they were all at work/school. Doesn't stop them all harping on about it though.

takethisonehereforastart · 05/07/2011 22:09

If you don't want one you shouldn't get one.

Perhaps if you tell him why you don't like them it might help, rather than have the conversation above.

MollysChamber · 05/07/2011 22:10

Everyone in my house wants a dog. I don't.

The walking, the hair, the picking up poop, the scratched floors, the expense, the reponsibility and commitment, the mud, the licking, the barking. Not to mention the ageing cat.

And guess who would end up dealing with the above? Muggins. no fecking way.

Stick to your guns. Not wanting one is just about the most valid reason of all.

AgentZigzag · 05/07/2011 22:11

You're a miserable but very sensible lot

Dogs are hard work and it's easy to underestimate that when you're looking through the rose tinted glasses of walks on a summers eve and them lying in front of the fire in the winter.

Best be 100% sure you can fit them in.

nocake · 05/07/2011 22:14

I've had a dog and I can't think of a single reason why I'd have another.

DogsBestFriend · 05/07/2011 22:15

Absolutely not BU.

The first thing a rescue should ask a potential adopter is whether ALL the family are in agreement with wanting a dog. If the answer is no then the family will be turned down if the rescue is worth its salt.

Experience has taught them that one sure way of getting a dog bounce back to them unwanted in a few weeks time is to allow a family to adopt when someone within it doesn't want the dog. It's not fair on the dog and it's not fair on that individual.

DogsBestFriend · 05/07/2011 22:16

BTW, I do think you're being very unreasonable NOT to want a dog though! :o

elastamum · 05/07/2011 22:20

Another mad person with 3 dogs!! Mind you my plumber has 6 labs - now that really is mad

kalo12 · 05/07/2011 22:20

a dog has a bigger carbon footprint than a mitsubishi shogun.

make him something he really doesn't like for dinner....
why don't you eat it?
i don't like it
thats not a real reason.......
ha!

LolaRennt · 05/07/2011 22:31

yanbu, esp if you are gpoing to do all the work

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MarioandLuigi · 05/07/2011 22:33

The trouble is I cant really say why I dont like dogs, I just know that I dont f that makes sense.

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AgentZigzag · 05/07/2011 22:38

Hairy, farting, crapping, sometimes noisy members of the family with big snotty hooters?

What's not to like Mario?

But they're always pleased to see you and never backchat, plus you can pretend you're talking to them when you talk to yourself.

trixymalixy · 05/07/2011 22:40

YANBU

DogsBestFriend · 05/07/2011 22:57

elastamum, do you happen to havee your plumbers number to hand? I've deliberately smashed got a broken pipe which needs urgent attention. :o

superjobeespecs · 05/07/2011 23:03

i love dogs but wouldnt get one as they are too much hard work, we have a cat that i haaaaate she's a girl and for some reason girl cats hate me!! other than that i find her hard work remembering to feed her and spot on her and her jumping in and out of windows all fecking night and farting in my face (her new trick) we had a hamster a few yrs ago he was great i bloody want guinea pigs but we're having a baby instead thats our compromise so OH says but somehow the damn evil cat remains

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