My DH has 3 dogs; it was his choice to get them all. Don't get me wrong I love them and they are all lovely dogs but he just assumes I'll look after them all the time and I'm feeling very stressed. DH is currently working very long hours and sometimes staying away, so it's down to me to walk them. They all need walking separately as I can't cope with a toddler in a buggy and 3 dogs, as they are all quite hyper and pull on their leads. I took one out earlier today and have lacerations on my hand from the lead, it pulls that badly. If they're in the house, they chew things, if they're in the garden, they dig holes and DH moans at me. I am having to walk them all twice a day so that's 6 dog walks a day. 2 sleep in a run at night which needs cleaning out every morning and if DH has to leave for work super-early then it's down to me too, as is the cleaning up in the garden after them, feeding them, doing their water etc. I also have 3 children and DH isn't the tidiest person on the planet so all I ever do is clean up after everyone and I'm fed up with it. DH won't listen if I try to talk about it, and there's no way I could just ignore their needs and leave it to him if he's away or left for work early and back until late, I grew up having dogs and am a dog-lover, it's just that I didn't want dogs whilst we have young children. If he's away then I wake up feeling stressed thinking about having to care for the dogs that day.
I know I probably sound like a right moaner but as I'm sure you all understand, I have enough washing/cleaning/tidying to do with 3 children and the dogs add another 3 or 4 hours worth of things to do onto my day and it just exhausts me at times.