To not chase after the fucking dog

[paradisechick]

We have a little west highland terrier. He's 3 and a bit of a pain in the arse. I wasn't keen on the whole dog thing but DH convinced me. It's an escape artist. Since I've been on maternity leave (14 weeks) I've had to search for him no less than 7 fucking times. Once when I was a week of my date he got out of the garden, across the fields and some kind person had him in their garden.

3 weeks ago he got out and was in the field opposite, I had to leg it halfway across said field to get him whilst the baby was sleeping.

Last week I realised he was missing just as I was heading out. Cue a wasted hour driving round the town until somene called me (his number is on my collar) and I went to meet the man to get the dog back. He was really pissed off and shouty at me.

So, my DH assures me he's made sure the garden is secure (again) and this morning I'm hanging out the washing. Dog with me. I came in to make up bottles then went to get the dog in before I sit down for 10 minutes. He's gone.

Baby sleeping, we've got plans today and I don't know what the fuck to do.

The dog obviously doesn't want to live with us. I phoned DH, he swore at me, like it's my fault for leaving the dog outside. DH never walks the dog (as was agreed) so it's not wonder the little shit takes itself out for a run. I didn't want a dog. Why do I have to spend my days running after it?! DH is working only about 5 miles away.

Would it be unreasonable for me to get on with my day as planned, if someone phones saying they've got him I'll pass the number onto DH. Or do I put the sleeping baby in the car and spend another day looking for him?

www.wcvb.com/news/local/boston-north/Dog-on-highway-causes-deadly-crash/-/11984708/13492984/-/ltiw8b/-/index.html

I am on my phone and easily found this one out of a few after a search of "dog causes accident"

well it would be fatal to the dog, and that would be bad enough wouldn't it?

It's a simple case of morals and responsibility, Spero. It's morally irresponsible to take on an animal (or child for that matter) and then be unwilling to properly care for him/her. It's morally and socially irresponsible to allow the dog to escape and roam - not just in case of RTAs but in case he's picked up by the wrong types, in case he's apprehended by too enthusiastic kids and nips one of them, in case he's picked up by the dog warden whereby he becomes at risk of being killed within 7 days and is held in the meantime at the public expense.

The "uptight idiots" were and still are telling the OP to do the right thing.

Worra seeing as you're so intent on picking holes I'll explain. I was going to the drop in clinic with the baby. Took me best part of an hour, I feel shit and drained now. Does that make me weak and pathetic? Maybe.

Still, baby can get weighed next week. No big deal I guess. I'd just like to do my shit of a day without factoring in dog chasing times but that's my problem and I'm dealing with it.

right I am ignoring the whole thread and reasons ad am not getting into any sort of argument, what I want to say is pop over to the dog house, we could give you some good tips that would take 5 mins a day to build a relationship with the dog and get him to listen to you, you might resent your dh but it would make you and the dogs life so much nicer, just gve it a try, it can be really good fun. Its got to be better than feeling like this.

Road Accidents Involving Dogs Costs £14.5 million

The RSPCA says that costs of road accidents involving dogs are around £14.5 million.The charity Dogs Trust survey put the number of stray dogs at nearly 110,000, so it?s understandable that many of them will end up straying onto roads and causing car accidents

littly linky for Spero

The fact is spero, even the OP has said that it isn't us "dog lovers" who made her cry, and even still you are carrying on trying to disprove us.

She herself also knew it was not right, or responsible to let the dog carry on wandering, hence why she went and found it.

So, what is your point exactly? Apart from trying to make us all appear irrational?

I think this thread would of gone completely differently, and many would sympathize, had the OP not talked about just leaving the dog to it. The tone has already changed since she admitted she wouldn't actually of done it and had gone to fetch the dog.

Just a shame that some are jumping in without reading the whole thread.

seems op would in fact rather get involved in all the fighting and fule alot of it rather than actually read and respond to any usfull advice anyone has bothered to offer up.

Worra you're on loads of threads, not often being very helpful or indeed useful, but always being picky, sarcastic and downright bitchy. Is there a reason for that?

Troll I've responded and taken a lot on board (see what I did there).

"Worra you're on loads of threads, not often being very helpful or indeed useful, but always being picky, sarcastic and downright bitchy. Is there a reason for that?"

Never mind Worra, I luffs ya.

seems op would in fact rather get involved in all the fighting and fule alot of it rather than actually read and respond to any usfull advice anyone has bothered to offer up.

Considering some of the names she has been called on here, I am not surprised...:(

OP, you need to have a serious talk with your DH, and if you are going to keep the dog,it needs to be trained in recall. Take the wee thing to dog training classes. If you cant do that, then it needs to be rehomed.

I don't think words was trying to pick holes, surely just trying to point out that you still have the rest of the day to do something so not to be so downhearted?

That's how I read it anyway.

It is still early. Put the baby in the pushchair and go for a bit of window shopping to unwind.

never mind worra, you are a picky PITA, but you are more than often right

*worra even

I wonder if this is a westie thing. My westie is well loved and much walked but for the first 6 years of his life his sole purpose for breathing was to engineer an escape, followed by 'run awaaaaaaay'. Used to drive us spare. Then one day he just stopped. I open the front door and he waits on the inside of the threshold and shows no interest in gaps in the hedge . I think he may have been abducted by aliens and switched.

OP, terriers are escape artists, sadly.
Tis their nature.

Even when walked for long periods, even when trained consistently, they still see something at the other side of the fence and -bam- the dog is dust.

Why not take him out for the loo on a lead. That's what I do when I know I have no time to chase the dog. Then straight back inside.

Worra you're on loads of threads, not often being very helpful or indeed useful, but always being picky, sarcastic and downright bitchy. Is there a reason for that?

Yeah, that'll be your inability to read and digest what I'm saying....

I'm also available for Weddings, Bar Mitzvahs and occasional dog walking.

Worra

Pack the terrier in Dh's lunchbox & he can take it to work.

That's an option but doesn't really solve the problem.

I'm also wondering why the dog only does it when dh isn't here? Dh has never had to hot foot it over fields or take calls from kindly dog walkers.

What inability is that worra?

Errrrr to read and digest what I'm saying

But thanks for proving my point.....

Sorry I'll simplify. What have I not read or digested from your posts? Are you standing over me checking what I'm reading? Wow, you're good.

I read your posts, not really useful, some pretty nasty and mainly repetitive. But thanks for taking the time to reply. I especially liked the bit where you called me a bitch without actually saying the word, very clever.